DEVELOPING: Pedestrian on I-20 struck by 18-wheeler, dodging vehicles
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – The Department of Public Safety is investigating an accident on eastbound I-20 near Farm-to-Market (FM) 1641 involving a pedestrian who was struck by an 18-wheeler at...
View ArticleTraffic advisory: Lane closure on FM 148, July 21
TERRELL, Texas – The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) expects to close Farm-to-Market (FM) 148 to one lane of traffic on Monday, July 21, 2014, from 8 am. To 5 p.m. – weather permitting....
View ArticleNo injuries reported in U.S. Highway 80 rollover accident
FORNEY, Texas – No injuries were reported after a rollover accident on U.S. Highway 80 on Saturday afternoon just after 7 p.m. {loadposition adinsert} The accident occurred on eastbound U.S. Highway 80...
View ArticleForney police reports, week of July 14, 2014
Forney Police Department call and activity log for July 14, 2014, until July 20, 2014. The incidents reported are only those in which a police report was filed and do not reflect the overall call...
View ArticleKaufman County Commissioners approve resolution telling Feds no to housing...
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – Although two commissioners abstained from a vote earlier this morning, the Kaufman County Commissioners' Court approved a resolution – which is purely symbolic and carries no...
View Article16-year-old Terrell girl to compete in National Cutting Horse Association's...
TERRELL, Texas – 16-year-old Austria Arnold of Terrell, Texas, will compete in the National Cutting Horse Association's World Finals competition in Fort Worth, Texas, this week. {loadposition adinsert}...
View ArticleForney ISD hosts four world-class drum and bugle corps, defending world champs
FORNEY, Texas – The Forney Independent School District hosted four world-class drum and bugle corps over the past week including the 2013 Drum Corps International World Champions Carolina Crown from...
View ArticleAdministrative, principal changes at Forney ISD
FORNEY, Texas – The Forney Independent School District announced several administrative changes earlier today in a press release. {loadposition adinsert} According to district officials, Forney ISD...
View ArticleForney ISD football season tickets on sale beginning August 4
FORNEY, Texas – Season tickets to Forney Independent School District (ISD) varsity home games will go on sale beginning August 4, 2014, for returning season ticket holders and August 11, 2014, for new...
View ArticleCar rear-ends truck pushing stranded motorist on I-20
MESQUITE, Texas – Several injuries were reported following a three-car rollover accident Tuesday night, July 22, 2014, on westbound I-20 near the Dallas-Kaufman County line. {loadposition adinsert}...
View ArticleNational Weather Service issues Heat Advisory for Kaufman County, July 24-25
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – The National Weather Service (NWS) in Fort Worth issued a Heat Advisory for much of north Texas, including Kaufman County, from noon Thursday, July 24, 2014, until 10 p.m....
View ArticleHeath DPS: 12-year-old's death investigation concluded
HEATH, Texas – The City of Heath Department of Public Safety closed an investigation into the death of 12-year-old Ethan Moran, an Amy Parks Elementary student, who was killed by a fatal gunshot wound...
View ArticleSevere Thunderstorm Watch for Kaufman County until midnight
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – The National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas, has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Kaufman County until midnight tonight. {loadposition adinsert} A line of storms...
View ArticleOncor reports 4,699 outages in Kaufman County
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – Oncor is reporting approximately 4,699 outages in Kaufman County tonight after severe thunderstorms accompanied with damaging high winds swept into the county from the north....
View ArticleThe Venue 80 ribbon cutting and charity quarter auction, July 24
FORNEY, Texas – The Venue 80, a 6,000 square foot banquet hall, will hold their ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, July 24, 2014, at 4 p.m. followed by a charity quarter auction benefiting the Forney...
View ArticleBrownlow's defense suggest possible accomplice in Terrell murders
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – In a pretrial hearing this morning, defense attorney's for Charles Brownlow, the man accused of killing five people last year in Terrell, Texas, argued for the preservation of...
View ArticlePower outages remain for nearly 300 in Kaufman County
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – Nearly 300 Oncor customers in Kaufman County remain without power today after severe thunderstorms moved through east Texas yesterday afternoon and overnight causing "extensive...
View ArticleForney Youth Football League announces league changes and extends...
FORNEY, Texas – The Forney Youth Football League has extended their 2014 season registration until July 31, 2014. Practice has already begun and games are scheduled to begin on August 23, 2014....
View ArticleNWS cancels Heat Advisory for Kaufman County
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – The National Weather Service (NWS) in Fort Worth, Texas, has canceled a Heat Advisory which was in effect for Kaufman County until Friday, July 25, 2014, until 10 p.m....
View ArticleForney Rotary Club welcomes wounded veteran and family to new home
FORNEY, Texas – The Forney Rotary club welcomed a wounded war veteran and his family to Forney during their weekly meeting yesterday, July 23, 2014. {loadposition adinsert} Last week, retired Army...
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