Kaufman County grand jury indictments, August 22, 2014
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – A Kaufman County grand jury handed down the following indictments during their August 22, 2014, session. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a...
View ArticleForney Jackrabbits prepare for 2014-15 season with preseason scrimmage
CARROLLTON, Texas – Forney faced a familiar opponent on Friday night in Carrollton, Texas, during a preseason scrimmage against the Carrollton Creekview Mustangs – a former District 15-4A opponent the...
View ArticleCommissioners to discuss and consider approval of increased tax rate due to...
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – The Kaufman County Commissioners' Court is scheduled to discuss and possibly consider an increased county property tax rate for the 2014-15 budget on Monday morning, August 25,...
View ArticleOne transported after vehicle accident with 18-wheeler on I-20
FORNEY, Texas – One person was transported after a vehicle accident with an 18-wheeler on I-20 Sunday afternoon, August 24, 2014.
View ArticleTerrell man arrested for sexual assault of boy
TERRELL, Texas – 22-year-old Jared Franklin Helbert of Terrell, Texas, was arrested Saturday on three warrants for sexual assault of a child.
View ArticleMesquite man arrested after chase, standoff on U.S. Highway 80
MESQUITE, Texas – 42-year-old James Ledenham of Mesquite, Texas, was arrested after leading police on a chase through Mesquite, Sunnyvale, and Forney.
View ArticleKaufman County man killed, shot during domestic dispute
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – A Kaufman County man was killed yesterday, August 24, 2014, after being shot during a domestic dispute.
View ArticleOne transported after chain-reaction accident earlier today
FORNEY, Texas – Five cars were involved in a chain-reaction accident earlier today on westbound U.S. Highway 80 near Farm-to-Market (FM) 460.
View ArticleReeder Road partially open after being closed for a year
FORNEY, Texas – A portion of Reeder Road has reopened after being closed for more than a year.
View ArticleTerrell PD arrests man after pursuit of stolen vehicle
TERRELL, Texas – The Terrell Police Department arrested 32-year-old Daniel Leon Roland after he led them on a pursuit through Terrell, Forney, and Mesquite on Saturday night, August 23, 2014.
View ArticleKaufman County Commissioners approve tax rate, set public hearings for...
KAUFMAN, Texas – The Kaufman County Commissioners' Court voted earlier today to approve the proposed tax rate of 57.62 cents per $100 assessed property valuation.
View ArticleKaufman area man charged with murder, identified as shooter in domestic dispute
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – 44-year-old Juan Manuel Bermudez was arrested and charged with murder for the shooting death of his brother-in-law following a domestic dispute between his sister and the man,...
View ArticleDallas Cowboys cut Hanie while trimming roster to 75
DALLAS, Texas – The Dallas Cowboys announced the release of quarterback Caleb Hanie of Forney, Texas earlier today – due to their first rounds of cuts to reduce their roster to 75 players before their...
View ArticleNo injuries in Elmo rollover accident
ELMO, Texas – No injuries were reported after a man overturned his truck on County Road (CR) 313 in Elmo, Texas, earlier today.
View ArticleBrookshires Brothers presents $5,000 check to Crandall Volunteer Fire Department
CRANDALL, Texas – Brookshire Brothers presented the Crandall Volunteer Fire Department with a $5,000 check today – a more than 100 percent match of the funds the department raised at their 60th...
View ArticleKaufman County tax resale property auction a success
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – 54 properties were sold at the Kaufman County tax resale auction on Thursday night, August 21, 2014, announced Kaufman County Tax Assessor-Collector Tonya Ratcliff during the...
View ArticleEmily's Monkeys quadruples participants in Scottish Rite Hospital Sporting...
DALLAS, Texas – Team Emily, representing Emily's Monkeys of Forney, Texas, quadrupled their participants in the 2014 Dallas Sporting Clay Shoot at Elm Fork which benefits the Texas Scottish Rite...
View ArticleMurder-for-hire: Dallas man charged with murder for stabbing death of Kaufman...
KAUFMAN, Texas – The Dallas Police Department issued an arrest warrant earlier today for 22-year-old Christian Andres Ojeda, who is currently booked in the Collin County Jail on unrelated charges, for...
View ArticleRockwall Police Department continues to investigate officer-involved accident
ROCKWALL, Texas – The Rockwall Police Department said they are continuing to investigate an accident involving one of its patrol officers which occurred Friday night, August 22, 2014.
View ArticleTerrell search warrant yields five arrests
TERRELL, Texas – The Terrell Police Department issued a search warrant on Wednesday, August 27, 2014, at a home in the 400 block of Elizabeth Street in Terrell – yielding four drug related arrests and...
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