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Texas Senator files bill to limit UIL playoffs to top two teams per district
LUBBOCK, TX (Office of Senator Charles Perry) – Today, Senator Charles Perry filed SB 237 to limit the number of teams advancing to the playoffs from each University Interscholastic League (UIL)...
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Hometown Christmas in Crandall scheduled for December 13
CRANDALL, Texas — Hometown Christmas in Crandall, Texas, is scheduled for this Saturday, December 13, 2014, in downtown from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
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Toys for Forney Kids drive collects 450 toys before charity football game
FORNEY, Texas — The Forney Fire Department collected approximately 450 toys in the “Toys for Forney Kids” toy drive.
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Man arrested after rollover accident
FORNEY, Texas — A man was arrested after a rollover accident on eastbound U.S. Highway 80 halted rush hour traffic Friday, December 12, 2014. The accident occurred at approximately 4:15 p.m. on...
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Two transported after Broad Street accident
FORNEY, Texas — Two people were transported to area hospitals following a head-on collision on Broad Street Friday night.
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Firefighter, volunteer of the year awards announced
FORNEY, Texas — The Forney Fire Department announced the Firefighter of the Year award and the Volunteer Firefighter of the Year award during their annual Christmas party on Friday, December 12, 2014.
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Over 600 toys collected during Toys for Forney Kids drive, firefighters take...
FORNEY, Texas — More than 600 toys were collected after a two-week Toys for Forney Kids toy drive at Forney High School and North Forney High School and a charity toy drive football game between the...
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Kaufman Police Department traffic stop, arrest yields more than 350 grams of...
KAUFMAN, Texas — The Kaufman Police Department seized more than 350 grams of cocaine after a traffic stop and arrest on Thursday, December 11, 2014.
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Defense rests in Eric Williams punishment phase
ROCKWALL, Texas — The defense team representing former Kaufman County Justice of the Peace Eric Williams in the capital murder of Cynthia McLelland rested their case in the punishment phase at...
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Eric Williams’ estranged wife, accomplice testifies against him in trial
ROCKWALL, Texas — The estranged wife of a convicted murderer Eric Williams, a former Kaufman County justice of the peace, testified during the punishment phase of his trial today at the Rockwall County...
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Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office investigating gas station shooting
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — The Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting which occurred outside a gas station in the 11000 block of Interstate 20.
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Jury sentences Eric Williams to death for Kaufman County killings
ROCKWALL, Texas — A 12-member Rockwall County jury who found former Kaufman County justice of the peace Eric Williams guilty of the capital murder of Cynthia McLelland, the wife of former Kaufman...
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Kaufman County officials hold press conference following Eric Williams...
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — Kaufman County Judge Bruce Wood, District Attorney Erleigh Wiley, and Sheriff David Byrnes held a press conference Wednesday, December 17, 2014, following the death sentence...
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Two arrested for murder in connection with elderly Terrell man’s death
TERRELL, Texas — Two men have been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the death of an elderly Terrell man discovered in his home last month in southern Hunt County.
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Four transported after head-on collision on FM 741
FORNEY, Texas — Four people were transported following a head-on collision on Farm-to-Market (FM) 741 near Linda Circle on Wednesday night.
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Single-vehicle accident slows eastbound U.S. Highway 80 traffic
FORNEY, Texas — A single-vehicle accident on eastbound U.S. Highway 80 slowed traffic Wednesday night.
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Traffic stop yields drug seizure and arrests
FORNEY, Texas — A traffic stop on early Wednesday morning yielded over five pounds of marijuana, 90 grams of narcotics, and two arrests for the Forney Police Department.
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One killed after plane crashes near Dallas-Kaufman County line
DALLAS COUNTY, Texas — Emergency officials have located a small plane which crashed in southeastern Dallas County after nearly an hour search. Authorities have now confirmed one person, the pilot, has...
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Forney ISD Board of Trustees approve new Chief Financial Officer
FORNEY, Texas (Forney Independent School District) – The Forney ISD Board of Trustees approved the hiring of a new Chief Financial Officer for the District during a workshop Board meeting on Thursday,...
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Firefighters, police extricate one from overturned truck
FORNEY, Texas — First responders extricated a man from his truck after it overturned on the north service road of U.S. Highway 80 on Friday afternoon.
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