Nearly 300,000 gallons of wastewater overflow at Forney Lift Station
FORNEY, Texas — Nearly 300,000 gallons of wastewater overflowed from the Forney Lift Station on Sunday, February 8, 2015, according to a Monday release from the North Texas Municipal Water District...
View ArticleFM 987 closed Monday night for medical emergency, helicopter landing
POST OAK BEND, Texas — Farm-to-Market (FM) 987 was briefly closed to allow a medical helicopter to land and medivac a patient suffering from an apparent cardiac arrest.
View ArticleAlcohol suspected in U.S. Highway 80 rollover crash
FORNEY, Texas — Alcohol may have been a factor in a single-vehicle rollover crash on U.S. Highway 80 early Tuesday morning.
View ArticleTerrell search warrant yields arrests, drug seizures
TERRELL, Texas — The Terrell Police Department Narcotics Unit and SWAT team executed a search warrant last week, yielding six arrests and drug and money seizures.
View ArticleAccident causes rush-hour delays on U.S. Highway 80
FORNEY, Texas — An accident on westbound U.S. Highway 80 is causing rush-hour delays in both directions Tuesday.
View ArticleThree vehicle accident on FM 548 cleared
FORNEY, Texas — The Forney Fire Department and Forney Police Department responded to a three-vehicle accident on Tuesday night on Farm-to-Market (FM) 548 near Ridgecrest Road.
View ArticleForney police reports, week of February 2-8, 2015
FORNEY, Texas — Forney Police Department call and activity log for February 2, 2015, until February 8, 2015. The incidents reported are only those in which a police report was filed and do not reflect...
View ArticleNo injuries after SUV plunges off East Fork Trinity River bridge
FORNEY, Texas — No injuries were reported after an SUV struck a U.S. Highway 80 bridge guardrail and plunged approximately 20 feet to the ground below.
View ArticleSkunk tests positive for rabies in Kaufman
KAUFMAN, Texas — A skunk tested positive for rabies inside the city limits of Kaufman, the Kaufman Police Department stated in a Tuesday release.
View ArticleTxDOT repairing Broad Street at Mustang Creek, alternating lane closures
FORNEY, Texas — The Texas Department is Transportation began making repairs to Broad Street at Mustang Creek on Wednesday.
View ArticleForney girls soccer continues district win streak
FORNEY, Texas — The Forney High School girls soccer team extended their district win streak to five with wins over West Mesquite and Mesquite Poteet.
View ArticleKaufman ISD’s O.P. Norman Jr. High School evacuated, cleared after bomb threat
KAUFMAN, Texas — O.P. Norman Jr. High School was given the “all clear” this morning after the campus received its third bomb threat of the year early Thursday morning.
View ArticleCity of Heath General Election set for May 9
HEATH, Texas (City of Heath) — The Heath City Council approved a resolution on February 10, 2015 calling a General Election to be held on Saturday, May 9, 2015 to elect Council Members for Place 1,...
View ArticleForney basketball upsets playoff bound North Forney
FORNEY, Texas — The Forney High School boys basketball team (4-8) upset cross-town rival North Forney High School (8-4) on Tuesday night, 54-52.
View ArticleFemale student to be disciplined for latest bomb threat at Kaufman school
KAUFMAN, Texas — A female student will be disciplined according to school policy after the latest bomb threat at Kaufman Independent School District's (ISD) O. P. Norman Junior High School, according...
View ArticleNorth Forney girls basketball heading to playoffs
FORNEY, Texas — The North Forney High School (6-7) girls basketball team sealed their playoff hopes with a 45-32 win over cross-town rival Forney High School (4-8) on Tuesday.
View ArticleHOSA students feed Forney Fire Department, decorate nursing home
FORNEY, Texas — Forney High School HOSA Future Health Professional students served the Forney Fire Department a three-course meal and decorated the Ridgecrest Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center for...
View ArticleThree Terrell homes seized in multi-state prescription drug investigation
TERRELL, Texas — Three Terrell, Texas, homes were seized as part of a multi-state prescription drug investigation led by the Shelby County, Tennessee, High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force...
View ArticleStudent CareFlited after accident at Forney High School
FORNEY, Texas — A Forney High School student was taken by a CareFlite medical helicopter after an accident in the Forney High School parking lot.
View ArticleOne transported in I-20 rollover accident
FORNEY, Texas — One person was transported to an area hospital following a single-vehicle rollover accident on Interstate-20 on Sunday morning.
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