Buc-ee’s slated for June 22 grand opening, ribbon cutting
TERRELL, Texas — The grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for the first north Texas Buc-ee’s location is slated for Monday, June 22, 2015, at 8 a.m.
View ArticleDPS reminds Texans about dangers of leaving children in vehicles
AUSTIN, Texas (Texas Department of Public Safety) – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding Texans that as summer temperatures increase, so do does the potential for vehicular...
View ArticleFlash Flood Watch issued for Kaufman County in anticipation of heavy rains...
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — The National Weather Service (NWS) in Fort Worth, Texas, has issued a Flash Flood Watch for Kaufman County from Tuesday, June 16, 2015, through Thursday, June 18, 2015, in...
View ArticleRecord attendance expected at free Sunny Sweeney concert, June 18
FORNEY, Texas — A record attendance is expected at the Music and Movies in the Park series concert finale with Sunny Sweeney.
View ArticlePacked agenda includes housing developments, Fire Station No. 2 updates,...
FORNEY, Texas — The June 16, 2015, regularly scheduled Forney City Council meeting is packed with agenda items including several items for new housing developments, veterinary and medical offices, and...
View ArticleCouncil members ‘walk-out’ on newly-elected mayor during closed session,...
FORNEY, Texas — All six Forney City Council members walked out on newly-elected Mayor Rick Wilson during an executive, closed session on Tuesday night, June 16, 2015, due to a possible violation of the...
View ArticleForney City Council appoints new mayor pro tem
FORNEY, Texas — The Forney City Council appointed a new mayor pro tem on Tuesday night, June 16, 2015, during their regularly scheduled council meeting.
View ArticleCorson named interim assistant city manager, Woodham interim finance director
FORNEY, Texas — Leigh Corson, the City of Forney’s Director of Administrative Services, was named interim assistant city manager — filling Gina Nash’s seat after her departure to serve as the city...
View ArticleCouncil receives update on Fire Station No. 2
FORNEY, Texas — The Forney City Council received an update on the proposed Fire Station No. 2 at their Tuesday, June 16, 2015, meeting.
View ArticleWest Nile case reported in Travis Ranch, mosquito spraying to begin
FORNEY, Texas — A Travis Ranch resident reported contracting the West Nile virus after being bitten by several mosquitoes outside their home on New Braunfels Trail and the Home Owners Association (HOA)...
View ArticleWestbound U.S. Highway 80 re-opened after rollover crash, CareFlite...
FORNEY, Texas — Westbound U.S. Highway 80 near the Dallas-Kaufman County line was closed Thursday afternoon while a CareFlite medical helicopter landed to transport at least one patient from a rollover...
View ArticleTwo seriously injured in major, three-vehicle head-on collision involving...
MESQUITE, Texas — The Mesquite Police Department is investigating a major, three-vehicle crash on Interstate-20 near the Dallas-Kaufman County line — involving two 18-wheelers.
View ArticleThree injured in three-vehicle crash on I-20
FORNEY, Texas — Three people were injured in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate-20 Thursday night — in the backup of another major three-vehicle crash involving two 18-wheelers.
View ArticleLouisiana fugitive, attempted murder suspect apprehended in Terrell
TERRELL, Texas (Terrell Police Department) — A fugitive wanted out of Louisiana for Attempted Murder, Parole Violation, Unauthorized Entry of an Inhabited Dwelling and Felony Criminal Damage was...
View ArticleDepartment takes quick action to remove firefighter over Facebook comment on...
MABANK, Texas — The Mabank Volunteer Fire Department quickly took action to investigate and remove one of its volunteer members over alleged Facebook comments praising the suspect in the Charleston,...
View ArticleTerrell Animal Adoption center at MAXCAP level red, adoption event scheduled...
TERRELL, Texas — The City of Terrell Animal Adoption Center reached MAXCAP level red yesterday and is hosting an animal adoption event Saturday to lower the shelter’s census numbers.
View ArticleKemp man killed in Fathers' Day head-on collision
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — A Kemp man was killed in a two-vehicle head-on collision on Fathers’ Day in southeastern Kaufman County.
View ArticleVIDEO: Propane tanker overturns, catches fire on FM 2932
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — A propane tanker crash and fire forced the closure of Farm-to-Market (FM) 2932 on Monday afternoon.
View ArticleBuc-ee’s opens first north Texas location in Terrell
TERRELL, Texas — The first north Texas Buc-ees officially opened this morning to much fanfare as the cornerstone of the proposed developments at the intersection of Interstate-20, Spur 557, and...
View ArticleForney PD seizes 60 grams of meth in traffic stop
FORNEY, Texas — The Forney Police Department arrested a Garland, Texas, man and seized nearly 60 grams of methamphetamines following a traffic stop last week, according to a police report.
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