Local News
Latest Local News articles from Inforney News
Forney woman dies in overnight crash
FORNEY, Texas — A Forney woman was killed in an Interstate 45 crash late last night, according to the Palmer Police Department.
Read More
Body recovered from overnight residential structure fire in Forney area
FORNEY, Texas — UPDATE [Apr.19] — Firefighters recovered the body of an adult female after extinguishing a residential structure fire overnight.
Read More
April 18: DSHS confirms 42 COVID-19 cases in Kaufman County
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — The Texas Department of State Health Services has confirmed 42 COVID-19 cases in Kaufman County, up from 38 yesterday, according to data released Saturday morning.
Read More
April 17: DSHS confirms 38 COVID-19 cases in Kaufman County, releases early cumulative testing data
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — The Texas Department of State Health Services has confirmed 38 COVID-19 cases in Kaufman County, according to data released Friday morning.
Read More
Abbott announces tiered plan to re-open Texas economy, closes schools for remainder of 2019-20 school year
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced his tiered plan to re-open the Texas economy during a press conference moments ago.
Read More
Kaufman County to create task force in anticipation of re-opening non-essential businesses
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — Kaufman County officials will be creating a task force to develop a plan for re-opening non-essential businesses in county.
Read More
Two teens missing from group home for nearly a month have east Texas ties
LINDALE, Texas — The search for two teenage females who ran away from a group home in Lindale, Texas, continues nearly a month after they were reported missing, according to the Smith County Sheriff's Office.
Read More
2020 appraisals set before COVID-19 pandemic, economic downturn
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — Kaufman County will see an approximate 15-percent increase in 2020 appraised values countywide despite the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic downturn.
Read More
Kaufman County SO SWAT to seek grant funding for night vision goggles, enters into inter-local agreement with Forney ISD PD
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — The Kaufman County Commissioners' Court approved a request from Kaufman County Sheriff Bryan Beavers to seek grant funding to purchase new night vision goggles for the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office SWAT team.
Read More
April 15: 33 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Kaufman County
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — Kaufman County officials have confirmed an increase of four new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday morning, bringing the county total to 29.
Read More
City to seek bids for demolition of Booker T. Washington school building, seek to preserve bricks for proposed memorial
FORNEY, Texas — Its been nearly eight years since the City of Forney announced the purchase of the historic Booker T. Washington school building and, with its announcement, high hopes of restoring the building despite a previous fire and years of excessive deterioration.
Read More
Kaufman County confirms 29 cases of COVID-19
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — Kaufman County officials have confirmed two new COVID-19 cases and one previously unreported case on Monday afternoon, bringing the county total to 29.
Read More