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April 21: 48 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Kaufman County, 28 presumed recovered
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — Kaufman County officials announced four new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Kaufman County on Tuesday morning, up from 44 confirmed on Monday.
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One lane of westbound IH-20, Las Lomas Parkway to close for one month
TERRELL, Texas — Weather permitting, one lane through a portion of westbound Interstate Highway 20 in Kaufman County will be closed for a month, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.
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Cause of fatal Forney-area residential structure fire undetermined
FORNEY, Texas — The exact cause of a fatal Forney-area residential structure fire has been classified as "undetermined," fire officials told inForney.com on Monday evening.
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City of Forney selects new fire chief
FORNEY, Texas — Following the retirement of longtime Forney Fire Department Chief Rick Townsend, Forney City Manager Tony Carson has selected a new chief for the department, the city announced moments ago.
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April 20: 44 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Kaufman County
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — Kaufman County officials announced two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Kaufman County on Monday morning, up from 44 confirmed by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) on Saturday.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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