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Texas Animal Health Commission orders quarantine of facility where Quarter Horse tests positive for equine infectious anemia
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) ordered the quarantine of a facility where a Quarter Horse tested positive for equine infectious anemia (EIA), the Equine Disease Communication Center announced on June 17.
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TxDOT to host public hearing, open house on proposed U.S. Highway 80 expansion, June 25
FORNEY, Texas — The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will hold a public hearing on the proposed widening of U.S. Highway 80 from Interstate 30 to FM 460 in Dallas and Kaufman Counties.
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Kaufman native participates in multinational exercise in Baltic Sea region
KIEL, Germany – U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Griffin Mathes, a native of Kaufman, Texas, is participating in the Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise with 18 other nations.
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Visitation, funeral arrangements announced for Pct. 4 Constable Chad Jones
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — Visitation and funeral arrangements have been announced for Precinct 4 Constable Chad Jones, who suffered a fatal heart attack on Wednesday while on duty.
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City's failure to perform additional in-home sampling after Action Level exceeded prompts notification of high levels of lead and/or copper in water
FORNEY, Texas — The City of Forney's failure to perform additional required in-home sampling and reporting after copper and lead tests conducted in 2018 exceeded the city's Action Level have prompted a notification from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality warning of high lead and/or copper in the city's water distribution system.
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Pct. 4 Constable Chad Jones suffers fatal heart attack while on duty
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — Kaufman County Precinct 4 Constable Chad Jones died earlier today after suffering a heart attack while on duty.
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Terrell Police Department Captain A.D. Sansom graduates FBI National Academy
TERRELL, Texas — Terrell Police Department Captain A.D. Sansom graduated in the 276th Session of the FBI's National Academy last week in Quantico, Virginia.
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Man found deceased in vehicle on U.S. Highway 80
FORNEY, Texas — A man was found deceased in a vehicle along U.S. Highway 80 on Sunday morning.
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Kaufman County under Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 7 p.m.
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of North Texas, including Kaufman County, until 7 p.m.
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TxDOT to host public meeting on FM 1641 expansion, July 11
FORNEY, Texas — The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will hold a public meeting on the proposed widening of FM 1641 from FM 548 to FM 148 and FM 548 from FM 1641 to U.S. 80. The hearing will be held on July 11 at the Community Life Church, 204 FM 1641.
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Forney Police Department Chief Robert Sherwin submits letter of resignation
FORNEY, Texas — Forney Police Department Chief Robert Sherwin submitted a resignation letter on Monday.
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Possible tornado damages several homes, injures at least 1 person at Cedar Creek Lake
MABANK, Texas — A possible tornado has damaged several homes and injured at least one person near Cedar Creek Lake, county law enforcement and emergency management personnel tell inForney.com.
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