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Kaufman County financials continue to improve

KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas (Kaufman County Judge’s Office) — The financial stability of Kaufman County continues to improve according to the results of an independent audit by the firm Patillo, Brown and Hill LLP of Waco.

Walls going up on Forney Fire Department’s Fire Station No. 2

FORNEY, Texas — The walls on the Forney Fire Department’s Fire Station No. 2 began going up earlier this week in anticipation for a November 2016 completion.

After Dallas tragedy, Kaufman County law enforcement agencies see outpouring of support

KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — After five Dallas police officers were killed and seven others were injured last week in a targeted attack in downtown Dallas, law enforcement agencies across Kaufman County have received an outpouring of support from community members.

TxDOT to construct new Farm-to-Market road on existing county road

TERRELL, Texas — The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has awarded a contract to convert an existing county road in to a Farm-to-Market (FM) road which will improve highway connectivity in northern Kaufman County.

After Dallas tragedy, Kaufman County law enforcement agencies see outpouring of support

TxDOT to construct new Farm-to-Market road on existing county road

Walls going up on Forney Fire Department’s Fire Station No. 2

Descendants of Forney’s namesake make cross-country trip

FORNEY, Texas — Michael Forney and his wife, Jennifer, loaded five of their eight children into a 12-passenger van for what would be an unforgettable cross-country trip with a pitstop in a once-small Texas town named after their five-times-great uncle John Wein Forney.

Descendants of Forney’s namesake make cross-country trip

Alleged intoxicated driver strikes, kills man disabled on shoulder of U.S. Highway 80

KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — UPDATE — On June 6, 2018, Elton Ray Hammers was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to intoxicated manslaughter with a vehicle.

City of Forney to continue spraying for mosquitoes, July 10-12

FORNEY, Texas — The City of Forney will continue spraying for mosquitoes Sunday night through Tuesday night.

Blown transformer, grass fire causes power outage to area north of Forney

FORNEY, Texas — A blown transformer on Sunday night sparked a grass fire and caused power outages to thousands of residents in the area north of Forney.