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Reeder Road partially open after being closed for a year

FORNEY, Texas – A portion of Reeder Road has reopened after being closed for more than a year.

Reeder Road partially open after being closed for a year

One transported after vehicle accident with 18-wheeler on I-20

One transported after vehicle accident with 18-wheeler on I-20

FORNEY, Texas – One person was transported after a vehicle accident with an 18-wheeler on I-20 Sunday afternoon, August 24, 2014.

One transported after chain-reaction accident earlier today

Forney family mistakenly subjected to felony police stop

FORNEY, Texas – “I believe they may have gotten the wrong car back there,” a 911 caller tried to tell a police dispatcher just moments before a Forney family was mistakenly subjected to a felony police stop along U.S. Highway 80.

Commissioners to discuss and consider approval of increased tax rate due to voter-approved bonds

Commissioners to discuss and consider approval of increased tax rate due to voter-approved bonds

KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – The Kaufman County Commissioners' Court is scheduled to discuss and possibly consider an increased county property tax rate for the 2014-15 budget on Monday morning, August 25, 2014, at 9:30 a.m.

City of Heath to spray for mosquitoes after sample tests positive for West Nile virus

HEATH, Texas – The City of Heath will perform ground-based spraying for mosquitoes in the Moraine neighborhood after a sample taken in the neighborhood tested positive for the West Nile virus on August 19, 2014.

City of Heath to spray for mosquitoes after sample tests positive for West Nile virus

County-owned truck involved in rollover accident

KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – A county-owned truck was involved in a single-vehicle rollover accident this morning on Farm-to-Market (FM) 741.

Balch Springs man killed in head-on collision overnight

KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is investigating a fatal head-on collision which occurred Sunday night.