Kaufman News

"75 Years of Caring for Texans - A Photographic History of the Visiting Nurse Association" will be on display July 13 through August 31, 2009 in the Community Room of the Kaufman County Library on 3790 S. Houston Street in Kaufman.

The Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake is celebrating the American Humane Association's national Adopt-a-Cat Month in June.

Morgan Michelle Rattan of Bonham, TX and Craig Anderson Power of Forney, TX were wed June 6, 2009 at The Victorian House in Kaufman, TX.

What was the highest-grossing independent film of 2008? "Milk?" "Slumdog Millionaire?" Woody Allen's "Vicky Christina Barcelona?" How about a Christian-themed movie called "Fireproof?" If you're surprised, the idea that ABC's "Nightline" would not only point this out, but also do a segment on Friday evening dealing with the rise in faith-based ...

We will have a holding lot for early arrivals at the RPM Speedway - about 1/4 mile east of Dallas Raceway The holding lot will officially open on Wednesday May 27th at 9:00am. When you arrive at the holding lot, we will give you a numbered ticket and write the number on your windshield.

Houston's health department has confirmed another 12 cases of swine flu among students who attend an elementary school that was closed last week.

From Staff Reports KAUFMAN - A North Texas woman was sentenced to 18 years in prison Monday for her involvement in a complex mortgage fraud scheme that defrauded the federal government.

The dream of horse slaughter supporters to bring the industry back to the United States may have just been dealt what could be its death blow.

By ADAM RUSSELL Staff Writer Smith County officials expect to approve a prisoner transfer contract with Henderson County during a future Commissioners Court meeting, County Judge Joel Baker said.

By MARCIA CARROLL-BURZAIR / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News Connect with community columnist Marcia Carroll-Burzair at neighborsgo.com/blog/rockwall reflections.

By BILL MILLER Signs of possible tornadoes were seen on radar Monday morning in counties southeast of Dallas, but a National Weather Service official said he could not confirm whether funnel clouds had actually developed.The reports were trickling in at the weather service office in Fort Worth after a cluster of storms developed during the ...

East Texas is under watches and warnings as severe weather moves in from the west.

Dina Kaye Hovis was born in Bowie, Texas on September 19, 1963 to Tommy Dale Greenroy and Darla Ann Crawford.

Jean Ann Ables Flatt of Terrell, a longtime advocate of preserving local and Texas history, has received the Best of East Texas Award for her work.

A driver heading the wrong way on U.S. Highway 175 in Kaufman County over the weekend crashed into a sport utility vehicle carrying a family of six, killing herself and the other driver, authorities said.

Auditions for The Man Who Came to Dinner , by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, are April 7, 8, 9 from 7-9 p.m. at Plano Community Theatre, 1301 Custer Road, Suite 706 in Plano.

Two teenage boys were injured Saturday in an apparent accidental explosion in Kaufman County.

House Bill 418, to allow establishment of horse slaughter facilities in the state and to bar challenges against them, has passed the House and is now going to the ag committee in the Senate this afternoon.

The Kaufman County Master Gardeners will hold their 2009 Annual Spring Seminar on Saturday April 4th from 9 am to 1pm.

Supporters of horse slaughter claim there is no place to get rid of starving and unwanted horses.