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Kaufman County Citizens’ Monument Commission to meet Sept. 1
KAUFMAN, Texas — The Kaufman County Citizens’ Monument Commission is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, at 6:30 p.m.
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One killed, two injured in fiery head-on collision in SE Kaufman County
KEMP, Texas — One person was killed and two others injured in a fiery, head-on collision in southeast Kaufman County on Friday night.
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KCSO, DPS helicopter located two missing kayakers on Trinity River
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — Kaufman County Sheriff's Office deputies and a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) helicopter located two missing kayakers on the Trinity River.
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City of Forney altered Quiet Zone without formal notification to Federal Railroad Administration, prompting Union Pacific decision to sound horns
FORNEY, Texas — The City of Forney altered its Quiet Zone without formal notification and approval from the Federal Railroad Administration, prompting the Union Pacific Railroad to sound its horns through the downtown Forney corridor.
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More than 500 Oncor customers without power in Terrell
TERRELL, Texas — More than 500 Oncor customers are without power in Terrell on Thursday night.
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Expect major traffic delays as crews finalize innovative complete bridge replacement on IH-635
BALCH SPRINGS, Texas — Motorists traveling northbound and southbound Interstate Highway 635 over the next four days should expect major delays as crews work to complete an innovative, Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) method to replace a 50-year-old bridge spanning Seagoville Road.
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City of Mesquite, Ennis among cities activating reception centers for Hurricane Laura evacuees as part of DFW Metroplex Shelter Operations Plan
MESQUITE, Texas — The City of Mesquite and City of Ennis are among several north Texas cities opening up reception centers in anticipation of a surge of Hurricane Laura evacuees as part of the DFW Metroplex Shelter Operations Plan, the city confirmed Tuesday.
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Pedestrian struck, killed on U.S. Highway 80 in Elmo
ELMO, Texas — A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on U.S. Highway 80 in Elmo on Friday night, according to police.
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Multiple fire departments, two dozer crews extinguish 25-acre grass fire in eastern Kaufman County
ELMO, Texas — Multiple fire departments and two forest service dozer crews responded to and extinguished an approximate 25-acre grass fire.
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August 20: TxDSHS reports 2,620 COVID-19 cases, 2,550 presumed recoveries, 64 estimated active cases, and 32 COVID-19 deaths for Kaufman County
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — In an update on Thursday, August 20, 2020, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), which serves as Kaufman County's Local Health Authority, reported 2,620 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Kaufman County.
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August 18: TxDSHS reports 2,606 COVID-19 cases, 2,528 presumed recoveries, 72 estimated active cases, and 32 COVID-19 deaths for Kaufman County
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — In an update on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), which serves as Kaufman County's Local Health Authority, reported 2,606 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Kaufman County.
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Kaufman County Citizens' Commission to meet, gather public input on Confederate monument at county courthouse
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — The Kaufman County Citizens' Commission is set to meet and gather public input on the Confederate monument at the Kaufman County Courthouse.
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