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Reviving a Relic

News Staff

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 05:00

On Thursday, June 5, 2025, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the upcoming renovations to the Kaufman County Courthouse in downtown Kaufman. It was an exciting morning, with many in attendance.

City of Forney to Begin Construction on All-Inclusive Playground at Heritage Hill Park

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Thu, 06/12/2025 - 05:00

The City of Forney’s Parks and Recreation Department temporarily closed Heritage Hill Park, located on Heritage Hill Dr, Forney, TX 75126, beginning June 4, 2025, to begin construction on a new, allinclusive playground.

From Many, One

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Thu, 06/12/2025 - 05:00

June 14 is Flag Day, and it’s a good time to be thinking about our national symbols.

Fugitive Trevor McEuen Captured After 28 Days on the Run

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Thu, 06/12/2025 - 05:00

In the early morning hours of June 2, 2025, fugitive Trevor McEuen was apprehended without incident during the execution of a coordinated search warrant by the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO), with the assistance of multiple local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.

Can You Believe These?

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Thu, 06/12/2025 - 05:00

I was browsing through a publication titled 100 YEARS by the Dallas Times Herald (1979) and came across an 11 lines “look back” info. inside a small, rectangular insertion and just had to grin! It was titled “Where was Women’s Lib?” Let me relate the basic story presented…..

ERIC LYNN STEWART: HIS EARTHLY JOURNEY IS COMPLETE.

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Thu, 06/12/2025 - 05:00

Eric Stewart, a proud Forneyite, was born May 4, 1966, and passed on to Heaven on April 9, 2025, in Austin, Texas, where he had been employed with U. T. Austin Admissions, and as a fulltime Youth Pastor at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Elgin, TX, and most recently at Realtor.com.

Fulfilling Our Nation’s Promise Soldier Accounted For From Korean War

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Thu, 06/12/2025 - 05:00

The Defense POW/ MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Cpl. Delmer R. Grissom, 19, of Aransas, Texas, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for March 20, 2025.

67th Texas Game Warden, Texas State Park Police Class Completes Training, Begins Service Across Texas

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Thu, 06/12/2025 - 05:00

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) graduated the 67th Texas Game Warden and Texas State Parks Police cadet class May 30 at Bannockburn Baptist Church in Austin.

OUTDOORS

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Thu, 06/12/2025 - 05:00

Lake Ray Hubbard fishing guide, Brandon Sargent, with Lead Slingers Guide Service eased the throttle back on his big 27-foot custom guide boat and studied our route to a fishing hotspot on his GPS. On close inspection, I could readily see the spot we would be fishing had been visited many times.

FINANCIAL FOCUS

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Thu, 06/12/2025 - 05:00

Some financial decisions can be challenging — like whether to use your money to reduce your debt or to invest. If you already have a significant amount of debt and not a lot in savings or investments, it can be hard to figure out which issue should be a priority.