Tips to Build a Stable, Sustainable Financial Future for Your Family

Building wealth is not as easy as it sounds. It can take time, discipline and a plan to keep those dollars protected. However, if done correctly, it can provide security for your family for years to come.

I Like… Summer

I like summer rain. Not at noon when everyone wants to be outside in the sunshine swimming, if you are lucky enough to be at the beach. But after the sun sets, when the world is dark and lightning brightens the sky only to be followed by the predictable strike of thunder.

Kaufman County Law Enforcement Agencies Partner to Address Street Crimes

Kaufman County area law enforcement agencies are proud to partner with the Texas Anti-Gang Center to address street crime issues affecting our region.

NTMWD Honored with Exemplary Source Water Protection Award

The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) was recognized by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) as the recipient of its 2023 Exemplary Source Water Protection Award for Large Water Systems.

Contractor Damages Power Line Causing Unauthorized Wastewater Release

The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) South Mesquite Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant (RWWTP), 3500 Lawson Rd, Mesquite, TX 75181, experienced a disruption in its treatment processes due to an electrical power line being damaged by a contractor.

June 27, 1973—David Clyde Mesmerizes Texas

Incredible Fame and Fanfare Dissolves into Later Regrets Here we are back to the Summer of ’73, and I was back in Forney, waiting to find out where I would teach school in two or so months.

Texas Drawn Hunt Program Opens For 2023–24 Season Applications

New hunting opportunities and scenery are available to hunters this fall through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) drawn hunt permits program.

News from area colleges. . .

Names of students who have made the Scholastic Honor Roll for Spring 2023 have been announced by Oregon State University. A total of 11,660 students earned a B-plus (3.5) or better to make the listing. To be on the Honor Roll, students must carry at least 6 graded hours of course work.

Opening the Gate

When you arrive at a gate that is closed, the next step is to open it. But what if it won’t just open? It may have an electric gate opener that is simply not plugged in, or the battery that controls it isn’t charged enough to function.

Let’s Go Get a BOTTLE OF POP—

Staff Writer The first time I remember getting (and knowing I got) a BOTTLE OF POP took place in Okarche, Oklahoma, when I was a pre-schooler, who had to hold Grandpa Herman Schroeder’s hand when we crossed the street in front of the Post Office to get to George Schroeder’s Grocery Store, where...