August 2025

Kaufman Lady Lion Kaylee Wrenn (#31) recently competed at the Texas Girls Coaches Association All-Star basketball game in Arlington. Wrenn is pictured during the game, as well as with TGCA representatives and Kaufman Head Basketball Coach Amy Ingram.

'Are You Cereus' Cactus Class presented by Master Gardener Robert Castro took place at Trinity Valley Community College in Kaufman on Monday, Aug. 4.

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news@kaufmanherald.com The Crandall City Council set a date to hear from the public on a proposed tax rate during their regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 4.

Lone Star CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), dedicated to advocating for children who have experienced abuse and neglect in Kaufman and Rockwall counties, is launching a transformative pilot program: the Justice-Involved Youth (JIY) Program designed to support youth placed on formal probation in Kaufman County in need of a guardian ad litem in their lives.

1932-2025 Maria Elisa Ibarra of Kaufman, TX went to heaven on July 27, 2025. Maria was born in Palau, Coahuila, Mexico on June 10, 1932 to Juan Martinez and Luciana Arambula.

The City of Kemp public water system is temporarily converting to disinfectant used in the distribution system from chloramine to free chlorine. The conversion began on Friday, Aug. 1 and will continue through Aug. 30.

news@kaufmanherald.com The Kaufman County Commissioners Court made a proclamation for National Health Center Week for Aug. 3-9 during their weekly meeting on Tuesday, July 29.

The Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office is still in search of a fatal hit-and-run suspect from a fatal collision in Terrell in early June. KCSO is searching for Victor Eduardo Mendoza Mondragon for failing to stop and render aid in a collision involving death from a deadly two-vehicle crash on FM 429 in Terrell on June 13.

Kaufman ISD welcomed their new high school teachers to prepare for the 2025-26 school year on Friday, Aug. 1.