May 2026

Kaufman Lions basketball player DJ Gaddis played in the Azalea Orthopedics All-Star Basketball Game this past weekend. He scored 20 points and had seven rebounds and hit six three-pointers. His team won by three, and Gaddis was named MVP of the game.

news@kaufmanherald.com The Scurry-Rosser Wildcats baseball team took down the Clifton Cubs in the Bi-district round of the playoffs on Wednesday, April 29. The Wildcats swept the first two games of their best-ofthree playoff series over the Cubs.

The modern-day eastern turkey restocking program that began back in 1979 has been successful in some areas and somewhat of a bust in others. In earlier days, pen raised domestic birds were introduced in the wild without success. Biologists learned that live trapped wild birds were the key to success and by 2003 about 7,000 birds were released in east Texas, since the initial stockings, super stockings in areas with prime habitat seems to be succeeding.

Crandall ISD is proud to announce that it has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the NAMM Foundation for the third time. This national recognition highlights the district’s commitment to providing access to music education for all students and its efforts to make music a core part of the curriculum.

Scurry-Rosser IT Coordinator/Communications We are excited to welcome Ashley Sheppard as our new Assistant Principal at Scurry-Rosser Elementary School. Ashley is a dedicated educator with over 15 years of experience in classroom teaching, instructional leadership, and administrative roles.

Crandall ISD announced at a special board meeting on Tuesday, April 28 that Dr. Jessica Zelkovich will be the new Principal of Heartland Middle School for the 2026-27 school year. Dr. Zelkovich currently serves as an assistant principal at Heartland Middle School.

The Crandall City Council provided updates during their regular city council meeting on Monday, April 20. Council began by discussing a possible movie night for citizens and a farmer’s market event.

May 9-June 27: Kaufman Poor Farm Spring Market will be held on the second and fourth Saturday of each month. The Spring Market takes place from 9 a.m.

During its 99th annual convention held April 9-11 in Pilot Point, the North and East Texas Press Association (NETPA) recognized Van Zandt Newspapers L.L.C. with a number of awards.

KAUFMAN- Kaufman County Commissioners' Court voted April 28 to approve an application for state aid to repair the dam at Cedar Creek Site 60, better known as Kaufman City Lake. Owen Cantrell, a district technician with the Kaufman-Van Zandt-Rockwall Soil and Water Conservation District, said the conservation district applied for a federally funded rehabilitation project in June 2024, which the commissioners' court signed off on, he added.