June 2026

Kaufman County Grand Jury returned 32 indictments June 5. Indictment information obtained from the District Clerk’s office does not include ages or addresses of defendants.

The Texas Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA) is alerting Texas pet owners that New World Screwworm (NWS) has been confirmed in Zavala County, Texas, the first detection in the United States since the pest was eradicated in 1966. NWS flies lay eggs in wounds or skin openings of mammals, and their larvae feed on living tissue, which can cause severe damage and even death if left untreated.

Most people understand how insurance works. You can pay your premiums on time, follow the rules, and still eventually receive the dreaded letter that says your coverage is being canceled because of too many claims or too many mistakes.

news@kaufmanherald.com A carbon monoxide leak led to multiple hospitalizations at the Terrell Healthcare Center on Tuesday, June 2. Terrell Fire Department was called to the scene of the nursing and rehab facility, located at 204 W.

news@kaufmanherald.com The Crandall City Council approved an interlocal agreement for improvements on local roads during their regular city council meeting on Monday, June 1. The agreement was between the Crandall Economic Development Corporation and Kaufman County for engineering services in the amount of $315,000 for improvements to Farm-to-Market Road 741 and U.S.

1938 - 2026 Beverly Ann Vaughan, 88, of Georgetown, Texas, passed away peacefully on May 22, leaving behind a legacy of love, strength, and devotion to family. Born on March 25, 1938, in Dallas, Texas, to Thomas Rodney Hopkins and Olive Impson, Beverly grew up in Duncanville alongside her brothers, Hank and Tommy.

1929 - 2026 Billye Jo Harvey Nolan, age 96, died on Saturday, the 16th of May 2026 at the Holly Hall Retirement Community in Houston, Texas. She was born on the 1st of September 1929, in Kaufman, Texas to Charles Ernest and Eula Pearl Key Harvey.

1948 - 2026 A true Texas car salesman to the end, on May 22, 2026, John Byron Murrey traded his “mortal coil” for an eternity in paradise with his savior, Jesus Christ. Johnny was born on October 26, 1948 in Dallas, Texas to Paul and Mae Murrey, the younger brother of Paul David Murrey, who all proceeded him in death.

Jacob McLean, a 2016 Scurry-Rosser High School graduate, recently started his medical residency at one of the top children’s hospitals in the nation. McLean began attending Scurry-Rosser ISD in second grade, where his mother, Jennifer McLean, was an elementary school teacher, and remained there until graduating from Scurry-Rosser High School in 2016.