July 2026

Body Members of the Kaufman Police Department stopped for some cold refreshments from local children on a hot summer day. .

Body .

Body The Friends of the Kaufman County Library was awarded $3,500 from the Texas Library Association and H-E-B Summer at the Library Grant and $2,500 from the TVEC Charitable Foundation Grant to help fund the library’s annual Summer Reading Program.

Body news@kaufmanherald.com Kemp Independent School District recently named Amber Townsend as the new principal for Kemp Primary School for the 2026-27 school year.

Body Collin Baker, a rising junior from Kaufman, has been named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2026 semester at Maryville College, located in Maryville, Tennessee.. The Dean’s List recognizes full-time students whose academic performance was distinguished in the previous semester.

Body The City of Kemp hosted a Water Fun Day at Kemp City Park on Saturday, June 27. Along with the dedication of the International Peace Pole ceremony, there were water slides, water games and activities, free treats and refreshments, along with music and community fun.

Body Are you a fish eater? If so, what is your favorite freshwater fish? I posed this question on social media a couple years ago and there was a smorgasbord of “favorites”.

Body Kaufman County Grand Jury returned 59 indictments June 26. Indictment information obtained from the District Clerk’s office does not include ages or addresses of defendants.

Body russell@themonitor.net June 30, Kaufman County Commissioners’ Court approved Precinct 4’s Road and Bridge Department to partially go on private property near Peeltown to install a culvert system to replace a 40-yearold setup that its commissioner said is causing problems.

Body The waitress in Forney keeps all of her tips. The lineman in Kaufman keeps all of his overtime pay.