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news@kaufmanherald.com Scurry-Rosser ISD recently approved their new school year calendar for 2026-2027. The calendar includes key dates families plan each year around, like the first and last day of school.

news@kaufmanherald.com The City of Crandall has announced its 20th Annual Christmas Festival and Parade. The event is set for Saturday, Dec.

news@kaufmanherald.com The 3rd Annual Christmas Parade and Market on Main Street returns to the City of Kemp on Saturday, Nov. 29.

Tractor Supply celebrated National Hometown Heroes Day on Nov. 1 across all of its 2,300+ stores nationwide, and each store donated $500 to a local police, fire or veteran organization, totaling more than $1 million in a single day.

Supporting veterans is a worthy endeavor at any time of year, though such efforts tend to be more prominent in November. Veterans Day is celebrated annually on November 11 in honor of the millions of individuals across the United States who are military veterans.

Scurry-Rosser resident John Urso has grown and tended what he claims is a 275-lb. pumpkin which, as you can see, can fit a small child inside.

Lone Star CASA had the joy of celebrating the adoption of 17-year-old Lilo at the Grayson County Courthouse. Lilos’s journey through foster care is one of extraordinary resilience, healing, and hope. Lilo’s path was not without setbacks, including the heartbreak of a failed adoption. Yet, with consistent guidance and encouragement, she discovered that family can be safe, supportive, and lasting.

As an outdoors writer for almost four decades now and weekly author of this outdoor column, as might be expected, I have been exposed to a great deal the outdoor lifestyle has to offer. This week, I want to share with you a close to home hunt that details what extent an old hunter will go to put game on the meat pole.

A memorial program honoring John Baker was held on Saturday, 6 September 2025, at the Baker Cemetery in Tolosa, Kaufman County, Texas. John Baker was a Veteran of the War of 1812, a Veteran of the Battle of New Orleans, a Texas Ranger, an Early Settler of Kaufman County, a Veteran of the Battle of Plum Creek, a Gonzale Minute Man, and a Defender of the Republic of Texas.