September 2021

A trial date is set for 78-year-old John Stevens for the 2019 school bus crash that left one child dead and another injured in Athens after a train collided with the bus. The trial will be held Feb.

An 80-year-old Kaufman County woman has been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of her daughter earlier yesterday. At approximately 4:40 p.m., the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call regarding a domestic disturbance in the 12000 block of Farmto-Market (FM) 1836.

Kaufman County recently announced that it will be hosting a COVID-19 vaccination site each Monday – Saturday from Friday, Sept. 10, through Friday, Oct. 29, at the Shops at Terrell at 301 Tanger Drive, Suite 103 in Terrell (I-20 @ SH 34).

Dorothymae “Dottie Mae” Groves, wife, mother, entrepreneur, author and award-winning quilter, moved to heaven Aug31, 2021. Born Nov, 29, 1940, in Pierceton, Indiana, Dorothymae clung to her favorite hymn’s message, ‘Great Is Thy Faithfulness’ throughout her life.

Services for Kenneth “Skeeter” Fowler, 50, of Grand Saline, were held Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at Sand Flat Baptist Church with Bro.

The U.S. Postal Service announced it will not implement a postage increase in January 2022.

A family memorial service for Willie Frank Johnson was held on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Oak Hill Cemetery, Edgewood, Texas.

Homer Bradley Whitton was born Oct. 22, 1979, in Kaufman, Texas. He had been a resident of Canton, formerly living in the Whitton community. He worked as a truck driver and was a member of Canton Church of Christ.

James Harold Wilson, 66, of Alba, passed away Sept. 11, 2021, in Tyler.

Murray Clyde Tanner, 77, of Wills Point, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, in Tyler.