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Police Report 6/23/26 to 6/29/26 Calls for Service 6/23/26 Code/Animal Complaint / 811 Bradburn. 6/24/26 Code/Stagnant Water / 117 W Hickory.

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news@kaufmanherald.com The Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office announced that a capital murder suspect was arrested after the suspect had been on the run for months. KCSO made an arrest of Diego Carlos Rodriguez on Friday, June 26 around 3 p.m.

The Texas Department of Transportation (Tx-DOT) is planning to conduct the following construction and maintenance work in Van Zandt County during the week of June 29. Please remember, work schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure, or other unforeseen issues.

Summer Reading Program activities continue through July 17 at the Van Zandt County/Sarah Norman Library in Canton. The theme of this year’s Summer Reading Scheduled is ‘Unearth a Story.’ Weekly activities scheduled at the library include the following: Tuesdays: Build-A-Rama, 9 a.m.

The Wills Point Community Center is now temporarily closed for repairs. “We are closed for some renovation work at the moment,” said a chamber spokesperson.

The annual Canton Main Street Kids Splash Day is scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 18.

Submitted by the WPISD Education Foundation Just a quick reminder about the upcoming Back-To-School Fair on Saturday, Aug. 1.

The University of Arkansas honored its most recent graduating class with a series of spring commencement ceremonies at Bud Walton Arena and Barnhill Arena. Clara Pool of Edgewood, BA - Bachelor of Arts from Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences, was among those that graduated.

Karla Vanessa Hernandez-Rojas of Wills Point graduated with Honors from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls in Spring 2026 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Respiratory Care.