Kaufman NewsLocal news for Kaufman, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.City budget earns GFOA recognition- May 31, 2008 It's no secret that across the nation these days, municipal budgets may be tight in the upcoming year as city leaders try to hold the line on taxes while offering necessary services and all the while keeping an ...http://www.topix.net/city/kaufman-tx/2008/05/city-budget-earns-gfoa-recognition?fromrss=1 Murray set to receive sentencing- May 29, 2008 A former area resident appeared before 86th District Court Judge Howard Tygrett on Friday to formally be sentenced to death for the robbery, beating, rape and murder of a 93-year-old Kaufman woman.http://www.topix.net/city/kaufman-tx/2008/05/murray-set-to-receive-sentencing?fromrss=1 Abandoned in North Texas, Chinese acrobats land on feet with Fort Worth Opera gig- May 27, 2008 It's the final dress rehearsal for Fort Worth Opera's production of Puccini's Turandot .http://www.topix.net/city/kaufman-tx/2008/05/abandoned-in-north-texas-chinese-acrobats-lan... Athens ISD voters reject bond- May 12, 2008 "We have already ordered the portables and have had them approved" A proposed $28.4 million bond failed by 170 votes Saturday night, leaving some Athens Independent School District officials wondering what went wrong and where to go from here. via Athens Daily Reviewhttp://www.topix.net/city/kaufman-tx/2008/05/athens-isd-voters-reject-bond?fromrss=1 Firefighter suspected of setting several fires- May 10, 2008 "We got a phone call early in the morning, the house was on fire and we rushed up there, and sure enough it was fully engulfed" The summer of 2005 was a tough one for Rancher Tom McCoy. Drought conditions scorched the area and hay was scarce. via WFAA-TV Dallashttp://www.topix.net/city/kaufman-tx/2008/05/firefighter-suspected-of-setting-several-fire... Smith County inmate contract in negotiation- May 8, 2008 "I feel like they (Smith County) will move some inmates over here eventually" Anderson County commissioners are set to consider a contract with Smith County next week to house some of that county's inmates at the Anderson County Jail. via Palestine Herald-Presshttp://www.topix.net/city/kaufman-tx/2008/05/smith-county-inmate-contract-in-negotiation?f... Athens Review, Athens, Texas- May 6, 2008 "I tried to communicate, but at that moment all I could still see was Tony's body." The first day of the capital murder trial of Randall Wayne Mays was an emotional one. via Athens Daily Reviewhttp://www.topix.net/city/kaufman-tx/2008/05/athens-review-athens-texas?fromrss=1 |