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🌱 How Labor Day DUI crackdowns will affect Kaufman County drivers this week
Kaufman, Texas Patch AM: a 4 min readCoffee in hand, Kaufman? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Labor Day DUI crackdowns will affect Kaufman County drivers this week
- How investigators traced a missing teen from New Braunfels to Kaufman County
- How did Kaufman pull off its 48-45 season-opening win?
Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 95 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Humid with heavy t-storms, temps: high: 89, low: 73.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 95 and low of 73 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. As Summer Ends, Officials Urge Forney Drivers to Choose Sobriety (inforney.com) — Labor Day weekend brings stepped-up impaired driving enforcement that will directly affect drivers in Kaufman County, with TxDOT funding extra patrols through September 7. Officials urge residents heading to lakes, barbecues, or parties to plan sober rides in advance, stressing that alcohol, cannabis, and some medications can all lead to deadly crashes on Texas roads. 
2. Missing juvenile found, man arrested for sexual assault (seguintoday.com) — Law enforcement safely recovered a missing Guadalupe County juvenile in Kaufman County and arrested an 18-year-old Forney man now held at the Kaufman County Adult Detention Center. Investigators say social media records and surveillance video helped track the pair from New Braunfels to Kaufman County, where the teen was found unharmed and the suspect awaits transfer on felony charges.
3. Northeast Texas high school football roundup: Week 1 scores (ketr.org) — Kaufman’s high school football team edged Greenville 48-45 in a high-scoring Week 1 thriller, highlighting a busy opening weekend across Northeast Texas. The roundup recaps wins and losses for schools throughout the KETR listening area and notes that KETR will keep tracking varsity results all season.
4. Texas Cops Seize 60 Vehicles Worth Over $2.8 Million in Alleged Oil Theft Ring Bust (roadandtrack.com) — State investigators recently executed search and arrest warrants in Kaufman County as part of a multi-state probe into an alleged oil theft and trafficking scheme tied to a company called Vallee. Authorities seized 60 vehicles, cash, jewelry, and bank accounts worth millions, and say more arrests and seizures connected to the crude oil operation are likely.
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- Free roll top desk, 2 chest of drawers, end tables.
Front yard 400 W 5th St, Kaufman TX. Other odds and ends come and get it.. (Nextdoor Mulberry Grove) - MISSING Tortoise (as of 8.
30.26). If in area of FM1836 and Raymond Rd, if you see him, please call 469.595.1682. (Nextdoor Kaufman Lake)
- Oldcastle Building Envelope posted a job opening for Production Lead - Small Parts - Nights in Terrell. Apply here.
- Skechers USA, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Terrell. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kaufman here.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Don’t you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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