May 2022

Local officials have announced that they will be hosting a special Memorial Day event to honor the men and women of Kaufman County who gave their lives to protect us and give us the freedom we enjoy every day.

Kaufman County voters went to the polls May 24, weighing in on statewide and local Republican and Democratic primary runoff elections. Among the biggest local developments was challenger Tommy Moore knocking off incumbent Precinct 4 Commissioner Ken Cates, guaranteeing that the Kaufman County Commissioners Court will have two new faces beginning next year.

Terrell ISD officials and local law enforcement agencies were put on high alert during the early morning hours May 26 after receiving word that a potentially threatening social media post had been discovered just two days after a gunman had entered an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas and killed 19 students and two teachers.

TOMMY PHILLIPS Kaufman County Extension Agent Even though we have been very blessed over the last few weeks with intermittent showers, we are still behind our normal rainfall. Despite that, we should all be good stewards of our most precious natural resource - WATER! Use these water saving tips for lawn care during extended periods of heat and drought.

The Terrell Police Department issued a press release May 26, advising of an operation that took place in the early morning hours of May 25 and resulted in the arrest of a suspect due to drug-related charges.

A three-vehicle accident along State Highway 276 resulted in the death of a Terrell man earlier this week. According to law enforcement officials, first responders were summoned shortly after 5 p.m. May 24 to an area just east of Rochelle Road in Rockwall for an automobile accident with potentially serious injuries.

Terrell police made the following arrests and responded to the following incidents from May 18 to May 24: Arrests: Susanne Antionette Gailes, Haltom City, 36, expired registration; failure to appear; no operator license; speeding – highway; no tail lamps Rodney Aaron Stoner, Terrell, 32, driving while license is suspended/invalid Leon Eugene Burris III, Kaufman, 36, illegal dumping under 5 lbs. or under 5 gallons; expired drivers license; run a stop sign Michael Dexter Disman, Jr., Terrell, 40, wire fraud Michael Dexter Disman, Jr., Terrell, 40, wire fraud Jane Marie Garren, Terrell, 20, possession of drug paraphernalia; tamper/fabricate physical evident with intent to impair; possession of a controlled substance PG1 <1G Gordon Clentell George, Terrell, 43, possession of a controlled substance PG2 <1G Juan Gerardo Segura, Kaufman, 36, no drivers license Joshua Dale Thompson, Terrell, 29, possession of drug paraphernalia; no valid registration; speeding Lillian De La Cruz, Mesquite, 32, simple assault family violence Jordan Ellison Hackley, Jacksonville, FL, 31, aggravated battery upon pregnant domestic David Lamonte Gladney, Terrell, 46, wrong, fictitious, altered or obscured license plate; no drivers license; failure to maintain financial responsibility Jairo Eduardo Labrada, Bedford, 46, theft of property >=$30k<$150k Kelsey Beth McClaran, Wills Point, 29, driving while intoxicated Tommy Dewain Spears, Terrell, 47, criminal trespass Demetric Rocshell Stephenson, Terrell, 46, assault by contact family violence Incidents: Weapons Violation: May 18, Main Street/Fifth Street Theft: May 18, 500 block of Mount Olive Street Theft: May 18, 600 block of West Moore Avenue Criminal Trespass: May 18, 1900 block of West Moore Avenue Assault: May 19, 700 block of Mount Olive Street Criminal Trespass: May 19, 1900 block of West Moore Avenue Property Damage: May 19, 300 block of Tanger Drive Disturbance: May 19, 100 block of Hamilton Drive Disturbance: May 20, 300 block of Tanger Drive Theft: May 20, 500 block of West Interstate 20 Property Lost: May 20, 300 block of South Virginia Street Harassment: May 20, 100 block of North Park Avenue Suspicious Person: May 20, 500 block of West Moore Avenue Burglary: May 21, 100 block of Oak Drive Suspicious Person: May 21, 1100 block of North State Highway 34 Disturbance: May 21, 300 block of North Rockwall Avenue Disturbance: May 22, 500 block of West Interstate 20 Theft: May 22, 1900 block of West Moore Avenue Disturbance: May 24, 700 block of South Frances Street Violation of Court Order: May 24, 800 block of Eulalia Drive Criminal Trespass: May 24, 300 block of Creekside Drive Citizen/Business Contact: May 24, 700 block of East Moore Avenue Theft: May 24, 500 block of West Brin Street Criminal Trespass: May 24, 1400 block of West Moore Avenue..