Terrell police late Wednesday morning responded to a shooting death, and the suspect in the killing remained at large later Wednesday afternoon, according to police.

The Confederate soldier cenotaph will stay in place at the Kaufman County Courthouse after county commissioners on Tuesday decided against its removal.

A shooting victim was recovering Wednesday at a Dallas hospital and another man was in jail charged with aggravated assault, according to Terrell police.

A 14-year-old boy was in custody Wednesday at the Van Zandt County Juvenile Detention Facility and a 1-year-old child was dead after being shot Tuesday in the 2100 block of Juniper Drive at the Windmill Farms Community.

KAUFMAN – Two children lost their lives and four were hospitalized after an ATV collided with an SUV on Saturday, Nov. 21 at FM 2727 and County Road 167 east of Kaufman, according to authorities.

Abbie H. Anderson, a fierce advocate of public education and a member of the Terrell ISD school board for three decades, died on Nov. 3 in Terrell. He was 92.

A planned development along North Hwy. 34 in Terrell received a zoning change as well as rave reviews from the City Council on Tuesday.

In a 3-2 decision Tuesday, the City Council voted down a final plat sought by MJ Locating Service regarding 12.5 acres of land situated just south of Temple and Runnels and just east of State Hwy. 34.

The City of Terrell offers free COVID-19 testing from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday at the municipal airport, 400 British Flying School Blvd. To register, go online to GoGetTested.com

Kaufman County Health Office Dr. Ben Brashear on Tuesday gave a sobering assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic across Texas and in Kaufman County.

The King’s Fort Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will conduct a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Film Alley, which is at the Crossroads at Terrell, 750 American Way.

In a tale of two communities close to Terrell, one voted to incorporate and the other said no during last week’s general election. In both Poetry and Ables Springs voting was decisive.

Total votes cast 56,689

Kaufman County broke big for Republicans up and down the ballot Tuesday, helping to give the GOP a sweep of statewide offices and President Donald Trump 38 electoral votes from Texas.

The Terrell City Council District 3 race is headed for a runoff election as none of the three candidates secured 51% of the vote, which is needed to claim the seat outright.

Precinct 1 St. Ann Catholic Church 806 N. Washington St., Kaufman

With early voting totals surging to record levels across Texas and Kaufman County, voters are making their voices heard on a full slate of local, state and federal races.

KEMP – County and federal law enforcement officers seized 182 pounds of alleged methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $473,000 from a residence in Kemp on Wednesday, Oct. 21, according to a news release from the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office.

Roughly 70% of the Terrell High students who were failing a course after the first nine weeks come from students who are attending school virtually from home, schools Supt. Georgeanne Warnock reported to the school board on Monday.

The Terrell City Council on Tuesday took action that moves forward two substantial development projects – one involving an assisted living center, the other a large residential project.

A gesture worth a million dollars continues to pay big dividends for Terrell, Terrell ISD, Trinity Valley Community College and hundreds of students who are gaining a more secure financial future through an education in the field of health care.

The United Way of Kaufman County intends to conduct its second annual Veteran’s Day 5K Run on Saturday, Nov. 14. The event will be a “timed run” for those who enjoy competition.

The story and legacy of World War II’s famed Tuskegee Airmen – America’s first African-American military pilots and their support personnel – is vividly told in “Rise Above: Red Tail Triumph Over Adversity.”

Terrell police this week were investigating the death of a woman whose decomposed body was discovered at her home in the 1000 block of Glenda Street, according to police.

Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election, which will decide everything from the next president to Texas 5th District congressman to U.S. senator to a slate of Texas judiciary seats, begins Tuesday, Oct. 13 and lasts through Friday, Oct. 30.

Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, relief pantries in and around Terrell report a continued elevated need for food assistance to local families.

Terrell’s Census response rate stood at 63.5% on Monday, Oct. 5, the day the Census count was to officially end at the direction of U.S. Commerce Department. The city underperformed when compared with its last response rate in 2010, which was 66.5%.

The city of Terrell ended its moratorium on water disconnections on Sept. 30, one day before the Public Utility Commission (PUC) also began allowing disconnections of electrical service.

Kaufman County is extending the CARES Act Grant Funding to non-profit organizations within Kaufman County. Funding is available to support non-budgeted COVID 19 expenses. Funding is limited to a maximum of $10,000.00 and will be subject to approval by Kaufman County.

Artesia Masonic Lodge 406 is sponsoring a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at Walmart in Terrell.

The city got a big legal victory this week when the Dallas Court of Appeals issued a favorable ruling regarding City Hall’s bid to annex land at key transportation gateways to Terrell.

The city got big legal victory this week when the Dallas Court of Appeals issued a favorable ruling in the municipal government’s bid to annex land at key transportation gateways to Terrell.

Charges of arson and attempted murder in connection with an October 2019 fire in Crandall that left an elderly woman hospitalized have been upgraded to capital murder, according to the Kaufman Count Sheriff’s Office.

KAUFMAN – People who support keeping the Confederate statue at the Kaufman County Courthouse had their turn at the microphone Tuesday.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Kaufman County since the start of the pandemic reached 2,321 on Aug. 12, including 27 deaths, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.

The community of Ables Springs will become a municipality if residents there approve of its incorporation during the Nov. 3 general election.

A 25-year-old Terrell man was sentenced on July 30 to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges of possessing with intent to promote child pornography.

Terrell taxpayers will see the same municipal tax rate as last year under a preliminary budget presented to the council Tuesday night.

In this era of Internet sales and exchanges, the Terrell Police Department is reminding residents of Terrell that they have a safe place to go to consummate deals made online.

City utility workers this week installed a new gate valve at East Brin and North Blanche streets and were working to repair a leaking water main that had caused water to pool in a nearby ditch.

Michael Roy Sanders Jr., 38, of Terrell was arrested the night of Saturday, Aug. 8 at an undisclosed location in Dallas, according to the Terrell Police Department.

The U.S. Census Bureau has moved up the deadline to respond to the 2020 Census from Oct. 31 to Sept. 30, raising fears of an undercount in Texas.

A man allegedly was shot by his brother during an argument early the morning of July 28 in the 3000 block of Granite Rock in the Windmill Farms community near Forney, according to the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office.

Terrell State Hospital had nine active COVID-19 cases and 22 recoveries among patients as of July 27, according to the Texas Health and Human Service Commission (HHSC). The hospital has seven active cases and 31 cleared cases among staff, HHSC reported.

Shelton Gibbs IV of Terrell will become Kaufman County’s first African-American district judge after he routed fellow Republican Chad Johnson in Tuesday’s GOP runoff election.

The Kaufman County Commissioner’s Court on Monday mandated the use of face coverings in commercial establishments throughout the county, and the Terrell City Council on Tuesday endorsed the move in response to surging COVID-19 cases locally.

QUINLAN – An infant child in Quinlan was killed Monday by a dog believed to be a pit bull, the Hunt County Sheriff’s Office reported.

Kaufman County Commissioner’s Court on Monday unanimously passed an order requiring that all commercial business entities must develop a health and safety policy that requires use of facemasks.

The Terrell Police Department has experienced its first confirmed positive for Covid 19. The patrol officer displayed no symptoms inside the police facility or any city vehicles, or during any periods on duty, according to a Terrell Police Department news release.

The Kaufman County Courthouse is closed today, Friday, after two additional employees who work in the courthouse tested positive for COVID 19, the county said in a news release.