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.

The Food Box program in which boxes of produce were distributed to the public on Friday at the Tanger Outlet Mall and on Saturday at Rafter J Cowboy Church has ended.

Efforts by the Texas Department of Emergency Management to coordinate a one-day walk-up test site in Terrell has resulted in the following scheduled one day-testing site:

Terrell kids and their families will soon get shade from the hot summer sun while they use playground equipment at the city’s parks.

Bingham Industries, a precision manufacturer of ultra-high pressure (UHP) water jet parts, is pulling stakes in Seattle and moving to Terrell. It expects to be operational here around the first of July.

Bingham Industries, a precision manufacturer of ultra-high pressure (UHP) water jet parts, is pulling stakes in Seattle and moving to Terrell. It expects to be operational here around the first of July.

Parents of Terrell public school children will be presented with options when the time comes for kids to return to school later this summer.

Terrell residents will get a final shot at making their views known about the planned rezoning of much of the city’s downtown area during a public hearing that begins at 5:30 p.m. on June 23 at Furlough Middle School, 1351 Colquitt Road.

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The recurring themes were peace, unity, equality and justice as an estimated 300-400 people participated in a Peace Walk on June 6 from Breezy Hill Park to downtown Terrell and back.

U.S. Supreme Court action June 8 means a Frog community family can move forward with a wrongful death suit against Kaufman County in the 2013 death of Gabriel Winzer, 25, who was mortally wounded in a hail of police gunfire near his home.

New coronavirus infections in North Texas and in Kaufman County show no signs of abating as Texas continues to loosen economic restrictions.

The City of Terrell is sending letters to impacted property owners this week as part of a multi-step process to update zoning standards on properties surrounding downtown Terrell.

The Terrell ISD Board of Trustees on Monday, June 1, approved an expenditure of $350,000 for the purchase of 1,000 Chromebook laptop computers as the school district seeks to expand digital literacy among students.

The police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the resulting unrest in cities across the nation is on the minds of many here in Terrell, where anguish and outrage has largely been expressed peacefully.

Gov. Greg Abbott this week announced the third phase of the state’s plan to safely open the economy while containing the spread of COVID-19.

(Editor’s note: Terrell Economic Development Corporation recently worked with Conway Media on an editorial placement in the 2020-2021 Texas Economic Development Guide. We’d like to share this editorial with you in three parts, starting with this column. Watch for part two in the June 20th issue.)

Later this year, Terrell will become home to a new company called 1836 Farms, an organic dairy that will sell its milk in glass bottles.

Fresh produce that might have otherwise been plowed under or left to rot in fields is finding its way to Terrell as part of the USDA’s Farmers to Family’s Food Box program.

The Center Kaufman, in partnership with the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB), will be distributing kitted food boxes through a low-touch distribution model on Wednesday, June 3.

The city of Terrell wants to seek bids this fall on a roughly $17.5 million improvement project at New Terrell City Lake, where the dam is classified by two government agencies as “high hazard.”

TERRELL – A 48-year-old Wills Point man was taken into custody Wednesday morning after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen pickup, according to the Terrell Police Department.

Four people were arrested and face new capital murder charges in connection with a 2006 double homicide at Pizza Hut in Terrell.

Gov. Greg Abbott’s stay-at-home order will expire at the end of the month, and certain businesses can open up Friday with a reduced amount of customers.

There’s been a leadership change at Terrell State Hospital.

A 15-year-old Terrell boy was shot and killed early Wednesday morning, according to Terrell police.

The Terrell City Council on Tuesday night passed a revised ordinance that urges citizens to wear face coverings when out at local businesses and other places where people gather.

The Terrell ISD school board on Monday night appointed Reginald Pegram to the seat vacated in March by former Trustee Reginald Williams.

In expectation of coming actions by President Trump and Gov. Greg Abbott, Kaufman County is forming a taskforce to develop a plan for re-opening non-essential businesses throughout the county, according to the office of County Judge Hal Richards.  

Terrell High School is planning for graduation to be held on Friday, June 12, Supt. Dr. Georgeanne Warnock told the school board Tuesday.