June 2021

Kaufman County commissioners on Tuesday approved negotiating a contract with the Humane Society of North Texas (HSNT) for operation of the county’s animal adoption center. At more than 12,000 square feet, the Kaufman County Pet Adoption Center will have the capacity to shelter as many as 58 cats and 66 dogs.

Rockwall County Judge David Sweet was elected president of the North Central Texas Council of Governments’ (NCTCOG) Executive Board at NCTCOG’s 55th annual General Assembly on June 4. The executive board is the policy-making body of the Council of Governments, which serves the 16 North Central Texas counties of Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant and Wise.

Arrests: Nikedrick Deon Daniels, 27, Terrell, assault on a family or household member with previous conviction. Charles Flowers Jr., 30, Longview, theft of property.

A Kaufman-based white tiger exhibitor was ordered by the USDA to cease and desist exhibiting the animals after it was determined that she had no license to show the animals, a USDA inspection report shows.

Two years! That’s the Chamber work anniversary I’m celebrating today. It certainly has been full of unexpected twists and turns thanks to COVID. I joke with my coworkers and our board members that I’m a redshirt freshman. Twenty-four months in and there are still annual Chamber and EDC events that I’ve not experienced.

The recent legislative session will not soon be forgotten. The focus was perpetually on anything but initiatives required to move Texas forward. Some high profile measures stalled but will no doubt resurface; others passed.

Anna Ruth Ward Rutledge, age 93, of Rockwall, TX, died on June 5, 2021, in Rowlett, TX. She was born in Elmo, TX, on July 14, 1927, to Edgar and Annie Ward. Ann grew up in Elmo and graduated from Terrell High School in 1945. She married Robert B. Rutledge of Terrell, TX in 1948. They had three children: Robert Michael (Mike) Rutledge; Judith Ann (Judy) Rutledge; and Kimberley Sue (Kim) Rutledge Wynn. During their marriage, they lived in Terrell, Atlanta, Waco, and Athens, TX, where Robert passed away in 1963. Following her marriage to Bill Poston, Ann lived in Dallas and Garland, TX. She worked for the Garland ISD for 5 years and for Prudential Insurance until her retirement in 1991. Ann's retirement coincided with the birth of her first grandchild, and she easily transitioned from working woman to doting grandmother. When asked how retirement suited her, Ann could easily say she was "living the dream". She played golf and traveled the world. On each trip, she made new friends with whom she corresponded for years. Ann joined the Red Hat Club and enjoyed entertaining Senior Citizen groups with skits and songs. She loved music and, oh, how she could dance. Whether Ballroom dancing or country western dancing, her grace and beauty shined. Her final dances were with her two grandsons, Kyle and Corey, at Corey's wedding on November 23, 2019.

June 12 & 13: North Texas Antique Tractor and Engine Show. Ben Gill Park.

Two recent graduates of Terrell High School now working for the city’s Department of Public Services were recognized at Tuesday evening’s city council meeting. At left is Carnell Horn, a city project manager and a graduate of the University of Texas-El Paso. At right is Preston Harris, an engineering student at the University of Texas – Austin who is doing a summer internship with the city. At center is Terrell Mayor Rick Carmona, also a product of Terrell High School. HANK MURPHY PHOTO

An original open cockpit Stearman biplane will soar in the skies over Terrell on July 2 to celebrate the aircraft’s donation to the No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum.