June 2021

Body Terrell will combine a new method of pavement improvement with a more traditional approach as the city launches a program to smooth and improve 8.71 miles of city streets this year.

Body Wanting to take advantage of today’s interest rates, the city council on Tuesday approved issuing notices of intent for three borrowing packages that will fund a wide range of capital projects in Terrell.

Body Members of the Class of 2021 on June 4 walked from the stage into a new life – a life no longer bounded by the confines of Terrell High School or the expectations of its educators.

Body Due to a rapid decline in people seeking COVID19 vaccinations at Kaufman County’s vaccination hub in Terrell, the county decided to close the site at Trinity Valley Community College after Wednesday, June 9.

Body Hulsey Public Library Director Rebecca Anderson snips the ceremonial ribbon Tuesday evening, marking the official start to the library’s Summer Reading Program.

Body My love for building a cabin back in the woods began at an early age. Two neighbor buddies and I used hatchets to hack down several sweet gum saplings in the patch of woods beside our farm to construct our first “cabin.”

Body All eyes are on Gov. Greg Abbott now that the regular session of the Texas Legislature is over.

Body The Texas Legislature sent a $248 billion two-year state budget to Gov. Greg Abbott after the House approved the measure last Thursday. The 140-day legislative session ended at midnight May 31. Senate Bill 1 is $13.

Body Arrests: Latora Denise Henderson, 44, Dallas, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving with suspended/invalid license, expired license plates. Mandell Waynewood Kelley Jr., 39, Mesquite, theft of property of more than $100 and less than $750.

Body A Kaufman County man who sexually preyed on young girls via Snapchat has been sentenced to 35 years in prison by a Rockwall County district judge.