July 2021

The City of Terrell Housing Department is recruiting property owners with rental properties in Terrell to participate in the Housing Choice Voucher Program. If you are interested and would like additional information, Terrell Housing will host landlord informational sessions at 115 N.

Republican State Rep. Keith Bell announced this week that he intends to run for re-election to the Texas House.

Kaufman County Judge Hal Richards on Tuesday presents Kaufman County Historical Society Chairman Jim Davis with a 2020 Distinguished Service Award from the Texas Historical Commission. Pictured from left are Jeff Blaska, Davis, Richards, Jody Deller, county Historical Society Secretary Pam Corder, Zahnd Schlensker and Charles Whitaker. COURTESY PHOTO

The board of Trinity Valley Community College this week appointed Terry Eason, Ed.D., to fill the District 9 seat vacated by the death of Homer Norville in December Eason was administered the oath of office by Henderson County Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace Judge Randy Daniel. “I am excited to serve as a member of the board of trustees of Trinity Valley Community College to help the college continue executing its strategic plan, accelerate growth and deliver value to the students we serve,” said Eason.

July 4: July 4 celebration. 5 p.m.

A year ago, the economy had begun to stabilize after two months of cataclysmic decline due to COVID-19 and the massive response. Almost overnight, millions of jobs disappeared, and an economy in the midst of a record-shattering expansion suddenly went into free fall.

COVID-19 infection rates continue trending downward in Kaufman County as normalcy returns to everyday life. Still, the county lags significantly behind the state and nation in its vaccination rate, according to numbers shared Tuesday night by Dustin Connor, Terrell’s coordinator for emergency management.

Ole 42 is coming home. A Boeing Stearman PT-27 biplane, which was flown by Royal Air Force cadets earning their wings during 1942 and 1943, is returning to Terrell at the No 1 British Flying Training School Museum.

Beginning in late July or early August, folks in Terrell may begin seeing donation boxes for stuffed animals. The furry little toys placed in those receptacles may someday end up in the arms of a severely stressed or traumatized child through a program known as Alana’s Gift.

Concerned that some Terrell businesses are still wobbly from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, City Manger Mike Sims is urging the City Council to back another assistance package in partnership with the Terrell Chamber of Commerce.