August 2021

Members of Terrell State Hospital and the city of Terrell squared off on the diamond for a good cause at Ben Gill Park July 29, taking part in a charity game benefitting the Terrell Riter C. Hulsey Friends of the Library and Terrell State Hospital Volunteer Services Council.

First responders from Terrell Fire Department’s Engine 611 are credited with saving the life of 68-yearold Terrell resident, Andrew Truett on July 4, 2021. TFD’s Engine 611 received a call at 2:14 p.m.

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced July 30 that U.S. Army Air Forces Tech. Sgt. Frank A. Norris, 23, of Quinlan, Texas, killed during World War II, was accounted for Jan. 19, 2021.

Garrett Moore, hit the ground running in Kaufman County as the new County Engineer in July, and will be in the Development Services Department doing all things Engineering. “We are so excited to have an engineer on our staff,” said Monique Hunter, Development Services Director.

The Kaufman County Commissioners Court continued to inch closer towards its adoption of a budget and tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year, setting up public hearings at its most recent meeting held Tuesday morning.

Aug. 7: Terrell Artisan Fair.

Ethan Shaw and Rheann Shaw, both of Terrell, are the newest junior members of the American Angus Association, reports Mark McCully, CEO of the national organization with headquarters in Saint Joseph, Missouri.

Over the last few years, there are no more two-a-day practices allowed. Experts believe players die from heat exposure. What many people do not realize there is a need to practice in the heat because they play in the heat.

We are seeing a reoccurring surge in COVID-19 cases, with the Delta variant rearing its ugly head and getting people sick. I don’t want to get into the political discussions; that’s not our purpose as an economic development organization.