October 2021

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is making history, graduating its first ever DPS Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) class. The class of 15 Troopers graduated during a ceremony at DPS Headquarters in Austin on Thursday, Sept. 30.

THS FFA shows at East Texas Fair Congratulations to all the FFA students for a great show at this year's East Texas Fair!.

The North Central Texas Council of Governments will hold a series of in-person open houses throughout the region, in October, to highlight the Dallas-Fort Worth High- Speed Transportation Connections Study’s purpose as well as the Phase 1 recommendations of the project.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.15 billion in September, 22.3 percent more than in September 2020. The majority of September sales tax revenue is based on sales made in August and remitted to the agency in September.

Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the Texas Legislature to increase the penalty for illegal voting, adding the item to the third special session now underway. However, House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, quickly rejected the proposal, according to the Austin American-Statesman.

The Terrell Tigers have been a team on a mission throughout the early stages of the 2021 season, racing out of the gates to post a 4-1 record overall, including a 1-0 mark in District 7-4A play. Terrell’s line play and ground game have been a major reasons for that success with the team racking up 1,646 yards and 24 touchdowns on 191 total carries.

Arrests: Charles Ray Carrico, 55, Mabank, driving while intoxicated BAC >=0.15 John McCann Shipp, 31, Terrell, public intoxication Carl Anthony Dukes, 64, Terrell, expired drivers license, failure to appear Jaquaveion Domique Maxie, 26, Wills Point, failure to maintain financial responsibility, failure to notify/report Anselmo Garcia, 45, Terrell, failure to comply with notice IPMC, failure to comply with notice zoning Devon Goolsby, 23, Royse City, simple assault by contact – FV J. Alberto Grimaldo Becerra, 62, Mesquite, expired vehicle registration, no drivers license Everardo Escareno Nunez, 44, Forney, assault causing bodily injury family member Jennifer Owens, 21, Farmersville, simple assault by contact – FV Emerencio Rosa, Jr., 49, Kemp, possession of a weapon Jar’Davion Leeshun Simpson, 18, Terrell, failure to maintain financial responsibility, no drivers license Dehorace Delano Willie, 31, Terrell, no drivers license Dalton Moriece Dennis, 26, Terrell, expired vehicle registration Jesus Hernandez, 21, Terrell, failure to maintain financial responsibility, no drivers license Roy Lee McCarver, 63, Terrell, possession of a controlled substance PG1 <1G Joe Virgil White, 65, Terrell, possession of a controlled substance PG1 <1G Kevenskial Karibon Nedrae Williams, 30, Terrell, expired vehicle registration Mark Layfette Johnson, 53, Terrell, simple assault family violence Petra Solis Nunez, 42, Terrell, permit unlicensed driver to operate vehicle, failure to maintain financial responsibility, driving while license is suspended/invalid, simple assault family violence Marquies Dajon Smith, 20, Mesquite, failure to maintain financial responsibility Jherrick Demond West, 32, Terrell, possession of drug paraphernalia, expired vehicle registration, expired drivers license Michael Joe Monroe, 59, West Tawakoni, theft of property >=$100<$750 Dawayne Latrient Maxie, 33, Terrell, evading arrest/detention, possession of a controlled substance PG1 >=1G<4G, manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance PG1 >=4G<200G Tristan Thorne Shier, 25, Seven Points, failure to maintain financial responsibility, possession of drug paraphernalia, expired vehicle registration Urbano Ortiz, 34, Terrell, continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14 Jeffrey Lynn-Jordan Snyder, 30, Forney, fraud destroy/removal/ concealment writing Kelli Rae Riley, 33, Terrell, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon Incidents: Fraud/Forgery: Sept.

There are a few weeks that early season deer hunters are well aware of when deer that have been frequenting their corn feeders suddenly go through a major change in diet. Deer that have for weeks been patterned to the regular feedings at the feeder abandon the golden kernels, but why? ACORNS!