April 2022

More than 60 dresses donated

Body The King’s Fort Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution just wrapped up their third Prom Dress Drive, collecting dresses that will benefit the students of Crandall High School. Spearheaded by Crystal Persall, this year’s efforts collected 64 dresses.
Erin Green holds up two of the dresses that were donated to this year’s King’s Fort Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution Prom Dress Drive. Courtesy photo

Two inducted into honor society

Body Joshua Denney and Sarah Denney, both of Terrell, were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

STEPPING UP

Body Dallas McKinney and the rest of the Terrell Lady Tigers are scheduled to wrap up District 13-4A play with a road trip to Quinlan to take on the Ford Lady Panthers April 19 and a home date against the Farmersville Lady Farmers April 22.
STEPPING UP

Cardinal Cheer adds 13th national championship

Body Scoring a 96.3982 in the Junior College Advanced Small Coed finals at the NCA Championships April 8 in Daytona Beach, Fla., Cardinal Cheer topped the six-team division. The championship-netting performance followed a deduction-free 95.8148 effort in Thursday’s preliminary round.
The TVCC Cardinal Cheer won its second consecutive national championship and 13th overall at the NCA Championships in Dayton Beach April 8. Courtesy photo

Cardettes win championship at Nationals

Body Trinity Valley Community College added another national championship trophy to their collection of hardware Sunday. The Cardettes Showgirls earned a championship in the Open Pom division at the DTU & College Classic Nationals competition in Orlando, Florida.
The TVCC Cardettes Showgirls earned a championship in the Open Pom division at the DTU & College Classic Nationals April 10. Courtesy photo

Three killed in roadway accidents

Body The week began on a tragic note during the early morning hours April 4 with first responders dispatched to the intersection of FM 2728 and Highway 80 in the far eastern portion of Kaufman County for a two-vehicle accident.

Sales tax revenues increase sharply

Body The Texas State Comptroller’s Office delivered a welcome bit of good news to Kaufman County city leaders this week, announcing that 11 out of 13 local entities have shown sales tax revenue gains when comparing April 2022 against those posted during the same calendar month from...
Sales tax revenues increase sharply