April 2022

The partnership between Kaufman County and the Humane Society of North Texas to facilitate pet adoptions took a giant leap forward with the April 5 grand opening of the Pet Adoption Center, which broke ground March 23, 2021.

County commissioners held their regular weekly meeting on Tuesday morning, receiving an up-to-date report from Care-Flite officials regarding the group’s call volume, response efforts and staffing.

Terrell police made the following arrests and responded to the following incidents from March 30 to April 5: Arrests: Peter Gordon Crooks, Quinlan, 34, possession of a controlled substance PG1 >=1G<4G; interfering with emergency request for assistance; assault by contact family violence; possession...

April 8: The Knights of Columbus Fish Fry will run from 6-8 p.m. at St. Johns Parrish. The cost is $12 per adult, and $6 for children under 12. Fish fries will also be held every Friday in March as well as April 1 and April 8.

On March 29, members of the Lone Star CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), Kaufman County Children’s Advocacy Center and the Kaufman County Child Welfare Board gathered with State Representative Keith Bell, County Judge Hal Richards and many other community leaders to officially proclaim the...

Multiple sections of Kaufman County were on high alert Monday night, April 4, as severe weather with extreme winds, hail and rain hit with vengeance. Once the storm passed, many were shocked to see the amount of damage left behind but were thankful that there were no reports of injury or death.

A Celebration of Life for Wayne Burge will be held on April 9, 2022, at the First Baptist Church on 403 N. Catherine Street in Terrell, at the ROC center at 2 p.m.

Residents living in and around the Terrell can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, and other chronic, serious conditions with affordable screenings by Life Line Screening.

In honor of Women’s History Month, the No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum’s March 31 program honored Rosie the Riveter, those women who stepped up during World War II to take over “men’s jobs” when their husbands and sons went off to fight to preserve democracy.

The Terrell Tigers wrapped up their season series with Sunnyvale last week, watching their late rally come up short in a 6-4 setback to the Raiders. Sunnyvale got the better of Terrell throughout the early stages of the contest, scoring a run in the first and one in the fourth to take a 2-0 lead.