January 2023

Critically acclaimed actor/singer and Broadway star Chester Gregory brings a rousing salute to the musical legacy of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honoree Jackie Wilson to the E! Terrell stage at the Terrell ISD Jamie Foxx Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26.

Qualified residents interested in serving on either the Terrell City Council or Terrell ISD Board of Trustees are now on the clock with candidate filing for each opening bright and early Jan. 18, and running until Feb. 17.

Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 7.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.90/g Jan. 16, according to GasBuddy's survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 31.2 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 0.4 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 7.2 cents in the last week and stands at $4.56 per gallon.

The Kaufman County Farm Bureau delivered a welcome surprise to the Terrell Volunteer Fire Department Jan. 17, donating $2,000 for their continued service to area residents. In a post on the KC Farm Bureau’s website officials stated, “We were honored to deliver a check to the TVFD for responding to calls from our Texas Farm Bureau members in 2022. Thank you for taking care of our members!”

Did you know blood transfusion is one of the most frequently performed procedures in hospitals? In fact, one in seven hospital patients will require blood during their stay. To support this urgent community need, Carter BloodCare asks residents to Give for Texans in February.

ANGIE COOPER VP of Operations, Terrell Chamber of Commerce The Kaufman County Leadership Council will be taking a trip to Austin in early February to meet with state leaders about issues affecting Kaufman County citizens. Kaufman County Day in Austin is set for Sunday, Feb.

January 26: The Terrell Action Committee will host a Point-In-Time Count of homeless persons living within the city Jan. 26 from 10 a.m.

The Don’t Mess with Texas Scholarship Contest is now accepting applications for the 2023 school year. Any Texas high school senior currently attending public, private or home school, and planning to attend an accredited Texas college or university in the fall 2023 semester is eligible to apply.

First United Methodist Church of Terrell has been selected as one of eight churches in Texas and Oklahoma by SMU Perkins School of Theology to be the receipent of an innovative grant program funded by the Lilly Endowment called Testimony HQ for 2023 and 2024.

The Texas State Comptroller’s Office delivered its first sales tax revenue collection report of the year Jan. 11, indicating that 10 out of 13 local cities had shown gains when comparing January 2023 totals against those posted during the same calendar month the previous year.