LET ME SAY THIS!
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For anyone, reading and understanding the title of this column is pretty impossible. The reason is plain – I just closed my eyes and pressed random keys, so it makes absolutely no sense to anyone.
May 2023
FROM THE BLEACHERS – Starting from scratch
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When a Superintendent of Schools hires a coach, they need to be thorough and hire a person with the potential to become a proven winner. Bill Thomas, sportswriter, introduced me to such a person, Alan Haire, and instantly we became good friends. Proven winners have special traits.
Suspect arrested on Capital Murder charge
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A 20-year-old Dallas man was taken into custody on Capital Murder charges following a late night shooting incident that occurred at 402 S. Virginia St.
Summer Meals Program to return
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Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced the Summer Meal Program administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture will once again provide healthy meals at sites across Texas this summer.
Sam E. Hanes
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1927-2023 Sam E. Hanes ended his contribution on Earth on May 9, 2023.
Kaufman man sentenced to 25 years
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District Attorney Erleigh Norville Wiley announced April 24 that a Kaufman County jury has sentenced Jason Clay Humphries, 47, to 25 years in the Texas penitentiary. After a week-long trial before Honorable Judge Casey Blair in the 86th District Court of Kaufman County, a jury found Humphries guilty of Sexual Assault of Child Enhanced.
Summer Meals Program to return
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Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced the Summer Meal Program administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture will once again provide healthy meals at sites across Texas this summer.
Teachers of the Year
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Jacob Ward (Terrell High School) was recently named the Terrell ISD Secondary Teacher of the Year and Hanna Garcia (Bruce Wood Elementary) was named the Terrell ISD Elementary Teacher of the Year. District officials stated, “Congratulations to these amazing educators who will now go on to represent us at the Region X Teacher of the Year competition!”
TACO FESTIVAL
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The City of Terrell and the Terrell Chamber of Commerce/CVB hosted the annual Terrell Taco Festival from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on May 6. The event was held on Nash and Adelaide Streets near Terrell City Hall and was a huge success. This family-oriented community festival included live performances from Mariachi Viva Mexico and Mexico 2000 Ballet Folklorico, a Children’s Entrepreneur Workshop, piñata busts and more. The fun-filled day was capped off with Terrell’s Best Taco Trophy being awarded by Mayor Rick Carmona to Tortilleria Terrell for the best taco.
Slight dip in sales tax revenues reported locally
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DAVID KAPITAN editor@terrelltribune.com Kaufman County entered the month riding an impressive streak with the Texas State Comptroller’s Office reporting that 11 out of 13 local cities had reported sales tax revenue gains when comparing against totals from the same calendar month from the previous year for three consecutive months. That streak would come to an end in May with the comptroller’s office announcing that more than half of all Kaufman County cities, seven in total, had seen dips when comparing against May 2022 collections.