May 2023

LET ME SAY THIS!

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.
LET ME SAY THIS!

FROM THE BLEACHERS – Starting from scratch

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.

Summer Meals Program to return

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.
Summer Meals Program to return

Kaufman man sentenced to 25 years

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.

Summer Meals Program to return

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.
Summer Meals Program to return

Teachers of the Year

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.
Teachers of the Year

TACO FESTIVAL

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.
TACO FESTIVAL

Slight dip in sales tax revenues reported locally

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...