May 2023

The Daughters of the British Empire in the State of Texas and No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum rolled out the red carpet May 6, welcoming a sell out crowd to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III with a oneof- a-kind event.

DAVID KAPITAN editor@terrelltribune.com For Leonard Clarence DeGrate, Jr. retirement has been anything but slow.

Two men with ties to the Wills Point community were arrested this week following an early afternoon chase involving Kaufman County law enforcement officials. According to a Terrell Police Department press release of the incident, the chase began shortly after officers “observed suspects using drugs, in open view, near a local store on S.

Downtown Terrell will be the place to be this weekend with the City of Terrell and the Terrell Chamber of Commerce/ CVB partnering to sponsor the Terrell Taco Festival from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

DAVID KAPITAN editor@terrelltribune.com The Terrell community will reach the finish line of another election cycle today (May 6) with eligible voters have the opportunity to decide a three-person race to represent District 5 on the city council. The filing period, which ran from mid-January to mid-February for Terrell ISD and City of Terrell, was largely uneventful with four out of five potential races finishing with just one filer.

The Terrell City Council returned to its home base this week, hosting its regularly scheduled weekly meeting at the City Hall after three consecutive sessions at the Terrell High School Auditorium. Unlike previous sessions, which largely focused on the annexation of land, the city’s May 2 meeting ran the gamut with a series of reports from department heads as well as items related to city’s long-term downtown development plan.

County officials have announced that it will be hosting a free collection event to help residents rid themselves of unwanted items May 6 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB), a statewide grassroots environmental and community improvement non-profit organization, was recently named Kaufman County a Gold Star Affiliate. Gold Star recognition is the membership recognition highest status any community affiliate can achieve.

The 2023 Fountain 5k & Kids Fun Run was a huge success for the Volunteer Services Council. This year we had 149 runners sign up to participate in the run.

22 Marechael Niel Club 4 Brothers Outdoor Power Accent Commercial Real Estate Alinea Family Hospice Care American Home Care American Home Hospice Associated Medical Equipment Atmos Energy Corporation B & B Guns and More B.G. Miracle, CPA,PC Bluebonnet Ridge RV Park Brookshire’s Food Store Buc-ee’s Circle B Construction, LLC Colonial Lodge Assisted Living Deana Elliott Boyd Better Real Estate Earl & LuAnne Bourland En Vogue Episcopal Church of The Good Shepherd Erin Cook Renewals Continued Fairfield by Marriott Crossroads at Terrell First United Methodist Church G & S Sales, Inc. GH Crane Guest & Gray, P.C.