July 2024

Mayor Rick Carmona takes part in the annual Burnett Reunion July 21 to celebrate William H. Burnett, for which the Terrell elementary school is named after. Burnett was the principal for the Old Colored School in Terrell in 1900. Burnett’s high educational standards and encouragement played an important role in the development of his students and exerted a positive influence on young African Americans well beyond the city limits of Terrell.

By Bodey Cooper editor@terrelltribune.com Nucor Buildings Group is hosting their Second Annual Back to School giveaway Saturday, Aug. 10 in Terrell.

The phrase ‘cooking out’ often equates to applying heat to steaks or burgers anywhere other than in the kitchen, often outside on the patio using a gas or charcoal grill. My first memories of outdoor cooking goes back a long, long way to the late 50s when as a young boy, I watched my dad grill chicken halves first over a pit he dug in the ground on an expanded metal grill over a hot hickory fire, but later on a homemade smoker.

District Attorney Erleigh Norville Wiley announced today that a Kaufman County jury found Bryant Pearl guilty of the offense of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Young Child, a first-degree felony. Due to a previous conviction for Sexual Assault of a Child in Dallas County, Pearl was given an automatic life sentence without the possibility of parole by the Honorable Shelton Gibbs in the 422nd District Court.

Trinity Valley Community College (TVCC) is excited to offer students interested in the legal system the opportunity to pursue a career as a court reporter through its new for-credit online court reporting program.

1939-2024 Coy E. Taylor went home to his Heavenly Father on July 11, 2024.

August 3: The No. 1 British Flying and Training School Museum will be hosting a public service program Saturday, August 3 at 3:30 p.m.

A 16-year-old juvenile led Terrell Police on a chase Tuesday, July 23. At approximately 8:40 p.m.

In recent years, the NCL (National Charity League) Lone Star Chapter, dedicated to promoting community service and fostering mother-daughter relationships, has actively contributed to Lone Star CASA’s mission through volunteerism and fundraising efforts.

editor@terrelltribune.com Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant II Daniel Van Huss was killed in a motorcycle accident Saturday, July 20 KCSO announced. The accident occurred Saturday, July 20 and Van Huss died from injuries sustained in the accident Sunday, July 21 at approximately 1 a.m.