August 2025

editor@terrelltribune.com The Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office is still in search of a fatal hit-and-run suspect from a fatal collision in Terrell in early June. KCSO is searching for Victor Eduardo Mendoza Mondragon for failing to stop and render aid in a collision involving death from a deadly two-vehicle crash on FM 429 in Terrell on June 13.

Terrell ISD students, staff and families celebrated their annual Back to School Bash at the ExCEL Center on July 31. Additional photos on 10A.

editor@terrelltribune.com An international distribution center has its sights set on the City of Terrell with the sale of 120 acres to Hunt Realty Investments. Advanced construction is underway and will bring transformative infrastructure improvements, attract development and generate sustained economic momentum for Terrell and the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

editor@terrelltribune.com A truck driver at the wheel that killed five people on I-20 near Terrell was indicted on multiple charges by a Kaufman County grand jury this past week. A company official for the trucking company, Hope Trans, was also indicted for felony forgery.

TISD BACK TO SCHOOL BASH.

Summer is not done yet, but I always consider the opening of dove season as the beginning stages of fall. Oh, the temperature is usually well into the 90s in early September, but there is often an early cool front or rain from a tropical depression to give us a foretaste of what’s to come in October.

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION Texas Democrats left the state Sunday in hopes of derailing a mid-decade redistricting plan, The Dallas Morning News reported. State Rep.

Spectrum, the No. 1 rural internet provider in the nation, announced the launch of Spectrum Internet, Mobile, TV and Voice services to more than 3,100 rural homes and small businesses across Kaufman County, including the communities of Mabank and Terrell.

A single-vehicle rollover on U.S. Highway at County Road 350 injured a family dog around 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 29. The truck left the road through two fences before rolling several times. Elmo FD firefighters treated a family dog that was struck by the vehicle with bandages and splinting for a possible broken leg. The driver was checked out and released on scene while the family transported the dog to the veterinarian to be checked out.

August 9: There will be a multi-family garage sale on Saturday, Aug. 9 from 10 a.m.