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Kaufman County Library re-opens June 22

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After 40 days of renovation, the Kaufman County Library is scheduled to re-open on Tuesday, June 22. The library closed on May 12 to have some notable renovations made, including new paint, flooring, and an upgraded technology system in the community room.
Members of Boy Scout Troop 332. Two members of the troop, Julian Castanda and Jonathan Oblad, donated wooden engraved book carts and a chess table, which were produced through their Eagle Scout projects. COURTESY PHOTO

Correction

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A photo caption in last week’s Terrell Tribune incorrectly identified Karen Acevedo as Terrell High School’s Class of 2021 Salutatorian. She is the Valedictorian. The Terrell Tribune regrets the error.

Police

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Arrests: Aaron Jacob Alvarez, 20, Duncan ville, unlawfully carrying a weapon. Charles James Heaslet, 44, Terrell, parole violation.

Man found guilty of assault

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Kaufman County District Attorney Erleigh Norville Wiley announced this week the conviction of Mark Wayne Jolley, 61, for assault causes bodily injury with a finding of family violence, which is a class A misdemeanor offense.

COMMITTED TO MEDICINE

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This brother and sister, both products of Terrell High School, recently graduated weeks apart as medical doctors. Dr. Ste’Von Voice is a 2021 graduate of the University of the Incarnate World School of Medicine in San Antonio and a 2007 graduate of Terrell High. Congratulations also go out to his sister, Dr. Alesia Voice, a 2021 graduate of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in Lubbock. She is a 2011 graduate of Terrell High School. Ste’Von and Alesia are the children of Roy and Sonja Voice and siblings of Andre and Roy Voice III. COURTESY PHOTO
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Terrell to celebrate Juneteenth

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Saturday’s Juneteenth celebration at Breezy Hill Park in Terrell comes just days after Congress passed legislation that would make the day that commemorates the emancipation of slaves in Texas a federal holiday.

City eyes rebuild of Temple Street

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Residents of Terrell’s Stallings Addition are expected to see a vast improvement to Temple Street and hopefully relief from 18-wheeler traffic under a plan discussed at a Tuesday afternoon City Council work session.
One example of significant pavement damage on Temple Street, which is heavily used by large trucks. The city intends to rebuild Temple with concrete and attempt to route truck traffic away from the Stallings Addition. HANK MURPHY PHOTO

A quirk of history?

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Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas first learned they had been emancipated. The initial announcement to that effect was made by Union Army Gen. Gordon Granger in Galveston on June 19, 1865.
JOHN GODWIN