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Hulsey Public Library Director Rebecca Anderson snips the ceremonial ribbon Tuesday evening, marking the official start to the library’s Summer Reading Program. Hundreds of people turned out for an Activities Fair, which featured fun and games for children, informational booths, vendors, bounce houses and more. Anderson expects 600-800 children to register for this year’s Summer Reading Program, which conducts special reading activities Tuesday through Friday. The summer program tailors many of its lessons to STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) education, according to Anderson. The Activities Fair was funded by The Friends of the Library. See more photos of the library’s Activities Fair on page 9. HANK MURPHY PHOTO

My love for building a cabin back in the woods began at an early age. Two neighbor buddies and I used hatchets to hack down several sweet gum saplings in the patch of woods beside our farm to construct our first “cabin.”

All eyes are on Gov. Greg Abbott now that the regular session of the Texas Legislature is over.

Arrests: Latora Denise Henderson, 44, Dallas, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving with suspended/invalid license, expired license plates. Mandell Waynewood Kelley Jr., 39, Mesquite, theft of property of more than $100 and less than $750.

A Kaufman County man who sexually preyed on young girls via Snapchat has been sentenced to 35 years in prison by a Rockwall County district judge. Taylor Craft, 26, was arrested in March 2019 after a three-month investigation that began in Connecticut and extended to Rockwall, Kaufman, and Dallas counties.

Four people were arrested and firearms and alleged narcotics were seized during separate police raids Tuesday, June 1, in Terrell and Forney. According to a news release from Terrell police, narcotic investigators from Terrell police, Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office and DEA-Dallas as well as a joint Terrell-Forney SWAT team and a Kaufman County Sheriff Department SWAT team worked on a joint investigation and executed search warrants in the 1100 block of S.

The beautiful bride has been planning this day for as long as she can remember. In a few short moments, her fantasy wedding will leap from the heights of her imagination into reality: Her custom-made gown, her knight in shining armor, and the romantic honeymoon awaits her. She anxiously anticipates the moment when she’ll walk down the petal covered center aisle, stare her husbandto-be deep into his eyes and finally be introduced as Mr. and Mrs. Perfect Couple. This is the day she has dreamed of all her life – so as guest we want to be well mannered in order not to make a faux pas that will go down in the pages of the wedding album.

June 5: St. Martin Catholic Church in Talty offers a food giveaway every first Saturday of the month. The church is located at Interstate-20 and FM 1641. A drive-thru will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Fresh fruits and vegetables.