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Arrests: Donald Wayne Ashby, 55, Terrell, manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance (PG 1) more than four grams and less than 200. Patrick Shane Beckett, 33, Terrell, expired vehicle registration.

Seven people were arrested or detained and suspected narcotics were seized after a police raid in Terrell the afternoon of April 15, according to the Terrell Police Department. A Terrell police SWAT team accompanied by narcotic investigators executed a search warrant at 1325 CR 319 in Terrell, according to police.

You may be seeing an inordinate amount of Atmos Energy trucks in Terrell over the past few weeks. Contractors and crews for Atmos, the city’s natural gas provider, are making repairs to the company’s natural gas distribution system in Terrell, according to Eva Hummel, manager of public affairs for Atmos Energy.

Josh Waymire of Forney and his son David enjoyed the For Love of Cars auto show last weekend at the Terrell Jubilee. Proceeds from the show benefit the Sharing the Love Foundation. Waymire entered his prized 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 376. Waymire named the car “Aspen” after his father, a federal police officer who passed away last July, whose favorite place was Aspen, Colo. HANK MURPHY PHOTO

The Terrell Kiwanis Club is hosting a flag dedication on Tuesday, April 27 at 5:30 p.m. The dedication will take place at the B&PW Club House, 200 Elm Drive in Terrell.

In our connected world, there’s never a need to go it alone. Doing a home repair? YouTube offers untold numbers of instructional videos. Need a quick fact check? Wikipedia. What’s the latest on COVID? www.CDC.gov. It’s all out there.

The Terrell City Council on Tuesday night voted 3-1 to give city employees a 2.5% raise in May as well as a 2.5% pay boost in September. The action will impact about half the city’s workforce because police and firefighters, who are civil service employees, received an across-the-board 4% raise with passage last fall of the fiscal 2021 budget.

The Terrell Jubilee came back stronger than ever last week after COVID-19 KO’d the event a year ago. The festival’s 40th edition featured massive weekend crowds, brisk sales by vendors and fun by the boatload.