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Brianna West of Terrell recently participated in Stephen F. Austin State University’s August 2022 graduation ceremonies, held in the Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches.

Women, Aviation and WW II” is the title of a traveling exhibit that will be on display at the No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum, 119 Silent Wings Blvd, in Terrell from August 19 – October 1.

In early 2020, Joanne Zipay, founder of New York’s award-winning Judith Shakespeare Company, was preparing to direct a play in Fort Worth later that year. Into the Breeches! by George Brant tells the story of a (fictional) group of women who decide to keep their local theatre alive by taking on the men’s roles in The Henriad , an amalgamation of several of Shakespeare’s plays about wars. Set in Fort Worth in 1942, she needed to research what life was like on the home front during the war years. She heard an ad on local station KEOM-FM about an area veteran’s presentation at the BFTS Museum and came from her home in Plano to hear it.

Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 9.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.65/g June 13, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 54.2 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.89/g higher than a year ago. The price of diesel has fallen 4.0 cents nationally in the past week and stands at $5.50 per gallon.

June 18: United Church of God in Christ, located at 901 S. Hattie, will host its annual Community Outreach Day from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. The event will include clothing and shoe giveaways, new and gently used household item giveaways, and a mini health fair.

Economic Development Corporation President Ray Dunlap served as the guest speaker at the June 14 Terrell Kiwanis Club meeting. Dunlap provided a brief history of the EDC while also providing a look ahead at new and exciting projects slated to come to the Terrell community. Kiwanis Club officials added that the food, which included salad, chicken fried chicken with mashed potatoes, green beans and rolls, was catered by Hickory Roots of Terrell. Courtesy photo

The Charles Butt Foundation, a non-profit pursuing a more equitable and prosperous future for all Texans through education and community partnerships, announced May 9 that it will sponsor educators from 54 district and charter schools across Texas to attend weeklong summer institutes at the Principals’ Center at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

At age 15, Terrell High School junior Bridget Wilson, has made history by becoming the youngest credential coder in the American Academy of Professional Coders, an organization which has a membership of more than 200,000 people.

The Kaufman County Child Welfare Board and Lone Star CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children) are sponsoring a school supply donation drive from June 6 – July 1. Drop off locations will be accepting all types of school supplies during business hours at the following locations: KAUFMAN – Wells Fargo Building at 2100 S.

The Kiwanis Club of Terrell took a trip out to visit Jake E’s Riding Round UP this week for the weekly meeting May 24. After having lunch at the ranch and hearing all about the therapeutic horseback riding and healing center located at 10626 FM 429 south, the Kiwanis were given a tour of the facility by the director, Jana. Jake E’s is a non-profit equine therapy center dedicated to improving the lives of people in the community, especially children. Courtesy photo