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March 23: BMT Center Annual Community Easter Egg hunt at Breezy Hill Park at 215 Daniels St from 12-2 p.m. March 24: Palm Sunday Fam Jam Helicopter Egg Drop at First Baptist Church of Kaufman at 9:30 a.m.12 p.m.

City of Terrell Public Information Officer The City of Terrell received a 2022 Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for the Community Resiliency Program Grant. This grant was awarded for the purchase of a new Special Operations Unit that will be utilized to further support public safety efforts.

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REACH Child Placing Agency (REACH) will host their 5th Annual Casino Night on Friday, March 22, 2024 at The Establishment Barn in Terrell. REACH is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that serves and cares for abused and/or neglected children in crisis in Kaufman County.

Between February 29 through March 3, 2024, a collaborative proactive policing effort involving the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office, Kaufman County Street Crimes Unit, Forney Police Department, Kaufman County Pct. 2 deputies, and the Kaufman County DA’s Office yielded significant results. During this three-day operation, law enforcement successfully recovered over $90,000 worth of stolen property (including a trailer filled with stolen mattresses), vehicles, and travel trailers.

A major accident involving multiple vehicles caused major delays on Interstate 20 in between Terrell and Canton Sunday afternoon. Engine 5501 of the Elmo Fire Department was driving by as the accident occurred March 10 and immediately started assessing the scene.

Two inmates were charged with murder in the fentanyl overdoses at the Kaufman County jail that occurred Feb. 16.

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One of my favorite ways to spend an early spring morning is tossing small Roadrunners or Beetle Spins into the slow-moving current of a stream feeding a lake with a healthy population of white bass. When conditions are just right, catching can be nonstop.

Terrell Police made the following arrests and responded to the following incidents from February 28 through March 7. Arrests: James Early Davis III, Terrell, 40, possession of controlled substance; prohibited substance in correctional facility Enrique Emiliano Benitez, Terrell, 22, warrant AJ Lovings III, Terrell 19, assault by threat; theft Tyrique Jawaun Martin, Terrell, 26, warrant Zy Kythien Keontavious Earl Brumley, Terrell, 22, warrant Marro Dewayne Madde, Terrell, 39, warrants John James Belitere, Terrell, 54, public intoxication Jourdan Philander King, Terrell, 22, evading arrest; resisting arrest Jaqron Williams, Terrell, 20, evading arrest/detention Jemarcus Jackson, Terrell, 19, evading arrest Cody Ray Graham, Terrell, 22, failure to maintain financial responsibility; driving without lights Robert Curtis Roberson, Terrell, 67, warrants Carl Edward Carey, Terrell, 33, unlawful carrying of weapon; possession of drug paraphernalia; possession of controlled substance Marquethiunn Surrell, Terrell, 18, walked on highway with traffic; minor in possession of tobacco Gaylen Jarrod Cobb, Jr., Terrell, 21, unlawful carrying of weapon; possession of drug paraphernalia Isaac James Ross, Terrell, 44, possession of controlled substance Terrance Lamar Lee, Terrell, 33, warrant Dekembe Ikei McCullar, Terrell.