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Body Tammy Pargoud, founder and CEO of Reach Child Placing Agency spoke at the Terrell Rotary meeting on Jan 26. The agency is located at Cornerstone Reformed Baptist Church (113 State Highway 205 in Terrell) and accepts donations Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. -2 p.m.

Body DAVID KAPITAN editor@terrelltribune.com The likelihood of a May 6 election increased dramatically over the past week with a new round of filers throwing their name into the ring for a spot on the Terrell City Council or Terrell ISD Board of Trustees.

Body Marysol Banales, a member of Terrell FFA, caught a calf during the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Calf Scramble Jan. 27, earning a $500 purchase certificate for a show heifer and the chance for up to $16,000 in scholarship awards.

Body The Terrell Police Department is beginning the preparation process for the next Terrell Citizens Police Academy. Community interaction is a crucial part of the Terrell Police Department’s “responsibly aggressive policing” philosophy.

Body As part of Terrell’s Feb. 11 observance of its 150th birthday, Mayor Rick Carmona announced the launch of a series of celebrations commemorating the city’s sesquicentennial year.

Body February 9: The Terrell Chamber of Commerce Convention and Visitors Bureau will host its 115th annual Membership and Industrial Recognition Luncheon at The Shops in Terrell, Suite 10 beginning at 11:30 a.m. Tickets can be purchased online at terrelltexas.

Body Terrell police made the following arrests and responded to the following incidents from January 25 to January 31: Arrests: Juan Martinez Vasquez, Dallas, 34, driving while intoxicated – third or more; evading arrest/dentation with vehicle or watercraft

Body Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar joined other unclaimed property administrators to celebrate the third annual national Unclaimed Property Day Feb. 1.

Body The City of Terrell and the Terrell Chamber of Commerce/ CVB will once again by joining forces on May 6, hosting their annual Terrell Taco Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will be held on Nash and Adelaide Streets near Terrell City Hall.

Body Egg prices continue to set all-time per-dozen price records, and a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert does not expect that trend to reverse in the near future. David Anderson, Ph.D.