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The Kaufman County Commissioners Court held its regular weekly meeting March 8, tackling an agenda that included an update from representatives of Belltown Power regarding a pair of solar projects currently in the works south west of the Terrell area.

Local fire departments, including members of the Terrell Volunteer Fire Department, Terrell Fire Department, Elmo Fire Department and Able’s Springs Fire Department among others, spent nearly six hours battling a structure fire late on March 3 and into the early morning hours March 4.

The City of Kaufman Police Department wants to make our citizens aware that we are seeing an increase in Credit Card/Debit Card Fraud. The credit/debit card information is being used or attempted on cards that use the RFID (radio frequency identification) chips.

The Texas State Comptroller’s Office issued its third sales tax revenue collection report of the year March 9, indicating that most local cities had shown sizeable gains when comparing March 2022 totals against those posted during the same calendar month from the previous year.

Below is a listing of current events submitted by Chamber members. To submit an event to be included on the Chamber website and in the weekly newsletter, login to the Member Information Center and click ‘Events’ at the top, then ‘Add Event’.

In each quarterly Spotlight, the chamber likes to highlight local small businesses. We want you to get to know some of their stories and meet the faces behind these businesses. They are vital to our community and we ask you to please consider shopping and supporting local businesses.

Q: What type of products does Southern Back Road sell? A: There are a variety of things at Southern Back Road. I have clothing for ladies and children as well as gift and home decor items.

Q: What products or services does your business provide? Or what does your organization do? A: Tiger Ice is the coolest place in town. We sell shaved ice, candied pickles, fresh lemonade, hand scooped Blue Bell ice cream and ice cream floats made with some of the finest sodas available.

The Terrell Chamber of Commerce is inviting local residents to explore their community by participating in the Discover Terrell Geocaching GeoTour. The GeoTour officially launched on 10 a.m., Feb. 27, during the official lauch party at the French Soiree.

Paying membership dues just got easier! Members can now store a credit card on file within the Chamber membership database that will automatically be charged for dues renewal payments. No more hassling with checks and stamps.