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SH 34 closure at Kings Creek begins

Body Weather permitting, The Texas Department of Transportation will temporarily close one lane on State Highway 34 at Kings Creek Drive through the spring of 2022, as work begins to add a left turn lane at this intersection.

CALF SCRAMBLE

Body Ahmad Rhodes, a member of Terrell FFA, caught a calf during the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Calf Scramble Jan. 21, earning a $500 purchase certificate for a show heifer and the chance for up to $16,000 in scholarship awards.
Ahmad Rhodes won a $500 purchase certificate toward a beef or dairy heifer for a 4-H or FFA project for exhibition at next year’s Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. The certificate, presented by Stock Show Calf Scramble Committee Chairman Paxton Motheral, was sponsored by Mary Martha Richter. Courtesy photo

Sales tax revenues climb locally

Body The City of Terrell picked up where it left off to open the new year, seeing another increase in its sales tax revenue growth, according to the office of Texas State Comptroller Glenn Hegar. According to data released earlier this month, Terrell received a payment of $1,423,066.
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Terrell PD seeks robbery suspect

Body The Terrell Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance this week after an as yet unidentified subject committed a burglary at a downtown business Jan. 12.
Local law enforcement officials are seeking any and all information regarding a burglary that occurred in the early morning hours Jan. 12 in the 1200 block of W. Moore Ave. The suspect, seen pictured, stole cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars and lighters before fleeing northwest towards Allen Street. Photos courtesy of the Terrell Police Department

Around Town

Body Jan. 26: The Terrell Fire Department is administering vaccinations every Wednesday from 8 a.m. to noon at the Terrell Fire Department Administration Offices at 152 9th Street in Terrell. Vaccines are available for those 12 and up. Walk-ins are welcome on Wednesdays, from 8 a.m.

BLOTTER

Body Terrell police made the following arrests and responded to the following incidents from January 12 to January 19: Arrests: Donald Hamilton, 61, Terrell, public intoxication Janet Diane Ludwig, 53, Wills Point, public intoxication, assault simple Lisa Kathleen McLaughlin, 44,...

Court appoints Ayres as county fire marshal

Body The Kaufman County Commissioners Court kept things short and sweet this week, meeting for less than 30 minutes in open session on Tuesday morning while taking on an agenda that included equipment purchases and the appointment of a new Kaufman County Fire Marshal.
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