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Camo & Pearls benefit set for Feb. 26

Leadership Kaufman County is a comprehensive training program designed to build community leaders by promoting community awareness, initiating personal and professional growth, and fostering civic involvement.
Leadership Kaufman County will be hosting a Camo & Pearls fundraiser event at the Kaufman Civic Center Feb. 26, with proceeds benefitting the Kaufman County Children's Advocacy Center and Lone Star CASA. Courtesy photo

Sheriff’s Office to host blood drive

The Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with Carter BloodCare to host a blood drive event Feb. 25 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Courthouse Annex Building in Kaufman (100 N. Washington St.).

BLOTTER

Terrell police made the following arrests and responded to the following incidents from January 19 to January 26: Arrests: Mark Layfette Johnson, 53, Terrell, burglary of a building Sheri Ann Shaddix, 61, Terrell, burglary of a building Juan Manuel Moyeda, 26, Kaufman, no drivers license, speeding...

THS earns AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award

Terrell High School has earned the College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science A. Schools honored with the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award have expanded girls’ access in AP computer science courses.

SH 34 closure at Kings Creek begins

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

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

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 $1,423,066.16 in January 2022.
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Terrell PD seeks robbery suspect

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

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.
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