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Body The Kaufman County Clerk’s office, along with the County Court at Law 2 office kicked off the Kaufman Downtown Merchants’ annual “Peanut Butter and Jolly” food drive by donating 200 jars of peanut butter and jelly.

Body The number of estimated active COVID-19 cases in Kaufman County stood at 148 on Nov. 24 as communicable disease experts keep an eye out for a new “variant of concern” arising from southern Africa.

Body As part of the statewide I-20 Texas Corridor Study, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is requesting public input through an online survey through Dec. 10.

Body Volunteers are still needed to help out with the annual Stanley Ballard Sr. Christmas Parade in Terrell scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 11. Among other duties, volunteers are needed to man barricades, help check in floats, line up parade entries, and help out at parking lots.

Body Dec. 4: “A Christmas Carol” will be presented by the Terrell High School Theater Department at the Jamie Foxx Performing Arts Center.

Body For efforts that went above and beyond during the COVID-19 pandemic, Schrildea Glover, a fifthgrade teacher at Gilbert Willie Sr. Elementary School, was recently named a Ford Freedom Unsung Teacher Hero of COVID-19.

Body December is shaping up to be a busy month for the Terrell ISD Fine Arts Department with productions of “A Christmas Carol,” concerts, parade appearances and the annual Christmas Spectacular.

Body December 4 - A Christmas Carol by the THS Players @ 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Body David Kapitan is the new editor of The Terrell Tribune. Kapitan has been interim editor of the Terrell Tribune most of the time since the end of June.

Body The Terrell City Council wrapped up a busy month of meetings with a final session Nov. 30, tackling an agenda heavy on administrative reports before approving a resolution related to an opioid settlement that could ultimately net the city additional funding.