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The 13th annual Summer Reading Activities Fair will kick off at 5 p.m., June 8 at the Hulsey Public Library with a ribbon cutting hosted by the Terrell Chamber of Commerce. The fair, featuring more than 30 vendors – the most in the fair’s history - also will include a bounce house for children.

As most businesses drop mask requirements across Kaufman County, COVID-19 infections locally continue to decline. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported 45 estimated active cases of COVID-19 in Kaufman County as of June 1, a figure far below the infection levels seen earlier this year.

The Humane Society of North Texas (HSNT) appears to be the lone contender for a contract to operate Kaufman County’s Pet Adoption Center, which is expected to be completed by the end of this year. Recently, the county sought bids on the contract, and the Humane Society of North Texas was the only entity to return a proposal.

Through the years, I have often prepared a Dutch kettle quail recipe that I learned from my friend, the late outdoors writer Bob Hood. This recipe is simple and we often prepared it for lunch after morning quail hunts.

GOP-backed legislation that would have banned taxpayer-funded lobbying in Texas failed to make it out of the state House this week, and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is asking Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special legislative session in June to take up the bill and several others deemed as priorities.

The Texas Legislature this week passed a bill that would outlaw abortions in the state if the U.S. Supreme Court ever overturns Roe v Wade, the landmark 1973 case that legalized abortion nationally.

Terrell police made the following arrests and responded to the following incidents between May 19 and May 25: Arrests: Caitlyn Ashley Sewell, 25, Wills Point, class B theft. Darquawn Dremond Varner, 27, Fort Worth, assault by contact/family violence.