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Jakobe Garrett and Vermiah Thomas reigned as Terrell High School Prom King and Queen two weekends ago. COURTESY TISD.

As of May 12, the FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit will make available to consumers substantial discounts on broadband service and computers. This pandemic-related program will continue until the $3.2 billion in federal funding runs out or six months after the Department of Health and Human Services declares an end to the pandemic.

Kaufman County is trailing the state in the percentage of residents who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 as the pace of vaccinations slows. As of Wednesday, May 12, 32.9% of the county’s eligible population was fully vaccinated, according to the Department of State Health Services (DSHS).

A bid to bring casinos to Texas appears have rolled snake eyes. Monday was the deadline for House committees to advance that chamber’s bills and joint resolutions, and the deadline passed without the State Affairs Committee voting out the Las Vegas Sands-backed House Joint Resolution 133, The Texas Tribune reported.

A bill to keep the teaching of critical race theory out of Texas public schools advanced this week in the Texas House. In a party-line vote of 81-52, the House passed House Bill 3979 by Rep.

Combining warm words with good-natured barbs, the Terrell City Council on Tuesday bid adieu to District 4 Councilman Charles Whitaker, who is leaving the body after reaching his limit of three consecutive terms.

Anyone who’s ever watched a film by self-taught moviemaker M. Legend Brown might have seen some familiar scenery.

One of the first tangible benefits from formation of the Terrell Parks and Downtown Improvement Corp. (PADIC) should be illuminating.

Tonya Derrick will officially be sworn into her position at the next Terrell ISD School Board meeting on Monday, May 17 at the Jamie Foxx Performing Arts Center. Derrick, who defeated Pat Martin 285-62 in the May 1 election, assumes the District 3 seat held by Lisa Asher, the current school board vice president.

Arnelia Taylor, 51, Dallas, possession of a controlled substance (PG 1) less than one gram, failure to maintain financial responsibility, driving with an invalid or suspended license, vehicle inspection violation, failure to appear.