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Woman gives the ultimate gift:

The transplant highlights the strength of love, forgiveness As is often the case with ex-spouses, Amanda McCowen was not exactly enthusiastic when Joshua Maples, her former husband and father of her two children, married again.
LEAD ART: Amanda McCowen (right) donated a kidney to save the life of her ex-husband’s wife, Angela Maples back on Oct. 13. Photo courtesy of Texas Health

Councilwoman speaks on domestic abuse

Terrell City Councilwoman Mayrani Velasquez spoke on something personal to her and many others: domestic abuse. Velasquez took to the steps of the Kaufman County Justice Center on Friday, Nov.

But I don’t like eating game meat…Really?

Hunting seasons are well under way and chances are good many of you already have a freezer well stocked with everything from venison steaks and ground meat to dove breasts. Let’s not let all this tasty meat get freezer burned.
Luke enjoyed this dish of ground oryx hamburger steak prepared by Nacolh Vickrey at the Choctaw Hunting Lodge in Southeast Oklahoma last week. Hands down, this is one of Luke’s favorite meals. Photo by Larry Weishuhn

Breezy Hill hosts Thanksgiving in the Park

The Association of Breezy Hill Park gave their time, donations, cooked, delivered plates, cleaned and much more for those in need to provide Thanksgiving meals for the 2025 Loretta Hickmon-Gipson Thanksgiving in the Park.
The Association of Breezy Hill Park gave their time, donations, cooked, delivered plates, cleaned and much more for those in need to provide Thanksgiving meals for the 2025 Loretta Hickmon-Gipson Thanksgiving in the Park. They received donations from Brookshire’s, Legacy Age Credit, ACA and Church of the Living God.

Around Town

December 5-7, 12-14: The Terrell Heritage Museum will be hosting their Heritage Holiday Market at the Museum, located at 111 W. Moore Ave.
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