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editor@terrelltribune.com A carbon monoxide leak led to multiple hospitalizations at the Terrell Healthcare Center on Tuesday, June 2. Terrell Fire Department was called to the scene of the nursing and rehab facility, located at 204 W.

Terrell ISD Class of 2026 seniors had their procession and sunset drive on Wednesday, May 27. The procession began at Ben Gill Park and made its way to the Jamie Foxx Performing Arts Center. See more photos on page 8A.

editor@terrelltribune.com The Dallas Police Officer that was injured in a coma after a plane crash in Forney, died on Friday, May 29, Dallas Police Association said. “It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Dallas Police Sergeant Joshua Boykin, who succumbed to the injuries he sustained in a small plane crash near Forney on May 16,” Dallas Police Association said on social media.

I’ve been a devout hunter and eater of wild pork for a long, long time. I’ve pursued wild porkers in remote river bottoms of east Texas and the brush country of South Texas and just about everywhere in between. Thanks to a bumper crop of summer pears and squirrels that love to eat them, I now have pear-fattened porker coming to my front yard on a nightly basis and, they are keeping my hours, showing up early as soon as darkness falls.

Poetry Community Christian School (PCCS) is proud to announce a new partnership with Nelson University that will provide PCCS high school students the opportunity to earn an Associate’s Degree in General Studies while completing their secondary education at PCCS high school.

Members of Terrell ISD, City Council, staff, community, family and friends came out to celebrate the retirement of outgoing Terrell ISD School Board President Dena Risinger at the Jamie Foxx Performing Arts Center on Thursday, May 28. After 24 years of dedication and service to Terrell ISD, Ms. Risinger is embarking on a new chapter.

Citizens, elected officials, visitors and Veterans gathered at Kaufman County Veterans Memorial Park on Monday, May 25 for the Memorial Day celebration ceremony. Judge Joseph Russell delivered a speech to honor the fallen military service members.

June 6: There will be a low-cow vaccine clinic on Saturday, June 6 from 7:30-10 a.m. at the Kaufman County Pet Adoption Center, located at 1904 U.S.

May 26, Kaufman County Commissioners’ Court proclaimed June as Elder Abuse Awareness Month. “Y’all have been so gracious every year to proclaim June as Elder Abuse Awareness Month in Kaufman County, and we appreciate it,” Waxahachie- based Department of Family Protective Services Community Engagement Specialist Sue Stalder said.

Fay Headley of Edward Jones made a generous donation to Sharing the Love Foundation on Friday, May 29. Food harvested from the Sharing the Love Foundation’s Children’s Legacy Gardens is donated throughout Kaufman County.