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Carter BloodCare is urging area residents to make a positive difference by donating blood this month. All blood types are needed.

White bass are fun to catch and excellent table fare regardless whether they are caught during their annual spawning run up rivers or secluded creeks or right now when they have wrapped up their procreation efforts and are in giant schools on the open waters of the main lake.

Mother Nature brought a little bit of everything to the 42nd Terrell Jubilee April 20-23 including early rains on Thursday, temps in the mid 70s with plenty of sunshine on Friday and Saturday, and a cold blast to cap the weekend on Sunday.

Local voters are officially on the clock this week with early voting for the May 6 election cycle set to wrap May 2. Unlike the 2022 cycle, which saw plenty of interest with several state-level races and multiple returns have been relatively slow throughout the county with the seven open voting sites reporting just 863 total ballots cast over the first two days of early voting.

The No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum, located at 119 Silent Wings Blvd. in Terrell, will be home to coronation ware dating back to the reign of Queen Victoria until Sept. 3. See story on page 7A.

DAVID KAPITAN editor@terrelltribune.com The Texas State Comptroller’s Office delivered a welcome dose of good news to Kaufman County cities last week, reporting for the third consecutive month that 11 out of 13 local entities had seen sales tax revenue gains when comparing against totals from the same calendar month from the previous year. In keeping with local trends, the City of Terrell led the way by seeing a county-best increase of $172,192.91 in collections, from $1,201,109.23 in April 2022 up to $1,373,302.14 in April 2023.

The Terrell City Council met April 25 at the Terrell ISD auditorium to vote on items related to the city’s conclusion of annexation efforts. After listening to public comments, the council approved on second reading, Ordinance No.

In observance of National Volunteer Month in April, the Young Marines has named Heartland resident Jacqueline Bracey as Young Marines Adult Volunteer of the Year for Division 4. She is the Unit Commander for the Kaufman County East Young Marines who meet in Crandall.

Why do you feel that you are the best candidate for this position? I believe the citizens of Terrell know what is at stake when we go to the polls on May 6. They see our town on the verge of unprecedented growth and are rightly concerned about what this means for our future.

April 20-23: The Terrell Jubilee is a four-day fun-filled celebration for the whole family that celebrates Terrell’s heritage held annually. Events and attractions traditionally include a carnival, BBQ cook-off, arts and crafts exhibition, business and health expo, live music, a car show, the Fountain 5K Run, and more.