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The Iris Stage at Books and Crannies in downtown Terrell is set to come alive in April as The Vagabond Players stage “Farce of Nature”, a comedic play writ-Hope and Jamie Wooten. Performances are set to take place at 7:30 p.m.

For their March 30 free, public program at 7 p.m., the folks at the No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum will step back in time with two World War II era films – “The Story of Willow Run” and “What Happened to Sugar.” Both films to be shown in the hour-long program are typical of the documentaries created to aid the war effort.

Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson reminds all eligible Texas voters to make sure they are registered to vote by Thursday, April 6 to vote in the May 6 local elections across the State of Texas. Not all local governmental entities will be holding elections on May 6, and Texas voters should check with their county elections office for more information on which municipalities, school districts, and other local political subdivisions will be holding elections.

Annexation hearing.

The Terrell City Council continued to lay the groundwork for the city’s ongoing population its three-year plan to keep pace with the needs of the local citizenry. TFD Chief Shane LeCroy served as the primary presenter on the topic, taking city officials through a quick review of recent trends before turning his attention to the next three years.

The City of Terrell has announced that it will be hosting a public open house regarding the Airport Master Plan from 5-7 p.m. April 5 at the Terrell Municipal Airport located at 400 British Flying School Boulevard.

Hulsey Public Library Director Rebecca ‘Becca’ Anderson was recently named Chair-Elect for the Public Library Division of the Texas Library Association (TLA). TLA is composed of four divisions representing the four types of libraries: academic, public school, public and special.

The City of Terrell is expected to be a hive of activity this weekend with two major happenings, National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day and the Community Church Open House event, scheduled to take place March 25 and March 26.

The Texas State Comptroller’s Office continued to dole out good news to Kaufman County cities this week, announcing that for the second consecutive month, 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.

DAVID KAPITAN editor@terrelltribune.com Downtown Terrell will be the place to be on Saturday with local retailers set to participate in National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.