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editor@terrelltribune.com Months and months of behind the scenes work by members of the Terrell Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Bureau will be put on display Oct. 15 with the group set to host its 41st annual Civic Auction event at 800 Airport Road.

The Office of Texas State Comptroller Glenn Hegar delivered mostly positive news to Kaufman County city officials last week, announcing that 10 out of 13 local entities had shown sales tax revenue gains when comparing against the same calendar month for the previous year.

Terrell police made the following arrests and responded to the following incidents from September 28 to October 5: Arrests: Shirley Rene Husband, Terrell, 54, theft <$100 Mary Jane Ross, Kaufman, 57, no drivers license Christopher Shawn Beam, Plano, 48, resisting arrest, search or transport; driving while intoxicated; speeding 21-- 30 Marquice Rayshunn Surrell, Terrell, 44, parole violation Clentrell George, Forney, 21, evading arrest/detention; criminal trespass Bernardo Del Lopez III, Terrell, 25, disorderly conduct – offensive gesture Aaron D. Saezpardo Corchado, Terrell, 21, driving while intoxicated Jackson Lee Krodell, Terrell, 17, possession of marijuana > 4oz.<= 5 lbs.

EntertainMe!, LLC and the City of Kaufman, TX revealed the music lineup for the inaugural Kaufman Harvest Fest. The rain or shine, all-day festival will take place Oct.

Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 4.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.05/g Oct. 3, according to GasBuddy's survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 19.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 22.6 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has declined 2.9 cents in the last week and stands at $4.86 per gallon.

Mayor Rick Carmona and the Terrell City Council closed out the month of August by declaring Aug. 30 as Jake Wilson Day in the City of Terrell.

The Riter C. Hulsey Public Library will have plenty of events and activities to keep you and your family busy during the coming weeks, announcing three major ongoing or upcoming events: a pumpkin decorating contest, a reading challenge, and a fall festival.

Did you know that Leonardo Da Vinci designed a parachute in the 15th century, but it wasn’t until 1797 that a successful jump was made with an all cloth parachute? You would have learned that and much more had you heard living historian Kenneth Larsen speak at the No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum on Sept. 29.

Captain Arley Sansom was officially appointed Deputy Chief of the Terrell Police Department. The recent amendment to the civil service ordinance has created a new Deputy Chief of Police position with our agency.