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CLASS REUNION

Body The Terrell High School Class of 1967 held their 55th class reunion June 25 in the home of LeeAnn Hutchinson. This was the last class at THS to have maroon and white as their school colors. The colors were subsequently changed to the current red and white.
CLASS REUNION

Deadline for Terrell Citizens Academy July 29

Body The City of Terrell is seeking applicants to participate in the Terrell Citizens University – an engaging seven-week program designed to promote awareness of government services, knowledge of city processes and procedures, and more.

BLOTTER

Body Terrell police made the following arrests and responded to the following incidents from June 22 to June 28: Arrests: Bedarrious Te’Robert Collier, Terrell, 32, assault causing bodily injury – family member Jerry Erick Hernandez, Cypress, CA, 42, public intoxication Latosha Nicole...

WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

Body The Riter C. Hulsey Public Library invited youngsters to take a walk on the wild side during its most recent Terrific Tuesday event, welcoming Wildlife on the Move for a Boas vs. Pythons snake-themed program.
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

DPS increases enforcement to keep roads safe

Body The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Texas Highway Patrol (THP) will be initiating two traffic safety campaigns during the holiday weekend looking for people violating traffic laws from Friday, July 1, through Monday, July 4.

Kaufman County placed under burn ban

Body Dangerous conditions, driven in large part by an extended run of warm weather without much rainfall, prompted Kaufman County officials to place the county under a burn ban effective June 28. Officials noted, “Kaufman County is under a burn ban.
Area fire departments were kept busy despite the implementation of a burn ban June 28, responding to a series of calls that ultimately consumed approximately 16 acres. According to officials, no major injuries were caused as a result of the fires. Photo courtesy of TVFD Facebook page

Sales tax revenue totals spike across county

Body The office of Texas State Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s issued its latest report on sales tax revenue payments June 8, indicating that all but one local city had posted sales tax revenue gains when comparing against the same calendar month from the previous year.
Sales tax revenue totals spike across county

Catfishing, then & now

Body I have had a lifelong love of catching catfish and… eating them! I guess my passion for catfish comes naturally, as a boy growing up on a poultry farm in Red River County; catching catfish was a way of life.
Lake Tawakoni guide Tony Pennebaker with a good eating channel catfish. Photo by Luke Clayton
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