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The No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum will host area veterans for the Second Saturday Veterans’ Breakfast on Saturday, March 12 from 9 -10:30 a.m. at the museum located 119 Silent Wings Boulevard in Terrell.

The E! Terrell Entertainment Series continues its 2021-22 concert season with “We’ve Only Just Begun: Carpenters Remembered” starring Michelle Berting Brett at 7:30 pm on March 24th at the Terrell ISD Jamie Foxx Performing Arts Center. This is the seventh E! Terrell performance for this season.

The Kaufman County Commissioners Court held its regular weekly meeting March 8, tackling an agenda that included an update from representatives of Belltown Power regarding a pair of solar projects currently in the works south west of the Terrell area.

Local fire departments, including members of the Terrell Volunteer Fire Department, Terrell Fire Department, Elmo Fire Department and Able’s Springs Fire Department among others, spent nearly six hours battling a structure fire late on March 3 and into the early morning hours March 4.

The City of Kaufman Police Department wants to make our citizens aware that we are seeing an increase in Credit Card/Debit Card Fraud. The credit/debit card information is being used or attempted on cards that use the RFID (radio frequency identification) chips. The chips transmit data a short distance through the air when activated by an external electromagnetic signal, making it possible for you to pay for something just by waving your card in front of a sensor. Based on the facts in the reports, the use of an RFID scanner is being used to steal the card’s information. These scanners allow the thief to steal your card information without making contact with you or your card. They only need to be in general close range of your credit card. Some of the RFID scanners used are disguised as iPads or other tablets or cell phones. In addition to credit and debit cards, the technology is found in security-entrance access cards, fobs and passports, transit fare cards, and other miscellaneous membership cards.

The Texas State Comptroller’s Office issued its third sales tax revenue collection report of the year March 9, indicating that most local cities had shown sizeable gains when comparing March 2022 totals against those posted during the same calendar month from the previous year.

Below is a listing of current events submitted by Chamber members. To submit an event to be included on the Chamber website and in the weekly newsletter, login to the Member Information Center and click ‘Events’ at the top, then ‘Add Event’.

In each quarterly Spotlight, the chamber likes to highlight local small businesses. We want you to get to know some of their stories and meet the faces behind these businesses. They are vital to our community and we ask you to please consider shopping and supporting local businesses.

Q: What type of products does Southern Back Road sell? A: There are a variety of things at Southern Back Road. I have clothing for ladies and children as well as gift and home decor items.

Q: What products or services does your business provide? Or what does your organization do? A: Tiger Ice is the coolest place in town. We sell shaved ice, candied pickles, fresh lemonade, hand scooped Blue Bell ice cream and ice cream floats made with some of the finest sodas available.