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Kaufman County will honor service men and women on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31 at 11 a.m. at the Kaufman County Veterans’ Memorial Park, 3800 S.

Malori Wooten has been named principal at J.W. Long Elementary School for the 2021-2022 school year, the Terrell ISD announced.

The Oakland Alliance will be placing American flags on the graves of veterans at Oakland Memorial Cemetery in Terrell on Saturday in commemoration of Memorial Day. The Alliance is comprised of Patty Yocum, Gay Fowler and Jean and Dale Thompson.

State Sen. Bob Hall (R-Edgewood) will conduct a town hall in Kaufman County on Monday, June 7 from 6-8 p.m.

May 29: The Steel Woods will perform at the Silver Saloon in Terrell. May 31: Kaufman County will honor service men and women on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31 at 11 a.m.

June 11: The Talent Box will host “A Rock ‘N’ Roll Night with the Blandelles” on Friday, June 11 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at The Community Room, 307 N. Fourth Street in Wills Point. Call 214-356-0505 for tickets or for more information.

Reagan Oliver of Terrell was among 601 students to graduate May 15 from Union University during spring commencement services. Oliver graduates with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering.

Marques Deshun Crouch of Terrell was among those recognized for the spring 2021 Dean’s List at Central Methodist University. Crouch, a senior, is majoring in business.

WILLS POINT – The Talent Box, a nonprofit community theatre, will host “A Rock ‘N’ Roll Night with the Blandelles,” a fundraiser with all proceeds going to support the theatre, on Friday, June 11 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at The Community Room, 307 N. Fourth Street in Wills Point.

Qualifying people in Dallas and surrounding counties, including Kaufman County, can get free legal help as part of the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program (DVAP). DVAP helps clients with benefits, consumer, employment, family, housing, landlord-tenant, bankruptcy, expunctions and non-disclosures, probate, real property, tax, and wills cases.