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Terrell Police Department swore in their newest officers, Joseph Ceja and Seth Harrington, on Tuesday, Jan. 21. Both Officer Ceja and Harrington graduated the North Central Texas Council of Government Regional Police Academy, Class # 302, earlier on Tuesday morning.

Members of the Terrell Fire Department, Terrell Police Department, City of Terrell, Terrell EDC, WRA Architects and more were on hand to watch the groundbreaking ceremony of Fire Station No. 3 at 4 Rexel Court on Jan. 28.

Deputies with the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office arrested three suspects in a burglary which occurred overnight Jan. 26 in Van Zandt County.

If you’ve been following along with my column the past few weeks, you might remember my mention of an upcoming late season deer hunt out in West Texas with my friends, Jeff Rice and Larry Weishuhn. Deer can be harvested through February on many TPWD (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department) managed lands ranches, and the lease Larry is on still has a number of does, and a few bucks that need to be taken.

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION Legislative budget writers are proposing nearly $5 billion to increase teacher pay and $1 billion to implement a school voucher program in the next biennium, the Austin American-Statesman reported. The voucher program, also referred to as school choice, would provide public money for private schooling, a key priority for Gov.

Members of the Rotary Club of Terrell made a visit to Wood Elementary School to donate Spanish-English dictionaries to the ESL second grade classes. Many of the students were excited for the surprise.

February 8: Trinity Valley Community College (TVCC) Health Science Center is hosting its Second Annual Teddy Bear Repair Shop on Saturday, Feb. 8 from 11 a.m.

Members of the Terrell ISD school board, staff, friends and family all came together to celebrate the retirement of Chief of Staff Dr. Derrell Coleman on Jan. 22 at the Terrell ISD Administration Building.

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editor@terrelltribune.com Filing has officially opened for the May 3 general election in the City of Terrell. The position of mayor, currently held by Rick Carmona, is open for those interested in pursuing the position.