January 2023

This time of year, we see many coaching jobs come available. Some of the more outstanding youthful hires I have witnessed lately have been Kendall Briles at TCU, and Payton Pardee and AJ Smith to Houston of the XFL.

Warren Chapel United Methodist Church, located at 810 S. Adelaide St.

Point, focus, shoot! In honor of its 100year birthday celebration, Texas State Parks is hosting a photo contest throughout 2023 with the chance to win park passes, H-E-B gift cards and even a curated state park experience.

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and OneOp will present the webinar “Retirement Benefit Basics: The DoD Survivor Benefit Plan” on Jan. 31.

Small nonfarm businesses in 194 Texas counties and neighboring counties in New Mexico and Oklahoma are now eligible to apply for lowinterest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Tanya N. Garfield of SBA’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by excessive heat in the following primary counties that occurred May 1 - Sept. 30, 2022.

This week, the 88th regular session of the Texas Legislature convenes in Austin. As I heard jokingly before from many when I served in the Texas House of Representatives myself, the circus has come to town!

Dear Editor, I am writing to thank Terrell-area residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Generosity throughout contributed to a successful shoebox gift collection season at drop-off locations for the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child.

Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 10.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.01/g Jan. 23, according to GasBuddy's survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 41.6 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 2.7 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 2.6 cents in the last week and stands at $4.60 per gallon.

January 29: Warren Chapel United Methodist Church, located at 810 S. Adelaide St., will honor and recognize the Terrell Police Department and Furlough Middle School during their 9 a.m.

Did you know blood transfusion is one of the most frequently performed procedures in hospitals? In fact, one in seven hospital patients will require blood during their stay. To support this urgent community need, Carter Blood-Care asks residents to Give for Texans in February.