July 2023

The Office of the Attorney General has announced that Texas, along with the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of law enforcement partners nationwide, is conducting Operation Stop Scam Calls to combat the nationwide problem of illegal telemarketing and robocalls by which companies and scammers target and harass U.S. consumers.

With the start of another school year looming just over the horizon, Terrell ISD has announced that it will host its annual Back to School Bash at the Terrell ISD ExXEL facility located at 1251 Colquitt Road Aug. 3.

Donating blood can help many patients in many ways. High school student Amari Lemon is one Texan whose life has been changed by the compassion of Lone Star blood donors.

In honor of the coronation of King Charles III, a private collection of coronation and jubilee ware from Queen Victoria through King Charles III will be on display at the No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum, 119 Silent Wings Blvd. in Terrell through Sept. 3.

The City of Terrell, in partnership with The Terrell Chamber of Commerce, will host the second annual Terrell Mural Walk on Sept. 16, 2023.

The back-to-school season can bring excitement for young people, but for youth in foster care, starting a new school year can feel scary and uncertain. Children enter foster care not because of any fault of their own, but because their families are in crisis.

You probably don’t need this outdoor scribe to tell you its summertime in Texas and its HOT! What do we outdoor types do when mid day temperatures are hot enough to blacken a striper fillet on the sidewalk or cook a berry cobbler in a Dutch oven without any coals! I take a cue from wildlife and move early and late and do my best to seek shade during the middle of the day! Thankfully I’m an early riser. I’m usually up well before sunup and if I have anything outdoor related on the agenda I make sure I am on the water at first light or in the woods during the ‘cool’ part of the morning. By 10 a.m. I can be found in my truck heading home with the ac on high or in a cool café with my buddies discussing the big bass we lost that morning or possibly how we’re going to cook that fresh pork that is chilling in the cooler in the truck. I save my ‘work’ for mid day when I can often be found inside hammering out a magazine article or possibly recording segments for the current radio show.

The average Texas homeowner could see annual property tax savings close to $1,300 if voters approve an increase in the homestead exemption in the upcoming November election. That’s part of the sweeping tax cut package passed by both houses of the Legislature Aug.

Corinth Mayor Bill Heidemann, will preside over the North Central Texas Council of Governments for the next year after being elected president of the regional planning agency’s 18-member Executive Board.

One fact of life that comes with living in North Texas is that the summer heat is stubborn and persistent. Last summer, the region recorded 47 days with temperatures of at least 100 degrees.