July 2023

Older adults and people with disabilities who are on Medicaid (and their authorized representatives) should be on the lookout for important notices from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) about their Medicaid renewal.

Terrell police made the following arrests and responded to the following incidents from July 12 to July 18: Arrests: Richard C. Duckworth, Dallas, 47, public intoxication; assault by contact family violence Derrick Duane Green, Terrell, 41, assault by contact family violence Roy Dean McLain, Jr., Quinlan, 55, public intoxication Lindsey Marie Connelly, Terrell, 33, dog/cat at large; no current rabies vaccination – dog

STAR Transit, a regional public transit agency, held a ribbon cutting ceremony July 17 to celebrate the expansion of public transportation services in Duncanville. Residents can now hail rides within Duncanville and connect to other regional transportation networks.

Governor Greg Abbott announced over $6.5 million in Texas Talent Connection grants awarded to 21 workforce skills training and job placement programs in communities across the state July 10. “Thanks to our young, skilled, diverse, and growing workforce, Texas is the best state for business,” said Governor Abbott.

July 21-22: United Church, located at 901 South Hattie, will host its annual Vacation Bible School beginning at 6 p.m. July 21 and 10 a.m.

Texas cotton growers whose crops held on through recent weather could find strong prices during a summer of uncertainty, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. John Robinson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension cotton economist, Bryan-College Station, said the 2023 cotton season will be the most uncertain he has ever analyzed.

The North Central Texas Council of Governments is hosting an online public input opportunity from July 10 until August 8. This will allow residents to learn more about and participate in the regional transportation planning process.

Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 3.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.14/g July 17, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 5.3 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 85.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 0.1 cents in the last week and stands at $3.80 per gallon.

TOMMY PHILLIPS County Extension Agent Every year a number of East Texas pond owners lose part or all of their farm pond fish population due to an oxygen depletion. An oxygen depletion is not the only cause of fish die-offs in Texas ponds, but about 85percent of the time it is the most common cause of fish kills.

Alexa Toy of Terrell was named to the Abilene Christian University Spring 2023 Dean’s Honor Roll. Toy is a junior majoring in Nursing.