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The Terrell City Council approved a contract for debris removal at their regular meeting Tuesday, Aug. 6.

editor@terrelltribune.com Terrell ISD implemented a new cell phone policy for Furlough Middle School and Terrell High School. According to a letter to parents, Terrell ISD follows a “no cell phone” policy for students during the school day.

editor@terrelltribune.com The North Texas Longhorns of Terrell track team recently competed at the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation State Games of Texas in Brownsville July 25-28. The Longhorns had multiple individuals and teams that came home with gold medals.

The Terrell Lady Tigers volleyball squad began their first days of practice for the 2024 season Monday, Aug. 5 at Terrell High School. The Lady Tigers begin their scrimmage schedule at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 10 against Bowie High School at the ExCEL Center.

This past week, I had the opportunity to take a step back in time to Wind Point at Lake Tawakoni. Over four decades ago, I remember fishing here from the bank near the end of the point with a buddy and catching a bunch of catfish.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) offers low-interest disaster loans to Texans.

State Representative Keith Bell is now accepting applications for students from House District 4 in Kaufman or Henderson County who wish to be selected as a recipient of the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program (TASSP). Eligible students may receive up to $15,000 for the 2024-25 academic school year. Selected students must meet two of these four academic criteria: — Be on track to graduate or have graduated high school with the Distinguished Achievement Program (DAP), the distinguished level of achievement under the Foundation High School program, or the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program — Have a high school grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale — Have achieved a college readiness score on the SAT (1070) or ACT (23) — Be ranked in the top onethird of the prospective high school graduating class To receive the scholarship, appointed students must be registered with Selective Service or exempt, enrolled in a Texas public or private institution of higher education, and in good standing in a Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program. They must also maintain satisfactory academic progress as indicated by the financial aid office at the recipient's institution of higher education and complete the application process.

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