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Bodey Cooper is the new editor of The Terrell Tribune. He joins the paper after six years at our company’s twice-weekly publication, The Monitor in Cedar Creek Lake.

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.

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.

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.