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Five resolutions for a fraud-free new year

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Pandemic aside, the loss of money, personal information, and perseverance of scammers continue with online purchase scams as the riskiest of scams. The Better Business Bureau recommends adding a few precautionary steps to the New Year’s resolution list, along with the weight loss and financial goals, to help make the upcoming days and months fraud-free.

Wedding Guy Rob Nelson speaks to NARFE

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The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Chapter 1191 held its monthly lunch meeting Jan. 11 at the Asian King Buffet in Waxahachie. The guest speaker was Wedding Guy Rob, Rob Nelson, of Waxahachie, and son of NARFE chapter member, Ralph Nelson, who spoke about his career as a professional wedding officiant.
Rob Nelson, also known as Wedding Guy Rob, was the guest speaker at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Chapter 1191 meeting Jan. 11. Courtesy photo

BLOTTER

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Terrell police made the following arrests and responded to the following incidents from January 19 to January 26: Arrests: Mark Layfette Johnson, 53, Terrell, burglary of a building Sheri Ann Shaddix, 61, Terrell, burglary of a building Juan Manuel Moyeda, 26, Kaufman, no drivers license, speeding 21-30, failure to maintain financial responsibility Chloe Jessica Sheppard, 32, Terrell, silent abusive call/electronic comm to 911 service Aaron Felix Baltazar Gonzalez, 21, Kaufman, no drivers license, affix unauthorized sunscreening device to motor vehicle, no drivers license Lisa Marie Brown, 34, Terrell, failure to maintain financial responsibility, speeding, no insurance, expired registration, no seat belt, no animal vaccination Carmen Herandez, 50, Terrell, aggravated assault date/family/household with weapon. Incidents: City Ordinance Violation: Jan.

THS earns AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award

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Terrell High School has earned the College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science A. Schools honored with the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award have expanded girls’ access in AP computer science courses.

SH 34 closure at Kings Creek begins

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Weather permitting, The Texas Department of Transportation will temporarily close one lane on State Highway 34 at Kings Creek Drive through the spring of 2022, as work begins to add a left turn lane at this intersection.

CALF SCRAMBLE

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Ahmad Rhodes, a member of Terrell FFA, caught a calf during the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Calf Scramble Jan. 21, earning a $500 purchase certificate for a show heifer and the chance for up to $16,000 in scholarship awards.
Ahmad Rhodes won a $500 purchase certificate toward a beef or dairy heifer for a 4-H or FFA project for exhibition at next year’s Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. The certificate, presented by Stock Show Calf Scramble Committee Chairman Paxton Motheral, was sponsored by Mary Martha Richter. Courtesy photo