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BODEY COOPER editor@terrelltribune.com The Terrell Volunteer Fire Department was awarded a 2022 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Friday, July 21 from FEMA for a department-wide replacement of their self-contained breathing apparatuses (SCBAs). The SCBAs are the units firefighters wear to breathe clean air when attending to a structure fire.

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The Kaufman County Pet Adoption Center has made a major impact on the local stray and discarded animal population since opening its doors in 2022, giving many of their intakes new forever homes while also enriching the lives of those who chose to adopt.

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A Terrell man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M.

The Terrell City Council approved an agreement with Mc- Manus & Johnson Consulting Engineers, LLC for a water main replacement at their reg-company will help provide survey and design work to replace an existing 10-inch water main on E. Moore from N. Blanche to Burch Street.

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.