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Backpacks filled with essential school supplies and books were distributed to more than 250 low-income youth by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast.

Duncanville audit committee's meeting with Fiscal Director Edena J. Atmore and auditor Marlon Williams found no two sets of books.

Petersburg City Manager Aretha Ferrell-Benavides, who took the helm as the city teetered on bankruptcy, is leaving for Duncanville, Texas. The city of Duncanville, about 20 minutes south of Dallas, has nearly 38,750 residents — about 7,200 more than Petersburg. This is the second time Ferrell-Benavides will take the reins of a Dallas suburb. She came to Petersburg from Glenn Heights, where she was city manager for two years. “Duncanville is very different than Petersburg. They are a s...