October 2021

I recently posed the question on social media “What’s your favorite freshwater fish to eat that’s commonly caught in Texas waters?” Several hundred folks responded with their favored species for the frying pan or grill and many elaborated with their methods of cooking.

Terrell police made the following arrests and responded to the following incidents between Oct. 13 and Oct.

The Terrell Tigers returned home for the first time since Sept. 24 last week, continuing District 7-4A play with a game against the visiting Paris Wildcats. Paris would prevail in the hard-hitting contest, outpacing Terrell 21-0 in the second half on their way to a 28-7 win.

The Terrell ISD celebrated its 2021 Tiger Athletic Hall of Fame inductees on Oct. 15 during a series of events. Darryl Keith “Skeeter” Derrick, Dwight Gentry II, Clayton Hass, Dianne Hooker, Burnest Rhodes, and Jherrod Stiggers were inducted.

Oct. 22-23: Alinea Family Hospice Care will host its annual parking lot garage sale at 303 E. College St., with all proceeds going directly to help families who are on hospice care.

Mayor Rick Carmona, right, took to the stage during Saturday night’s Civic Auction to honor retired 422nd District Judge Michael Chitty. Chitty, of Terrell, was appointed to the bench in 2004 by former Gov. Rick Perry. He later was elected to four terms in office. (HUNK MURPHY)

Expect to see an array of monsters, ghosts, witches and maybe even an alien or two during Historic Downtown Terrell’s Halloween Trick-Or-Treat on Oct. 29 from 5-7:30 p.m. A number of shops on Moore Avenue will have treats on hand for young Halloween revelers. FILE PHOTO

The Martin's Hundred Chapter of the National Society Colonial Dames of the XVII Century met at the Tri-County Library in Mabank Oct. 14.

On Oct. 8, the Humane Society of North Texas (HSNT) assisted the Hubbard Police Department in Hill County with a negotiated release of over 220 surviving pets from a hoarder.

After going virtual in 2020, the 40th annual Terrell Civic Auction was back live last Saturday night as hundreds arrived at the city-owned airplane hangar on Airport Road to enjoy an evening of food, raffles and auctioneering.