November 2021

My phone conversation with Lake Tawakoni catfish guide Tony Pennebaker went something like this: “Luke, I know you are all about catching these eater blues weighing between two and 10 pounds rather than specifically targeting trophy class fish, but you might just catch both on our upcoming trip, the fall bite has been very steady,” says Tony.

With a 1st, 3rd and 5th place finish, Terrell Debate will be headed to Austin to compete at the UIL State Congressional Debate Tournament in January. Congratulations to these outstanding students. John Ory - Regional Champion, Dalila Ramirez - 3rd Place and Luis Santos - 5th Place. (TISD SOCIAL MEDIA)

AT LEFT: Tyler Cruz and Alexis Escobedo receive instruction recently from Terrell ISD welding instructor Bradley Daniels, who took 12 students to a welding competition in Alvarado to compete against students from across the state. TISD students took home three of the top 10 spots and six of the top 20. Each of these students received an industrial welding certification for their performance at the event. Congratulations to Tyler Cruz, Clayton Crow, Dakota Rucker, Bryant Weatherly, Joseph Hernande, Alexis Escobedo, and Logan Holt. Since 2018 the Excellence Foundation has presented over $70,000 in grants to help this department. The latest grant was sponsored by the Terrell Economic Development Corp. for $29,000 toward a new plasma cutter table. (TISD SOCIAL MEDIA)

These are the PCCS Star Scholars for the month of October in alphabetical order: Zachary Adams, Israel Adikwu, Branndi Alsobrook, Debra Barbour, Caliann Benton-Frazier, Blythe Bourland, Keaton Bryan, Katie Case, Julianna Cepeda, Kane Craig, Serenity Cripps, Josh Crow, Blevin Edwards, Brody Evans, Caleb Fulton, Ryan Garza, Jacob Geerts, Karis Geerts, Christian Glick, Addy Jobe, Brendan Karr, Adalyn Keahey, Zoe Lehew, Ava Lowe, Style Mack, Max Moonoo, Elizabeth Myers, Rylie Reed, Ethon Risinger, Mitchell Robert, Tanner Schuelke, Ashlyn Sizemore, Rachel Skaggs, Daniil Tikhonov, Cheyenne Voge, Parker White. (COURTESY PHOTO)

Grief is a difficult emotion, especially when those around you are in happy and celebrating. After the loss of a loved one our grief can be even more intense. During the Christmas season that lost can be felt deeper than before.

The Shops at Terrell were evacuated shortly before noon on Saturday, Nov. 6 after a natural gas leak was reported.

Terrell’s annual Remembrance Day ceremony, hosted by the No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum, will be 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14, at Oakland Memorial Cemetery. The ceremony honors the 20 Royal Air Force cadets who died in training accidents during the School’s tenure from 1941-1945.

Nobody was seriously injured in this collision between a pickup and dump truck on Monday evening at FM 986 and FM 3486/CR 249 in Poetry. After initial reports of head-on collision came in to the Terrell Volunteer Fire Department, a CareFlite helicopter was placed on airborne standby. Miraculously, there were no injuries, so the helicopter was cancelled. TVFD units remained on scene for more than two hours while the dump truck was righted and the dirt removed from the road. The roadway was reopened at 6:53 p.m. (TVFD FACEBOOK)

After a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Terrell’s annual Stanley Ballard Sr. Christmas Parade is back on and will take place on Dec. 11 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. The Chamber of Commerce is encouraging schools, churches and businesses to participate in this year’s parade. This year’s parade theme is “Christmas Vacation” and the grand marshals will be John Davidson and Don Ledbetter. A Holly Jolly Downtown Party will follow the event. For more information about the parade, contact the Terrell Chamber of Commerce at 972 524-5703. TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO