February 2022

The Terrell Lady Tigers continued to prove themselves as the class of the field in District 12- 4A last week, blitzing an overmatched Ferris squad by a 5-0 score to maintain a one game lead over current runner-up Mabank.

The North Texas Longhorns competed in an indoor track meet at the University of Houston. The 8U Girls won gold in the 4x200 relay (Crockett, Dabney, Cosby, Lampkin-Maxie). The 10U Girls won silver in the 4x200 relay (Johnson, Davenport, Mitchell, McCain).

TISD officers stopped by Gilbert Willie Sr. Elementary for Career Day at ACE. ACE is an after school program offered at each elementary campus. If you are interested in signing your student up for ACE, reach out to your child’s campus to learn more about the program.

Local fire departments have echoed an all too familiar refrain in recent weeks, warning that conditions were less than ideal to conduct controlled burns or work outside with machinery that had not been properly maintained.

The Texas State Comptroller’s Office delivered its second sales tax revenue collection report of the year last week, indicating that most local cities had shown gains when comparing February 2022 totals against those posted during the same calendar month the previous year.

“Halifax at War: The Story of a Bomber” a documentary about one of the aircraft that cadets from the No. 1 British Flying Training School flew, will be shown at the BFTS Museum, 119 Silent Wings Blvd. in Terrell at 7 p.m. on Feb. 24. Viewing the film is free to the public.

The Terrell Tiger and Lady Tigers overcame both the elements and the Athens soccer program to score a pair of district wins by identical 2-1 scores Feb. 12.

The Terrell Independent School District’s (TISD) Board of Trustees voted unanimously to adopt a proposed $95 million bond program by the District’s Citizens’ Facilities Team (CFT) at its Feb. 7 meeting. The proposed bond program will not raise Terrell ISD’s current tax rate.

Texas is booming, and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is delivering on its commitment to ensure people and goods can move safely and efficiently in a rapidly growing state.

You may have spoken with someone living with Alzheimer’s disease today and not known it. That’s because there are three distinct stages of the disease.