October 2022

Terrell ISD marked Hispanic Heritage Month with a special program Sept. 27 at the Jamie Foxx Performing Arts Center. The program, presented by Taylored Events, included performances by the Greiner Middle School Mariachi Band, the Griner Middle School Dancers and guest speaker Kenia Ontiveros Koreyco.

Having been raised on a small farm in northeast Texas, it’s hard for me to look at a hog, feral or domestic, as a pest but when it comes to feral hogs, I’ve had to change my thinking. Wild hogs do a great deal of damage to ranch and farmland and create problems for native wildlife, especially ground nesting birds such as turkey and quail. Their numbers have to be controlled, I get that. But, it’s still hard for me to see all that good eating pork going to waste.

editor@terrelltribune.com The Terrell cross country program made the short trek to Greenville Sports Park Sept. 29, continuing preparations for the upcoming district meet by racing at the Greenville ISD Invitational. The event was relatively small with just three schools, host Greenville, Terrell and Durant, among the competitors.

The Terrell Tigers had the opportunity to rest and recover last week, catching their breath after back-to-back grueling contests against current District 7-5A favorites Lucas Lovejoy and Melissa. Current District 7-5A standings show Lovejoy and Melissa tied for first at 2-0, followed by Crandall, Denison, Greenville and Poteet at 1-1 each, and Terrell and Princeton at 0-2 each.

An increasing number of battles against fall armyworms are being reported around the state, and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts are recommending forage producers be prepared to fight infestations.

A summer without significant rain could lead to an autumn without significant fall colors. Despite some late summer rain, much of Texas remains abnormally dry or in some stage of drought, and trees across the state are continuing to show signs of stress.

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The Terrell Professional Firefighter Association has announced that it will be selling specially designed t-shirts recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness Month, with all proceeds going directly towards supporting the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Captain Arley Sansom was officially appointed Deputy Chief of the Terrell Police Department. The recent amendment to the civil service ordinance has created a new Deputy Chief of Police position with our agency.

Did you know that Leonardo Da Vinci designed a parachute in the 15th century, but it wasn’t until 1797 that a successful jump was made with an all cloth parachute? You would have learned that and much more had you heard living historian Kenneth Larsen speak at the No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum on Sept. 29.