Terrell News

Joe Lewis wanted to be a soldier from about the fourth grade. Back then, "Joey" and his friends often filled their Super Soaker water guns and fought one another in the Bedford streets.

According to the Reeves County Sheriff's Office, the crash happened on Martinez Street when the driver of a car crashed through a chain link fence and hit a carport and two cars.

Common sense and common courtesy to avoid this accident. elcivics.com I was sitting at the NTB shop in Forney the other day, waiting for my car to get the oil changed and tires rotated.

Angels flew above the American flags that lined State Highway 80 on Wednesday, symbols of joy and sorrow.

Afghanistan: As of Friday, at least 842 members of the U.S. military had died as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department.

As the sobering news spread this week that one of their own died at war, residents of Terrell knew immediately that they would soon gather along flag-lined downtown streets for a procession.

The Department of Defense has identified 4,355 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war and 909 who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations.

A Fort Lewis soldier on his first combat deployment was killed in Afghanistan Tuesday when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle.

Share + Nov 18, 2009 5:17 pm US/Central Reporting Steve Pickett TERRELL Another North Texas soldier has been killed in action.

Another North Texas soldier has been killed in Afghanistan. He is the second soldier from Terrell to die in less than a month.

Leadership McKinney Class supports Make a Difference Day McKinney, Texas - When Lena Terrell left her home Saturday morning dozens of strangers were carrying her belongings out onto the lawn.

Share + Nov 4, 2009 4:55 pm US/Central Reporting Chris Salcedo GREENVILLE/TERRELL The body of a North Texas soldier who died in Afghanistan has returned home, and two local towns showed their support for the soldier's grieving family Wednesday.

North Texas welcomes home a fallen hero today. The body of Army Staff Sgt. Shawn McNabb arrived at the Greenville Airport today, with fire trucks from several area fire departments were on hand to spray the plane with water.

Shawn McNabb, a 2003 Terrell High School graduate, was killed in action Sunday in Afghanistan.

Defense officials released the identities of seven soldiers killed in Afghanistan this week.

Share + Oct 29, 2009 5:22 pm US/Central Reporting Steve Pickett TERRELL President Obama got a firsthand look at the ultimate cost of war.

What was previously unofficial became official on Tuesday. The Defense Department alerted 3,500 Iowa Army National Guard soldiers that they are part of the rotation that will deploy to Afghanistan next year.

By Deanna Brown Daily Sun Two presentations preceded the Navarro County Commissioners' Court meeting Monday, with the first being from Terrell State Hospital.

From Staff Reports The Navarro County Commissioners Court is scheduled to meet in regular session at 10 a.m. Monday in the County Courtroom at the Navarro County Courthouse.

Tax increment financing will spur the development of a new 100-bed Baylor hospital at the intersection of Spur 577, also known as Highway 80, and Interstate 20 in Terrell.