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OPINION: One thing certain after Fani Willis’ big embarrassment in the courtroom

PHILLIP HOLLOWAY
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 17:58
Whatever goodwill Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had with people who do not have strong feelings either way about Donald Trump was squandered in an Atlanta courtroom by Willis’s absurd and embarrassing spectacle of unprofessional and childish behavior by someone who is supposed to be a...

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (February 24, 2024)

Ellis123
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 17:54
RACE BAIT“Why the Case Against Fani Willis Feels Familiar to Black Women.” – The New York Times“This campaign this year will be the most consequential election since 1876. … That election ushered in Jim Crow.” – Congressman Jim Clyburn (D-SC) CAN’T FIX STUPID“Would I have preferred that correctness...

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) – part 35

STEVEN RAY BOWEN
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 17:49
We severely violated our oft-used Oak-Ridge Boys’ “No time for lengthy speeches” motto in our monologue about Mrs. Long. Cheyenne listened carefully to every detail, but I suspected our departure off the main trail was not exactly the terrain Cheyenne wanted to investigate.

OUT TO PASTOR: Who doesn’t like baloney?

DR. JAMES L. SNYDER
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 17:45
When I was young, my favorite sandwich was the baloney sandwich.Sometimes, with cheese and other things, but most importantly – baloney.I can’t imagine what my childhood would have been like without those bologna sandwiches.Just about every boy in my class had baloney sandwiches for their lunch.

FERRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY: More than Books (February 22, 2024)

STACEY LANKFORD / Library Manager
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 17:43
On Tuesday, March 5, 2024, Ellis County Elections Department will be holding the Joint Republican and Democratic Primary Elections here at the library from 7 a.m.to 7 p.m. Feel free to call the library at (972) 544-2110 or come by to get a copy of local early voting centers for Ellis County.You...

LOCAL STUDENT UPDATE: February 22, 2024

Ellis123
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 17:41
The following local students were named to the Dean’s List at Sam Houston State University for the Fall 2023 semester: Emma Atchley and Katie Watson from Ennis; Jayde Williams from Glenn Heights; Karli Calvert, Crista Haver, Madeline Reynolds, Morgan Roper, Kynnady Sparks and Zoey Stephenson from...

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: February 12 – 19

Ellis123
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 17:40
Parker, Jeffery, 34, poss CS pg 1/1-b <1g.Posada, Javier, 68, DWI 3rd Felony 3.Bryant, Steven, 61, poss CS pg 1/1-b <1g.Altman, Hamilton, 37, assault family/house member impede breath Felony 3, unauth use of vehicle, assault causes bodily injury, viol bond/protective order, viol bond/protective...