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NOTABLE QUOTABLES (February 15, 2024)

THE BIG LIES“Growth is strong, wages are rising, inflation is down. In fact, the costs have fallen from everything from a gallon of gas to a gallon of milk. We know prices are still too high because of what I call greedflation and shrinkflation.
Left: Sandra Maritza Molina. Right: Alonzo Burrows Jr.

Left: Sandra Maritza Molina. Right: Alonzo Burrows Jr.

Suspect arrested in Ellis County hit-and-run fatality

ELLIS COUNTY – The Texas Department of Public Safety has arrested 26-year-old Sandra Maritza Molina, of Ennis, for failure to stop and render aid involving death, a 2nd degree Felony, according to Sgt. William Lockridge.Reports indicate Alonzo Burrows Jr.

MUD meeting location upsets local residents

ELLIS COUNTY – A group called the Ellis County Conservatives are asking for citizens who are concerned about the MUD districts to speak out about what some people believe is a bad meeting location for an upcoming meeting.

Ellis County MUDs controversy continues

Residents of Ellis County, where proposed MUD districts are planned, are protesting many of these developments in unincorporated Ellis county.  MUDS, though legal, have raised the concerns of citizens living near where developers propose to build.

Car crashes into O’Reilly’s in Italy

O’Reilly’s in Italy opened for business early on Saturday, Feb. 3,  around 2 a.m. – when a car driven by  an unidentified driver crashed into the store, causing extensive damage.As of press time there were no estimates on the amount of damage caused to the building, store fixtures and merchandise.

WILMER WARRANT RESOLUTION PROGRAM ENDS MARCH 8

WILMER – The City of Wilmer is offering a warrant resolution program beginning this week through Friday, March 8.You can benefit from this program if you have one or more arrest warrants outstanding that are unpaid for citations.

TEXAS TRUST GIVES $80,000 IN GRANTS TO NORTH TEXAS SCHOOL EDUCATORS

Midlothian High School was one of several schools receiving a Texas Trust Credit Union grant, through its Texas Trust Gives Foundation.The “grant patrol” of the foundation surprised educators and delivered funds to various school districts in North Texas.