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Candidate application packets available for local elections

ELLIS COUNTY – Candidate packets are available for local general Municipal Election to be held on Saturday, May 4.Candidate applications may be completed and returned for a place on the May 4 General Municipal Election Ballot from Wednesday, Jan. 17 to Feb. 16 at 5 p.m.

OPINION: DA Fani Willis and the price of arrogance and corruption

It turns out that Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis may have paid a huge amount of taxpayer money to a chief investigator – who is also her boyfriend.Further, he reportedly used that money to buy Ms. Willis gifts and vacations.

OUT TO PASTOR: O Energy, O Energy, wherefore art thou O Energy?

Since I have reached a certain age, I don’t have the energy I once had.Where it has gone, I have yet to discover.I once inquired of The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage where my energy went, and she replied, “Silly boy, you’re over the hill, and so is your energy.
© Sabrina Bracher / iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Prioritize your mental health in 2024 with these 9 tips

STATEPOINT – As the new year begins, many people make resolutions regarding their physical health, but it’s just as important to focus on mental health in the year ahead, especially for older adults, according to experts.

FERRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY: More than Books (January 18, 2024)

Whether your New Year’s resolution involves a personal commitment to adopt new habits, make positive lifestyle changes, or achieve specific goals, the Ferris Public Library can help you find resources to accomplish it. If reading more is your goal, we’ve got you covered!

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: January 8 – 11

Gomez, Jorge, 33, speeding, no driver’s license.  Vega, Francisco, 29, drunkenness. Aguayo, Christopher, 35, DWI 2nd.Esparza, Mark, 21, assault causes bodily injury.Posey, Glen, 63, theft prop >=$750<$2500.Brown, Finel, 51, DWI 2nd.Hughes, Mark, 37, viol bond/protective order.