Ferris EDC offers $25,000 in matching funds to qualified businesses

FERRIS – The City of Ferris’ Economic Development Corporation announced a grant opportunity this week that adds up to $25,000-plus in matching funds for qualified local businesses.

Ferris budgets street rehabilitation project

FERRIS – In true “Distinct by Design” fashion, the City of Ferris has budgeted for and approved a large street rehabilitation project totaling approximately $2.3 million dollars for this fiscal year. This is a massive undertaking for the city after decreasing  property tax rate by $0.

ELLIS COUNTY SCAM ALERT

ELLIS COUNTY – The Ellis County Sheriff’s Office is asking everyone to pay attention for scams involving “Jury Duty” warrants.

FERRIS STREET CLOSURES

FERRIS – Ferris has begun a large street rehabilitation program for the new fiscal year that began earlier this month. City staff estimate the project will last several months and will be done in several phases during that time.

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (October 26, 2023)

OPINION: America’s top national security threat is our runaway debt

After spending $6 trillion on social welfare and a Green New Deal spending spree and running our national debt up to $33 trillion, President Joe Biden is asking to whip out the federal credit card yet again for $100 billion more in military assistance for Ukraine and Israel and “humanitarian” aid.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: America’s third world travel status

As many people are aware, I have been a travel writer for many years.In fact, it has been my lifeblood for 25-plus years to be exact.After the pandemic, it became harder to travel abroad.

OPINION: Republicans are not a funny national joke

The world is going to hell and taking America’s wealth, military power and geopolitical influence with it.Thanks to the terrorists of Hamas, we’re slowly being pulled deeper into a war in Israel that could set the whole Middle East on fire.And remember the bloody war in Ukraine?

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (October 26, 2023)

THE BIG LIE“We vaccinated a nation … and we did it with a strategy based on science, not on politics.” – Joe Biden  BRAYING JENNIES“With this hospital bombing … many, many people, myself included, initially assumed … that this was the result of an Israeli airstrike.

WEEK 10: HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULES (OCTOBER 26 – 27, 2023)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 MIDLOTHIAN HERITAGE vs Arlington Sequin at Sequin, 7 p.m.  FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27 AVALON vs Three Way at Three Way, 7 p.m.ENNIS vs Burleson at home, 7 p.m.FERRIS vs Venus at Venus, 7 p.m.ITALY vs Cayuga at Cayuga, 7 p.m.LIFE SCHOOL vs China Spring at China Spring, 7:30 p.m.