Midlothian man sentenced to 43 years for sexual abuse of a child

WAXAHACHIE – A 33-year-old Midlothian resident, Jonathan Garcia, was convicted in an Ellis County court last week for continuous sexual abuse of a young child.The week-long trial culminated with the conviction and sentencing of Garcia to 43 years in prison without the possibility of parole.

Getzendaner Park rapist gets maximum sentence

WAXAHACHIE – Rolando Becks, 33, of Waxahachie was convicted of sexual assault last week and sentenced to 20 years in prison.After four days of testimony, the Ellis County jury returned the guilty verdict for sexual assault, which occurred in May 2020 at Getzendaner Park in Waxahachie.

City of Ferris is 23rd in fastest growing home prices

FERRIS – The City of Ferris has been named #23 in the Stacker’s list of compiled cities with the fastest growing home prices in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.The report stated a one-year price change increased by 3.2% or $8,224 and a five-year price change came in with a 63.8% increase or $101,927.

Ellis County Sheriff’s Department to participate in Fentanyl abuse panel

ELLIS COUNTY – The Ellis County Sheriff’s Office will be participating in a “Tipping the Pain Scale” film premiere and panel hosted by Impact Communities in partnership with Hickory Trail Hospital on Thursday, Aug. 24 from 1-4 p.m. at the Texas Theater in Waxahachie.

COMMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (August 24, 2023)

OPINION: Take ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ seriously

You don’t need a college degree to understand what’s happening in our country.Oliver Anthony, the songwriter behind the viral hit “Rich Men North of Richmond,” didn’t even finish high school.But his song is the most intelligent political commentary of the year.

DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS: Were Maui fires due to a dew/electromagnetic warfare hit – if not, how did the U.S. get to this place blaming the government?

TikTok is mad at me. Censoring me and many people who are talking about the Maui fires.That must mean people are on to something.Before I get into this, I wonder why people do not want to believe anything that is being said unless it is mainstream media.

OPINION: Bidenomics is working? Tell that to millions in debt and going hungry

The Biden administration and its allies in Congress and the mainstream media say the president’s economic policies – frequently called “Bidenomics” – are delivering unprecedented benefits to American families.The data, however, tells a very different story.

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (August 24, 2023)

DOUBLE STANDARDS“[Illegal immigration] is a national and statewide issue that has been unjustly dropped into the lap of New York City resident[s].

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) – part 16

Around eleven that morning, storm clouds started rolling in like a seventeenth-century scroll; but, truth is, they had been rolling in all morning way before that, starting at eight a.m.I say ‘eight,’ you have to remember that Alabama’s time is an hour earlier than Georgia’s.