FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: THIS LIFE STORY BEGINS IN 1973 (KIND OF) – PART 7

As I stood with shaky knees in front of my newfound “friend” Doocy – his hand with the white-hot webbed fingers having just journeyed uninvited down the side of my face – that would be the first but not last time my life would pass before me that summer.

OUT TO PASTOR: It’s not a mess – unless I do it

When it comes to words, everybody has their own definition. Someone says one word and another person thinks it’s altogether something else.For example, when someone says vegetable, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage thinks broccoli. On the other side of the dinner table, I think carrot cake.

FERRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY: More than Books (May 4, 2023)

On Saturday, May 6, 2023, voting will take place at the Ferris Public Library, 301 E. 10th Street, from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. This is a Joint General and Special Election. All eligible registered voters in Ellis County, Texas, may vote at any voting center in Ellis County.

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: April 24 – 30

Weatherspoon, Diam, 29, DWI.Miguez, Tanner, 25, DWI.Martinez, Abel, 25, stalking Felony 3. Williams, Alex, 33, poss CS pg 1/1-b <1g.Trantham, Beverly, 36, poss CS pg 1/1-b <1g, proh substance/item in Corr/Ci facility Felony 3. Townsend, Sterick, 50, DWLI, DWLI w/prev conviction.

RED OAK ARRESTS: April 10 – May 1

Moya-Mata, Jesus, 31, public intoxication.Lopez, Jose, 26 poss CS pg 1/1-b <1g.Johnson, Lonzo, 22, agg assault w/deadly weapon.Duren, Marcus, 30, theft prop >=$750<$2,500, fail to yield row - private drive, failure to appear.Esparza, Tamera, 28, theft prop >=$100<$750.

PUBLIC NOTICE: ELLIS COUNTY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT PUBLIC NOTIFICATION FOR FLOOD HAZARD REVISIONS

Publish one time in The Ellis County Press on Thursday, May 4, 2023.

LEGAL NOTICE: CITATION BY PUBLICATION TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF MARTINA ROUSH

Publish one time in The Ellis County Press on Thursday, May 4, 2023. CITATION BY PUBLICATION – APPLICATION FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP AND LETTERS OF INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION The State of Texas To all persons interested in the Estate of MARTINA ROUSH23-E-2133In the Ellis CountyCourt at Law No.

LEGAL NOTICE: CITATION BY PUBLICATION TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF ANDREW RAY ROUSH

Publish one time in The Ellis County Press on Thursday, May 4, 2023.

LEGAL NOTICE: CITATION BY PUBLICATION TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF GORDON R. WINSLOW

Publish one time in The Ellis County Press on Thursday, May 4, 2023. CITATION BY PUBLICATION – APPLICATION FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP AND LETTERS OF INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION The State of Texas To all persons interested in the Estate of GORDON R.

PUBLIC NOTICE: DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY PROPOSED FLOOD HAZARD DETERMINATIONS FOR THE CITY OF WILMER, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, AND CASE NO. 22-06-0840P

Publish two times in The Ellis County Press on Thursday, May 4, 2023 and Thursday, May 11, 2023.  DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYFEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY  Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the City of Wilmer, Dallas County, Texas, and Case No. 22-06-0840P.