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The Oaks development is estimated to add 650 new homes to Red Oak over the next 3-4 years.

The Oaks development is estimated to add 650 new homes to Red Oak over the next 3-4 years.

Residential developments underway

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Wed, 03/30/2022 - 16:20
RED OAK – The new residential development, The Oaks, is underway just behind or West of The Oaks Church at the I-35E southbound service road and the State Highway 77 intersection in Red Oak.

Pow W-O-W Wilmer wipes out waste

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Wed, 03/30/2022 - 16:16
WILMER – From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 23, the Wilmer City Hall Square will be home to the city’s Earth Day Celebration with a reminder to keep our planet clean by doing your share.The celebration, appropriately called W-O-W, stands for Wipe Out Waste.
Saint James A.M.E. Church was Milford’s oldest African-American church and building.

Saint James A.M.E. Church was Milford’s oldest African-American church and building.

Gothic Revival architecture at its finest

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Wed, 03/30/2022 - 16:09
ELLIS COUNTY – There is never a loss of something new to discover in Ellis County.A few weeks ago as I was driving in the area in the early morning on assignment, I found myself in Milford.
Wilmer’s Mayor Sheila Petta was one of the mayors from Senator Royce West’s (r) District 23 invited to a special breakfast last week with the senator.

Wilmer’s Mayor Sheila Petta was one of the mayors from Senator Royce West’s (r) District 23 invited to a special breakfast last week with the senator.

Wilmer Mayor Petta attends breakfast meeting with Senator Royce West

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Wed, 03/30/2022 - 16:00
WILMER – Wilmer’s Mayor Sheila Petta was one of the mayors from Senator Royce West’s District 23 invited to a special breakfast last week with the senator.
Grilled Quinoa Paella

Grilled Quinoa Paella

TASTE: GET TO THE GRILL FOR FRESH, HOMEMADE FLAVOR

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Wed, 03/30/2022 - 15:50
FAMILY FEATURES – Once the weather warms and the patio beckons, it’s time to break out the grill for home-cooked meals in the great outdoors. When your family tires of baked dishes and stovetop recipes, the smell of fresh flavors on the grates offers the reprieve of something new.

OPINION: Nothing shines light on the activities of government like a newspaper

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Wed, 03/30/2022 - 15:36
Editorial cartoonist Ben Sargent once penned a masterful sketch of a newspaperman – a skinny, bug-eyed fellow in a baggy suit with a press card in the band of his porkpie hat.The unnamed journalist was depicted in the simple act of entering a dark room at city hall and switching on a light.