Ennis 71, Royse City 18

ENNIS – Ennis quarterback Collin Drake made an impact through the air and on the ground, going 13-for-16 passing for 192 yards and two touchdowns and carrying the ball eight times for 102 yards and another score. Ennis (4-0,1-0 8-5A Div.

Cedar Hill 35, Waxahachie 10

WAXAHACHIE – Running back Kevin Young Jr.’s 61-yard touchdown run led Cedar Hill (4-0,2-0 11-6A). Waxahachie struck first on a 13-play opening drive culminating in a 30-yard field goal by Clyde Melick. The teams exchanged punts, then Young gave Cedar Hill a 7-3 lead on his touchdown run.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Tuesday night? Well, that’s prayer night

Good week to all. Welcome to the “front porch.” Alas, the election is here. And by the way, I think this is the first time I’ve begun a column with ‘alas,’ but this is a time like no other. You understand. I mean, who would’ve thought things would have come to this?

OUT TO PASTOR: Things have a way of catching up with me

I have learned in my life, and probably just one thing: things have a way of catching up with me. I can’t get away with anything. One example stands out. Last year someone hacked into the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage’s bank account and purchased a case of wine for around $700.

OP-ED: Will America stay awake with Trump, or go back to sleep with Biden?

Is it possible that Americans have become so servile, so convinced of our worthlessness, that we would hand over our country again to a ruling class that has neither the desire nor the ability to preserve it? This is the critical question that hangs in the balance today.

Man sentenced to 58-years for murder

WAXAHACHIE – On Oct. 29 in the 40th Judicial District Court of Ellis County, Woodrow Stevenson Head Jr., 33, from Purvis, Miss., accepted a sentence of 58 years in prison for the offense of murder. On Aug.

Book Character Day at Ingram Elementary School, Friday, Oct. 30

One of the varied events during “Red Ribbon Week: Say No to Drugs & Bullying” at Ferris’ Ingram Elementary was Book Character Day on Friday, Oct. 30. Each child received a sucker that said, “Say BOO to Drugs.

Red Oak IDC provides scholarship opportunity to TSTC

RED OAK – A new scholarship is available for students living in Red Oak and who are planning to attend Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus. The Red Oak Industrial Development Corp. board of directors recently approved a resolution donating funds to TSTC’s Red Oak IDC scholarship.

Ferris Dollar General robbed

FERRIS – The Ferris Dollar General was robbed at gun point around 11 p.m. last Thursday, Oct. 22. Ferris Police responded to 620 S. Central where three unknown black males had taken cash from the register and robbed several customers of their purses or wallets.

Missed curve sends man to hospital

At approximately 6:38 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21, Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers were called to a one vehicle crash on FM 813 approximately 500 feet east of Falcon Ridge Road in Ellis County.