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Wilmer’s local Portacool Distribution Center, a worldwide manufacturing leader in the portable evaporative cooling industry recently gifted both the city’s police and fire departments with $1,500 each.

Wilmer’s local Portacool Distribution Center, a worldwide manufacturing leader in the portable evaporative cooling industry recently gifted both the city’s police and fire departments with $1,500 each.

Portacool presents Wilmer Police, Fire with generous donations

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Wed, 09/02/2020 - 13:02
WILMER – Good business and a good business neighbor. Wilmer’s local Portacool Distribution Center, a worldwide manufacturing leader in the portable evaporative cooling industry recently gifted both the city’s police and fire departments with generous donations of money.
Red Oak Chamber of Commerce President Clint Woodward

Red Oak Chamber of Commerce President Clint Woodward

New digs for Red Oak Chamber

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Wed, 09/02/2020 - 13:00
RED OAK – The Red Oak Chamber of  Commerce has a new home. Moving offices from the State Farm Building the week of Aug. 14, the new location is on Ovilla Road inside the Access Self Storage office.

TSTC planning $603.8M in capital construction projects

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Wed, 09/02/2020 - 12:57
WACO – Texas State Technical College  staff presented a capital expenditure plan summary report at the system’s board of regents summer meeting Aug. 19-20 for projects totaling $603.8 million across the system’s campuses.
Photo by Steve Patterson / Moving Pictures

Photo by Steve Patterson / Moving Pictures

Te’Jun Restaurant coming soon to Red Oak

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Wed, 09/02/2020 - 12:56
Construction has started on the Te’Jun The Texas Cajun restaurant location in Red Oak. The restaurant is being built on the land between the Red Oak Municipal Lake and Southbound I-35E service road, just south of Red Oak Rd. exit.
Chadwick Boseman, Nov. 29, 1976 – Aug. 28, 2020.

Chadwick Boseman, Nov. 29, 1976 – Aug. 28, 2020.

OP-ED: The other reason Chadwick Boseman was a hero

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Wed, 09/02/2020 - 12:43
The shock of Chadwick Boseman’s death from colon cancer – a rare disease in someone so young — is compounded by another rarity: He kept his suffering secret. He had dignity.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Why I love the old ship of Zion

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Wed, 09/02/2020 - 12:38
Welcome this week to the “front porch.” The beautiful name of “Zion” is splashed throughout the deep writings of the Old Testament prophets. Solomon’s magnificent temple once rested on Zion’s western slope of the highest hill in Jerusalem.

OUT TO PASTOR: Doing nothing is harder than I thought

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Wed, 09/02/2020 - 12:37
After being so long in a lockdown situation, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage planned a short vacation time for us. It took her quite a while to put all of the pieces together, but she succeeded as always.
Demarcus Rankin (14) turned on the jets and raced down field on this kick-off return to put Ferris on the board. Photo by Steve Patterson / Moving Pictures.

Demarcus Rankin (14) turned on the jets and raced down field on this kick-off return to put Ferris on the board. Photo by Steve Patterson / Moving Pictures.

Panthers swat Yellowjackets in season opener, 20-6

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Wed, 09/02/2020 - 12:35
MAYPEARL – With much anticipation, Class 1A-4A football kicked-off on August 28 across most of Texas, including a cross county 3A matchup between the Ferris Yellowjackets and Maypearl Panthers.  Getting in the gate alone is much different than before.