Ideas for celebrating Mother’s Day during the coronavirus pandemic

HMH – Mother’s Day is a special day to show your gratitude for the maternal figure in your life. Whether it’s your mom, your grandma, an aunt, or someone else, honoring that person might look a bit different this year as we deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

Why playtime matters more than ever right now

STATEPOINT – In these unprecedented and uncertain times, play is critical to physical and emotional well-being, helping both kids and adults decompress and stay positive while providing countless learning opportunities.

TPCN: Cleaning, disinfecting and poison prevention

A clean home provides a healthy environment for your family, especially during this time to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. However, panic buying has led to essential cleaning supplies becoming quite hard to find across the country.

The history of the church (part 1)

Welcome to the “front porch.” Hope you all are well and safe. I want us to begin a search throughout this year into the history of the church. You may find this to be a delicate subject, and we do not want to be narrow-minded in such a study.

OUT TO PASTOR: Causal is not always appropriate

If confession is good for the soul, I would like to give my soul a little treat. During this “stay-at-home” phenomenon, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and Yours Truly, have been enjoying our time alone. We certainly have taken advantage of it.

ROISD teacher/staff appreciation week

RED OAK – There has never been a better time to show appreciation for all the staff and teachers at the local area schools. The City of Red Oak’s ISD Teacher/Staff Appreciation week kicked off Monday at the local Chick-fil-A, with all elementary campus employees being honored.

PHOTO OF THE WEEK (May 7, 2020)

People watch the U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly past an apartment building as they perform a flyover tribute above New Jersey and New York City to honor COVID-19 frontline workers on April 28, 2020, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. 

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (May 7, 2020)

OFF MY MEDS by Les Taha (May 7, 2020)

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: April 28 – May 3

Segura, Jasmine, 26, assault causes bodily injury. Cook, James, 49, assault causes bodily injury. Gutierrez, Alixand, 30, forgery financial instrument. Minter, Michael, 60, viol bond/protective order. Miller, Damon, 42, man/del CS pg 2 or 2-a >=4g Felony 1.