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“Pretty Girls Review” with Amber Hall and Rita Cook in front of green screen.

“Pretty Girls Review” with Amber Hall and Rita Cook in front of green screen.

ECP-TV takes Ellis County news to the next level

RITA COOK / News Editor
Thu, 11/21/2019 - 00:00
FERRIS – Okay, so maybe I am a little biased. After all, the idea for ECP-TV began in a little office as a dream. Then we moved into a bigger office to have bigger dreams.
ROISD elementary schools and Little Hawks Learning Center raised over $2,200, which was donated to Walnut Hill Elementary.

ROISD elementary schools and Little Hawks Learning Center raised over $2,200, which was donated to Walnut Hill Elementary.

HAWKS RAISE $9,700 AND 2 VANS FULL OF SUPPLIES

STAFF REPORT
Thu, 11/21/2019 - 00:00
RED OAK – Our Hawks are amazing! Red Oak ISD students and staff donated over $9,700 and two SUV’s full of school supplies to two Dallas ISD campuses following the recent tornados.

Action film shot in Red Oak, but the rest is a mystery

RITA COOK / News Editor
Thu, 11/21/2019 - 00:00
RED OAK – I am a reporter/writer who lived in Los Angeles and worked as an indie producer of feature films for 10 years. So, when I saw the letter in my mailbox about a film shooting at the park next to my house where I run well, I made some calls.
Waxahachie Little Pantry – HILCO Board Director Jan Smith, HILCO Board Director Joe Tedesco, Sonny Sides, Kay Sides and HILCO Board Director George Thiess.

Waxahachie Little Pantry – HILCO Board Director Jan Smith, HILCO Board Director Joe Tedesco, Sonny Sides, Kay Sides and HILCO Board Director George Thiess.

HILCO’s Operation Round Up® program distributes $11,073 in local grants

STAFF REPORT
Thu, 11/21/2019 - 00:00
ITASCA – At their Oct. 15 meeting, HILCO Electric’s Trust Board voted to disburse $11,073.00 to six organizations in the HILCO service area. These funds were donated during the third quarter of 2019. Grant checks were presented on Oct. 31 at Itasca HILCO office.

No longer I

TIM LAUGHLIN
Thu, 11/21/2019 - 00:00
PART I “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live but Christ lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” – Galatians 2:20 The all seeing I of man dominates the modern day landscape of a media...

OUT TO PASTOR: What’s in a name, anyway?

DR. JAMES L. SNYDER
Thu, 11/21/2019 - 00:00
I cannot express how ecstatic I was when someone gave me a coupon for a free donut. All I had to do was fill out a little survey online and they would send me a code that would guarantee me a free donut.
With a big lane to run through, Zach Sanders (9) took this carry to the house.

With a big lane to run through, Zach Sanders (9) took this carry to the house.

Hawks beat Everman 55-24, advance to area round

STEVE PATTERSON / Moving Pictures
Wed, 11/20/2019 - 11:58
RED OAK – It’s been seven years since the Red Oak Hawks have won a playoff game, but on Friday November 15, the Hawks pounded the visiting Everman Bulldogs in the Bi-district round of the State 5A-Div. II playoffs with a 55-24 win.

FERRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY: More than books (November 21, 2019)

KATHY HARRINGTON / Library Director
Wed, 11/20/2019 - 11:50
The Ferris Public Library’s Annual Food for Fines is back! Up until Dec. 20, 2019, you may clear your account with non-perishable food donations. Here’s how it works; every dollar you have for past due fines you can gift one can or package of food.

FERRIS SENIOR CENTER: November 21, 2019

TABITHA PENNON / Senior Services Director
Wed, 11/20/2019 - 11:48
LUNCH MENU WEEK OF NOV. 25 – 29 Monday, Nov. 25: Loaded baked potatoes, hot wings and salad. Wednesday, Nov. 27: Thanksgiving dinner – chicken and dressing, cover dishes. Friday, Nov. 29: Closed.   See YOU at the Center!