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Ovilla city council moves money to accommodate bond election

News Staff
Thu, 10/31/2019 - 00:00
OVILLA – The Ovilla city council voted in the October city council meeting in a 3 – 0 vote to move roughly $100,000 from the water budget to fund the sanitary sewer bid for service to Founders Park, city hall and the fire and police stations.
NO-DIGTEC LLC in Ferris specializes in pipe bursting, which in short is a “well-established trenchless method widely used for the replacement of deteriorated pipes with a new pipe of the same or larger diameter.

NO-DIGTEC LLC in Ferris specializes in pipe bursting, which in short is a “well-established trenchless method widely used for the replacement of deteriorated pipes with a new pipe of the same or larger diameter.

JOHN NEWELL: PIPE BURSTING SPECIALIST

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Thu, 10/31/2019 - 00:00
FERRIS – John Newell, president of NO-DIGTEC LLC in Ferris, said first and foremost he is not only a contractor, but also an educator.
RB Zach Sanders (9) cruises down the Red Oak sideline for a 38-yard TD run. Photo by Steve Patterson / Moving Pictures.

RB Zach Sanders (9) cruises down the Red Oak sideline for a 38-yard TD run. Photo by Steve Patterson / Moving Pictures.

Red Oak beats Conrad 84-0, clinches playoff spot

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Thu, 10/31/2019 - 00:00
RED OAK – Joshua Ervin threw four touchdown passes as Red Oak scored four touchdowns in each of the first two quarters on their way to a dominating 84-0 victory over Dallas Conrad (1-7) at Billy Goodloe Stadium.

OUT TO PASTOR: Thinking has a way of getting me into trouble

News Staff
Thu, 10/31/2019 - 00:00
Just when I think I have all my bases covered, a new one shows up, and it’s not a homerun. Quite often, I make the mistake of believing because I have been married so long I know my wife and what she is going to do or say next. Confidence is a tricky thing, however.

Speaker Pelosi wasn’t informed. So what?

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Thu, 10/31/2019 - 00:00
Saturday was a great day for America. U.S. Special Forces killed one of the most vile human beings on the planet, terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The leader of ISIS was dead. The mass murdering terrorist was chased down a tunnel by dogs and blew himself up.

Still plenty of swamp left to drain

News Staff
Thu, 10/31/2019 - 00:00
The breadth of the administrative state has never been more apparent than over the past few months. The Department of State is filled with political activists with a globalist world view who are determined to subvert the policies of the duly elected President of the United States.

Will Ferris ever be able to RIP?

News Staff
Thu, 10/31/2019 - 00:00
FERRIS – Will the city of Ferris ever be able to rest in peace? Particularly after all the recent controversy, with a quickly departing city manager, an exiting mayor, a suspended employee and a resigning police chief. Ferris City Council member Place 2, Michael Martinez hopes it will be the case.
Lloyd Dubose

Lloyd Dubose

Missing Red Oak man found

News Staff
Thu, 10/31/2019 - 00:00
RED OAK – A missing 76-year-old Red Oak man was found safely by Walker County Public Safety. Lloyd Dubose, who had last been seen Monday, Oct. 28 at around 9:30 a.m., took medication for dementia and diabetes.
Wilmer Mayor Emmanuel Wealthy-William

Wilmer Mayor Emmanuel Wealthy-William

Wilmer’s Pioneer Days parade featured past city mayors

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Thu, 10/31/2019 - 00:00
WILMER – The city of Wilmer’s Pioneer Days marked its 35th year of celebration last weekend. The festivities began on Friday, Oct. 25 with a hometown parade and culminated on Sunday with a musical line-up that began at noon.