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FERRIS SENIOR CENTER: October 17, 2019)

TABITHA PENNON / Senior Services Director
Wed, 10/16/2019 - 11:56
LUNCH MENU WEEK OF OCT. 21 – 25  Monday, Oct. 21: Beef strew, crackers and dessert. Wednesday, Oct. 23: Baked chicken, canned yams, greens beans, cornbread and dessert. Friday, Oct. 25: Fried fish, black eyed peas, turnip greens and dessert.   See YOU at the Center!

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: October 8 – 10 

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Wed, 10/16/2019 - 11:53
Ethridge, Nicki, 30, poss CS pg 1 >=1g<4g Felony 3, poss dangerous drug, poss CS pg 4 <28g, poss CS pg 4 <28g, poss CS pg 4 <28g, theft of property, theft prop <$100 w/prev conviction.  Soliz, Daniel, 38, no DL.

GLENN HEIGHTS ARRESTS: October 4 – 10

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Wed, 10/16/2019 - 11:53
Purvis, Chantz, 29, warrant arrest Plano PD, warrant arrest Richardson PD. Moss, Marcus, 48, warrant arrest Dallas County Sheriff. Bozeman, Branisha, 17, warrant arrest DeSoto PD.

red oak ARRESTS: October 7 – 13

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Wed, 10/16/2019 - 11:52
Mitchell, Elijah, 51, poss CS pg 1 <1g, poss cs pg 1 >=1g<4g. Sweet, Chelsea, 25, theft prop >=$100<$750. Flanagan, Demitrius, 49, DWI 3rd or more. McGary, Amysti, 24, poss CS pg 1 <1g, unl carrying weapon. Onyekwere, Emmanuel, 37, DWLI w/prev conv/susp/w/o financial restitution.
According to the Center for Disease Control, from 2011 to 2018 vaping has increased among high school students alone from 1.5% or about 220,000 students to 3.05 million students or 20.8% in that time period. Photo courtesy UNT Health Science Center.

According to the Center for Disease Control, from 2011 to 2018 vaping has increased among high school students alone from 1.5% or about 220,000 students to 3.05 million students or 20.8% in that time period. Photo courtesy UNT Health Science Center.

ROISD takes on vaping issue

RITA COOK / News Editor
Wed, 10/16/2019 - 05:00
RED OAK – Everyone knows the term vaping these days. It is as popular for adults as it is for high school students. However, almost no one can really guess the side effects and health risks of this popular pastime yet.
C.J. Palmer ran for 189 yards and two touchdowns as Red Oak put up double digits in each of the first three quarters and never punted in the game.

C.J. Palmer ran for 189 yards and two touchdowns as Red Oak put up double digits in each of the first three quarters and never punted in the game.

Red Oak limits Kimball to 5 plays in first quarter, goes on to win 48-13

STEVE PATTERSON / Moving Pictures
Wed, 10/16/2019 - 05:00
Red Oak (5-1, 3-0 in district), No. 7 in SportsDay’s 5A area rankings, knocked off defending district champion South Oak Cliff two weeks ago. And now the 48-13 win over previously undefeated Kimball clearly establishes the Hawks as the district frontrunner.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Saved on splinters and planks!

STEVEN RAY BOWEN
Wed, 10/16/2019 - 05:00
Good week to all: Welcome to the “front porch.” For this week’s “front porch” visit, we come to one of life’s true realizations: Sometimes when our lifeboat is torn to pieces, we have to cling to “Splinters and Planks.” Please read on.

OBITUARY: Jose “JoeMoe” A. Garza

News Staff
Wed, 10/16/2019 - 05:00
Jose “JoeMoe” A. Garza, age 74 of Ferris, Texas, passed away Oct. 7, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. Joe was born in March of 1945 to the late Placido and Celina (Hinojosa) Garza in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, moving on to Ferris when he was 8 years old.