Wilmer searching for new EDC Director and City Secretary

WILMER – The City of Wilmer is growing and with that growth comes new opportunity. The five-year Economic Development Director in Wilmer, David Miracle will be retiring as of July 31. According to City Administrator Dr. John Hubbard, Miracle will stay on as a consultant until August.

Annual event moved from Saturday to Sunday night when Mother Nature provided her own fireworks show

The annual Red Oak White & Blue Fireworks event scheduled for Saturday night, June 29 ended up being rescheduled when Mother Nature decided to show Red Oak and surrounding areas her own fireworks show.

FRONT PORCH GOSPEL: Scholars Henry, Maclaren join us on the ‘Front Porch’

Part 1 Every now and then I will run across a writer whom I find particularly intriguing. I was just a young man when I happened onto a one-volume commentary on the Bible by Matthew Henry, written in 1706.

HOPE FOR TODAY: Lay your burden down

There are millions of people carrying such heavy burdens all across our world. They cannot sleep at night and wake up tired. They have regular appointments with their counselors. Their attempts at hobbies and exercise are strategies to find relief. What burden are you carrying?

OUT TO PASTOR: Let the Summer fun begin

Now that summer is upon us, we can turn our back on those frosty days of winter. I like winter as long as it is in the past tense. Otherwise, all that cold tenses me up something terrific. My plans for the summer have already been established.

Why doesn’t the Supreme Court want Americans to know how many illegal aliens there are in the U.S.?

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a citizenship question can be included in a Census under the U.S. Constitution, however a narrower 5 to 4 majority threw out the specific rationale used by the Trump administration for the 2020 Census, remanding the case to lower courts for adjudication.

Trump courageously takes bold risk for peace with Kim meeting

With his meeting Sunday with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, President Trump showed once again why he is the most transformative figure on the planet.