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Mayor addresses water, utility outages and interruptions

JIM SWAFFORD / Mayor, City of Ferris
Thu, 06/20/2019 - 00:00
The City of Ferris experienced several periods of water-utility interruptions; low-pressure periods and outages; during the month of May, 2019. Many citizens suffered this inconvenience.

Public hearing on widening FM 664 set for June 27

News Staff
Thu, 06/20/2019 - 00:00
FERRIS – A public hearing will be held Thursday, June 27 on widening of FM 664 from Interstate 35 to Interstate 45. An open house will begin at 6 p.m. at the Ferris High School campus cafeteria. A formal presentation will start at 7 p.m.

FERRIS SENIOR CENTER: June 20, 2019

TABITHA PENNON / Senior Services Director
Thu, 06/20/2019 - 00:00
We are starting our scrapbooking and arts/crafts!   LUNCH MENU Monday, June 24: Homemade hamburgers, chips and dessert. Wednesday, June 26: Fried chicken, corn and green beans. Friday, June 28: Meatloaf, macaroni and cheese salad and dessert.   See you at the Center!

FRONT PORCH GOSPEL: Make God REAL!

STEVEN RAY BOWEN
Thu, 06/20/2019 - 00:00
Good week to all. Welcome to the “Front Porch.” Over 50 years ago, country singer Don Gibson came out with a great song with a poignant message. “My God is real” he sang in a beautiful twang, “he's real in my soul, my God is real for he has washed and made me whole.

OUT TO PASTOR: One man’s joke is another man’s discount

DR. JAMES L. SNYDER
Thu, 06/20/2019 - 00:00
The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I were dining out at a very nice restaurant. We had been on the road for two days and were weary of travel. At least, I was. Nothing I hate more on a vacation than travel. But this time it was not so bad because my wife was doing all the driving.