GISELLE GARZA AWARDED ECHO SCHOLARSHIP

The Ellis County Hispanic Organization selected Giselle Garza as this year’s ECHO Scholarship recipient. She is the granddaughter of Nita and Frank Bustamante of Ferris.

Wilmer ISD welcomes new elementary school next year

WILMER – With three public schools and one charter school in the Wilmer-Hutchins school district, there will soon be one more. “The Board approved last Thursday the contractor for the New Wilmer Elementary School,” Wilmer Mayor Emmanuel Wealthy-Williams said.

FERRIS SENIOR CENTER: May 9, 2019

Monday: Mindfulness Movement – come learn about the benefits of mindfulness movement. Wednesday: Wellness Wednesday – we will be doing some inside walking. Friday: Free Style – we will be enjoying board games, coloring and other fun things.

Private Applicator Trainings scheduled at the Ellis County Extension Office

Mark Arnold, County Extension Agent Agriculture & Natural Resources, Ellis County has scheduled Private Applicator Trainings on Tuesday, May 28, Monday, June 24 and Tuesday, July 23 in the Ellis County Extension Office in the Ellis County Sub Courthouse in Waxahachie.

FRONT PORCH GOSPEL: The shot

This week I want to give you a breather and just tell you a story. I will tell you from the start that I may get in trouble for it. Go ahead and bank on it. Or, as I told my ballplayers through the years: Put it in your notebook. The trouble won’t come from just one side.

OBITUARY: Maria Anita Bustamante

The passing of our family matriarch, Mrs. Maria Anita Bustamante leaves this Earth with the wings she worked so hard to earn on May 4, 2019. She was born to Francisco and Joaquina Rodriguez on July 6, 1928 in Dilley, Texas.

OUT TO PASTOR: Finding good in our world is challenging

In our world today, it is difficult to find anything good, let alone anything good to say about anything or anyone. One area of life I have a very difficult time finding anything good is politics. I stay completely away from politics as much as possible.

Ferris PD welcomes four new officers

Ferris Chief of Police Eddie Salazar introduced four new officers to the city council Monday night. The Ferris Police Department provides 24-hour police service within the incorporated city limits of Ferris, Texas.

Ferris Lions Club awards scholarships

Karen Carreon, president of the Ferris Lions Club presented two $500 scholarship awards at the 2019 Ferris High School Senior Awards Program on May 2. Congratulations to Alysia Gonzales, who received the Tip Riley Scholarship Award and Mercedes Netro who received the Joe Chapman Scholarship Award.

FERRIS CITY COUNCIL ELECTION MAY 4: The candidates speak

  PLACE 2     MICHAEL MARTINEZ   Q: How long have you lived in the city of Ferris?   A: We arrived in Ferris right around Nov. 10, 2008. So, 10 years and few months.   Q: What are your ideas for growth in the city?