Ellis County Back-to-School Bashes

ELLIS COUNTY – As parents are readying their children for back-to-school, cities in the area are having upcoming Back-to-School Bashes to help alleviate some of the expense of students returning to the classroom. ENNISEnnis ISD’s Back to School event will be held Saturday, Aug. 3 from 8 to 11 a.m.

Midlothian US 287 getting safety improvements

MIDLOTHIAN – For those drivers on US Highway 287 be mindful of the safety improvements being made that highway at exit ramp at FM 663.The work began on July 18, at the southwest corner of FM 663 and Highway 287.

Commissioners vote to continue Grievance Committee plan

ELLIS COUNTY – The Ellis County Commissioner’s Court voted unanimously in its meetings earlier this month to continue to adhere to Local Government Code §152.014(A)(1) to determine the county’s composition of its Salary Grievance Committee.

Butch Bryant on November ballot for Ellis County Republican JP Precinct 4

WAXAHACHIE – It was back in the spring when the Ellis County Commissioners Court named Mike McKenna as the temporary Justice of the Peace for Precinct 4.At the time, the Ellis County Precinct Chairs spoke to the court about their suggestion for the temporary replacement.

Maypearl artist Debob Jacob to demonstrate oil painting techniques

WAXAHACHIE – Debob Jacob, artist from Maypearl, will be doing a demonstration in oil painting for The Ellis County Art Association at their monthly meeting, Aug. 5 at First Baptist Church of Waxahachie (450 US287 BYP).

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (July 25, 2024)

OPINION: Why is Joe Biden still President?

Why is Joe Biden still the President?

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: Crowdstrike downs the world last week, and Biden’s resignation downs the Democrat party

I’m going to begin my column this week with these words: “Evil can pretend to be good and kind, but good can never pretend to be evil.

OPINION: Complicit in the Biden cover-up, the lying Democrats have lost all credibility

They didn’t soulfully consider Joe Biden’s marked decline and decide, for the good of him, his party and the country, that he had to step down.They lied, and they got caught.The Democratic Party line on President Biden was that he had turned in an exceptionally effective State of the Union address.

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (July 25, 2024)

BYE-DEN“We are still almost six months away from the end of Joe Biden’s first (and last) presidential term. And even a boiled potato can do immeasurable damage with too much power and six months of unsupervised wiggle room.