Tax abatement hearing set for 288 acres in Red Oak

ELLIS COUNTY – The Ellis County Commissioner’s Court is considering the approval of a Tax Abatement Agreement with Databank Datacenters DFW III LLC, the owner and applicant for a property located in Reinvestment Zone No. 12, in Red Oak.The agreement will be further discussed for approval at the...

Loretta Langford graduates from high school

Loretta Langford, born and raised in Ferris, recently graduated.“I made my dreams come true, and all thanks to God,” she said.Congratulations Loretta!

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (April 4, 2024)

OPINION: Who would want to be House Speaker?

Mel Brooks said it’s good to be the king – but is it good to be speaker of the House of Representatives?You’re the most powerful legislator in Congress, if not the world, and just two heartbeats away from being president.If you’re a Republican, though, your task is thankless and possibly...

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: Bye bye BlackRock, the state of a coup, and America’s military industrial complex

I am going to begin by saying may your light bulb go off if you are still sleeping.There are a few things I cannot let go of this week, so come on down the rabbit hole with me.Last week I posted a piece on TikTok in which a Nevada state senator was talking during a hearing about the 2020 voting...

OPINION: Compassionately communicating life

In 2022, the pro-life movement experienced a massive victory: For the first time in 50 years, the Supreme Court returned decision-making about abortion back to the states – to the people.Immediately after, the left and their allies in the media eagerly continued their half-century-long...

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (April 4, 2024)

CAN’T FIX STUPID“I don’t understand why this [election] is even a hard choice.” – Hillary Clinton  FRIENDLY FIRE“I can make the argument that President Biden is a much worse threat to democracy, and the reason for that is President Biden is … the first president in history that has used the federal...

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) – part 40

Cheyenne knew by now that we were about to embark on the theme that would be the most difficult of the summer of ’73.

OUT TO PASTOR: Second thoughts can be dangerous to my health

Many things in life can be rather dangerous.For me, the most dangerous things in my life are thoughts.I thought about this one day, and by the end of the day, I was in deep trouble. Thoughts have a way of doing that with me.My New Year’s resolution one year was to have one thought per day.

OBITUARY: Charles Earl Knox III

Charles Earl Knox III, 80-years-old, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2024, peacefully at his home in Palmer, Texas, surrounded by loved ones. Charles was born Nov. 10, 1943 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.