WESTBOUND I-30 RAMP TO SOUTHBOUND I-45 CLOSES NIGHTLY STARTING JUNE 30 IN DALLAS

DALLAS – Weather permitting, the westbound I-30 off-ramp to southbound I-45 will be closed nightly from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. from Monday, June 30 to Wednesday, July 2 for bridge maintenance.A signed detour will be in place.

TASTE: ELEVATE YOUR MENU FOR A LEGENDARY BACKYARD BARBECUE

FAMILY FEATURES – Summer is here and it’s time to hit the grill. Take at-home entertaining to the next level by upgrading everyone’s favorite cheeseburger with ground pork.

What to do during times of economic uncertainty

STATEPOINT – From layoffs in the federal government to a growing number of companies handing tasks off to artificial intelligence, today’s rapidly shifting job market is rightfully stoking concerns for many Americans.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) part 88

Oblivious to my immediate surroundings – being wrapped between my mind’s wanderings and Doocy’s pontificating, which is a word invented for no other reason than to describe what was taking place that foggy morning – an audience had gathered out behind the truck.

OUT TO PASTOR: Did my body warranty just expire?

Just when I recover from the latest ache in my body within a few minutes, I will get a “Boo, I’m back.”I’m not quite sure why these Aches and Pains love my body so much.Why don’t they just get over it and move on to another circus.The problem is, after I’m through with one ache, the next ache is...

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (June 26, 2025)

OPINION: Title IX was meant to protect women, not erase us

53 years ago, a generation of fearless women paved the way for the rest of us.Leaders like Representative Patsy Mink, the first Asian-American woman elected to Congress, and Bernice Sandler, known as the “Godmother of Title IX,” fought to pass a law that guaranteed women the same rights as men to...

Manna House receives grant from Midlothian’s Community Development Corporation

MIDLOTHIAN – The Midlothian Community Development Corporation recently awarded local non-profit community outreach organization Manna House a grant to help the non-profit community outreach organization with its ongoing local needs.Manna House has been serving Ellis County residents since 1992 and...

YMCA breaks ground in Waxahachie

WAXAHACHIE – The Waxahachie Family YMCA held a groundbreaking ceremony earlier this month despite the rainy weather, celebrating its upcoming new facility.While a large, white tent shielded the 75-plus in attendance for the groundbreaking, even the rain could not dampen the spirits of those there...

OPINION: Trump might have broken Iran, but he didn’t buy it

One of the most famous moments in the lead-up to the Iraq war in 2003 was when then-Secretary of State Colin Powell cited the Pottery Barn rule regarding the Middle East: “If you break it, you buy it.”Sadly, that is precisely what happened back then, as the war turned into a 12-year slog in which...