Ferris Texas

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Ferris ISD secures highly competitive electricity rates

Ellis123
Wed, 01/29/2025 - 13:45
FERRIS – At their Dec. 17 board meeting, Ferris ISD approved a contract with Education Energy Initiative, a company that works to provide energy solutions for schools that benefit the entire community.

YesCare awarded contract to provide correctional healthcare

Ellis123
Wed, 01/29/2025 - 13:40
BRENTWOOD, TENN – YesCare, pioneer and premier provider of correctional healthcare in the United States, has been awarded the contract to provide medical, dental and pharmaceutical services at the Wayne McCollum Detention Center in Ellis County.
Henry Prikryl

Henry Prikryl

Henry Prikryl featured at ECAA Feb. 3

Ellis123
Wed, 01/29/2025 - 13:40
WAXAHACHIE – The Ellis County Art Association (ECAA) will host artist Henry Prikryl at its monthly meeting, Feb. 3 at First Baptist Church of Waxahachie (450 US287 BYP).The meeting is open to the public.Prikryl is an alumni member of the Portrait Society of America and the Outdoor Painters Society.

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OPINION: Good morning America… again

Ellis123
Tue, 01/28/2025 - 17:52
It was a good thing Ronald Reagan didn’t win the Republican Party’s presidential nomination in 1976.It’s also a good thing Donald Trump lost to Joe Biden in 2020.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) part 74

Ellis123
Tue, 01/28/2025 - 17:32
I didn’t hear the blue truck drive up, either, but when Red finally hammered his gavel to get order in the court, he told me to go get the mixer cranked up and get the mud out. I had a little hop in my step since, for one of the first times all summer, I was not the main attraction.

OUT TO PASTOR: How old is too old?

Ellis123
Tue, 01/28/2025 - 17:28
One of my grandchildren asked me quite a penetrating question this week.Everybody knows how perceptive these little people are, especially when they are around big people.“Grandpa,” one of the little people asked, “how old are you?