OVILLA SETS CLEAN-UP DAYS

OVILLA – The city of Ovilla will have two clean-up days next month in April.Saturday, April 23 will be the clean-up day for brush and trash from 8 a.m. to noon in downtown Ovilla.Saturday, April 30 will be the day residents can deliver their household hazardous waste materials, again from 8 a.m.

NATIONAL VIETNAM WAR VETERANS DAY

In 2012, President Barack Obama proclaimed March 29 to be Vietnam Veterans Day.The date was 47 years after the fighting in LZ X-Ray, and 48 years after Everett Alvarez Jr. became the first American pilot to be shot down and taken prisoner.

Milford ISD ESSER money forefront of student learning

MILFORD – Milford ISD Superintendent Vernon Orndorff is proud of the technology initiatives recently introduced to Milford students during his time with the district.

Council approves vision for Wilmer 3-phase plan

WILMER – The Wilmer city council passed a resolution last week to jump start the creation of a community vision plan to develop the Wilmer Comprehensive Plan 2040.Staff pointed out the planning effort will be a multi-phased approach.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (March 24, 2022)

ATTENTION RUSSIAN CITIZENS! Questions that deserve answers!If Russia has millions of people/citizens, wouldn’t it be possible for them to control the actions of one person – Putin who is murdering a multitude of the people in a neighboring country?

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (March 24, 2022)

OPINION: Mr. Biden’s border crisis worsens in February

While President Biden’s latest foreign policy failure has enabled Russian President Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine with little more than a slap on the wrist, a crisis continues to unfold here at home with hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants arriving at our southern border every month.

OPINION: Is the spirit of 1776 dead in America?

What would you do if you were a Ukrainian right now: stay and fight or flee the country?This question was the basis of a recent Quinnipiac poll, and the results were shocking.Over 50% of Democrats admitted they would run rather than fight.

HOPE FOR TODAY: Authors of our own chaos

There was once an ancient city that was affluent and a powerful force militarily, politically and economically. God said about it, “This is the exultant city that lived securely, that said in her heart, “I am, and there is no one else.”  (Zephaniah 2:15)These were dangerous words of pride.

OUT TO PASTOR: Mirror, mirror, on the wall – stop laughing

As old as I am, and I expect to get as old as possible, I have noticed that I see things differently than I did a few years ago. I’m not sure if my vision has changed or my perspective. But one thing is certain; something has changed.A lot of things are very aggravating in my life.