Last week’s storm not a state of emergency

ELLIS COUNTY – Last week’s winter storm did not elicit a local state of disaster declaration at the county level from Ellis County Judge Todd Little.Little said before the storm he had been asked if he planned to declare a state of disaster.

Wilmer gets ready for Valentine’s Day

WILMER – The city of Wilmer has two exciting Valentine’s Day surprises for residents.The E.M. Gilliam Memorial Public Library is hosting their Annual Valentine’s Candy Guessing Game, which began Feb. 1.How much candy is in the jar?

TSTC, Ennis ISD to partner on dual enrollment classes

RED OAK – Texas State Technical College in North Texas and the Ennis Independent School District will partner to provide dual enrollment classes to high school students starting this fall.

U.S. Rep. Jake Ellzey names TX-06 Military Academy nominations

Waxahachie – Congressman Jake Ellzey recently submitted his nominations for the U.S.

Freedom Truckers now have a GiveSendGo fundraising page after GoFundMe bans them

Freedom truckers have launched a GiveSendGo campaign to raise money for their peaceful occupation of Ottawa after GoFundMe froze the truckers’ donation account and then kiboshed their fundraising page altogether.The truckers had raised over $10 million when GoFundMe hit them with the ban hammer.

Manna House unveils renovated, refreshed Heaven’s Attic

MIDLOTHIAN – It’s been 15 years since Manna House’s resale shop, Heaven’s Attic, has undergone remodeling at 212 W. Avenue F. But when Heaven’s Attic holds its grand re-opening on Valentine’s Day, there will be few reminders of the store’s previous look.

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (February 10, 2022)

OPINION: Washington swamp is the real threat to democracy

Washington policymakers often pontificate about protecting democracy.But in typical fashion, congressional leaders miss the real problem.Photo ID laws and bans on ballot harvesting do not threaten democracy. Laws that make it hard to fire federal bureaucrats do.

OPINION: Woke policies kill cops

When NYPD officers Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora were brutally gunned down in Harlem recently, the truth about the pro-criminal, anti-law enforcement policies of the left became clear: Woke policies kill cops.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Lost in Yellowstone (chapter 29)

CHAPTER 29“An angel in a different form.” We don’t know much about angels, really. The idea of ‘guardian angels’ goes beyond what our mind can perceive. For some, I guess it’s easier to discount them than to believe in them.