HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULES FOR OCTOBER 8-9

Schedules as of press time, October 8, 2020   Ennis vs Waxahachie, Friday, October 9, Home, 7:30 p.m. Ferris vs Dallas Hillcrest, Thursday, October 8, Away, 7:00 p.m. Italy vs Marlin, Friday, October 9, Away, 7:00 p.m. Life Waxahachie vs Alvarado, Friday, October 9, Home 7:30 p.m.

Palmer takes apart mistake-prone Mildred, 58-13

PALMER – The Mildred Eagles fell to the Palmer Bulldogs 58-13 in a mistake filled ballgame Friday night. The Eagles fought hard on both sides of the ball, but were unable to overcome the Bulldog onslaught.

Midlothian beats winless Forney, 49-13

FORNEY – Ethan Hall ran for three touchdowns and 142 yards as Midlothian wore down the home team after Forney took a 13-8 lead in the first quarter. Xavionte Jackson caught two scoring passes from Nicholas De Los Santos in the second quarter to give Midlothian (2-0) a 21-13 halftime lead.

Mid. Heritage runs over Alvarado, 56-23

MIDLOTHIAN – Daelin Rader amassed 219 yards of total offense and accounted for four touchdowns to lead Midlothian Heritage over Alvarado.   MH – Hayden Wiginton 61 pass from Daelin Rader (Calvin Duggins kick). MH – Haydon Wiginton 32 pass from Daelin Rader (Calvin Duggins kick).

Waxahachie gives up 5 interceptions, they lose to Arlington Lamar 19-7

WAXAHACHIE – Arlington Lamar notched its first win of the season with a road victory over Waxahachie.

OP-ED: Red states are outperforming blue states economically

States run by Republican governors on average have economically outperformed states run by Democratic governors in recent months.

TOWNHALL: Biden explains what he’d do if Roe v. Wade is threatened by a conservative SCOTUS majority

Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden vowed to enact legislation that would make Roe v. Wade “law of the land” if the 1973 abortion ruling were threatened should Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett get confirmed.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Echoes from the Valley of Shechem

Welcome again, friends, to the “front porch.” Shechem, a city (and a valley) in Samaria, is about thirty-five miles north of Jerusalem, and the site of some of the greatest events in both the Old and New Testaments.

OUT TO PASTOR: Chillin ain’t what i thought it was

Last week the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage came up with a brilliant idea. At least, at the time, it seemed brilliant. “Why don’t we,” she began, “take Monday off and just chill?” Since it's been a long time since I did any chillin, I had to ask her, “What do we chill about?

FERRIS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT: ORDER CALLING A BOND ELECTION AND NOTICE OF BOND ELECTION

THE STATE OF TEXAS ELLIS AND DALLAS COUNTIES FERRIS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT   WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Ferris Independent School District (the “District”) has heretofore approved an order (the “Original Order”) calling a bond election in the District for May 2,...