Ferris Texas

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: What it takes to go to heaven

STEVEN RAY BOWEN
Thu, 05/28/2020 - 10:50
Welcome to the “front porch.” Hope you all are well and safe. “Is Poppy up in the sky, Bamaw?” asked the six-year-old as he and the amazin’ blonde rode along in the car. Poppy was my grandson Connor-man’s great-grandpa from West Virginia who had died a few days prior.

OUT TO PASTOR: And then, it was silent no more

DR. JAMES L. SNYDER
Thu, 05/28/2020 - 10:46
During this time of exclusive lockdown, I and the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage have grown accustomed to silence. Don’t get me wrong here. I do not object to noise as long as it’s the right kind of noise. However, I do have a good warm feeling about silence. What was that song?
There are a total of about 40 vehicles in the fleet – not all have the new logo yet. The vehicles with new logos are a new program this year, and Hamilton said Ellis County Sheriff Chuck Edge worked alongside the county commissioners and Ellis County Judge Todd Little to make the new look a reality.

There are a total of about 40 vehicles in the fleet – not all have the new logo yet. The vehicles with new logos are a new program this year, and Hamilton said Ellis County Sheriff Chuck Edge worked alongside the county commissioners and Ellis County Judge Todd Little to make the new look a reality.

Ellis County Sheriff’s Office touts new vehicle logo

RITA COOK / News Editor
Thu, 05/28/2020 - 10:26
WAXAHACHIE – The Ellis County Sheriff’s Office has a new design on their Chevrolet Tahoes. The new design and the new Tahoe fleet are just one more way to make sure the deputies are able to be as proactive and safety conscious as possible.

HILCO’ disburses funds thru Operation Round Up® program

News Staff
Thu, 05/28/2020 - 05:00
ITASCA – Operation Round Up® Trust Board, comprised of representatives from all of the HILCO districts, voted April 14 to disburse $10,300.00 to six organizations in the HILCO service area. These funds were donated during the 1st quarter of 2020. Grant checks were distributed on Tuesday, April 28.

LOCAL STUDENT UPDATE

News Staff
Thu, 05/28/2020 - 05:00
Kensen Vaughan of Red Oak was named to the dean’s list at Olivet Nazarene University during the recently completed spring 2020 semester.
David J. Phillip / AP

David J. Phillip / AP

PHOTO OF THE WEEK (May 21, 2020)

Ellis123
Thu, 05/21/2020 - 10:46
Members of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office salute during a funeral service for Harris County Sheriff’s Sgt. Raymond Scholwinski in Humble, Texas, on May 14, 2020. Sgt. Scholwinski died last week after contracting COVID-19.