Ferris Texas

Covenant Church Pastor Michael Masek is shown passing out one of the 1,200 masks the church purchased for give away Saturday. Photo by Charles D. Hatfield Jr. / The Ellis County Press.

Covenant Church Pastor Michael Masek is shown passing out one of the 1,200 masks the church purchased for give away Saturday. Photo by Charles D. Hatfield Jr. / The Ellis County Press.

Ferris Covenant Church hands out free masks

News Staff
Thu, 04/30/2020 - 11:17
FERRIS – Members of Covenant Church in Ferris met at the Snap Fitness on 664 this past weekend to handout masks to those in need due to the COVID-19 orders and to help slow the spread of the pandemic.
Red Oak Police tried to make a traffic stop on the stolen Altima with no success. Instead the driver, an unnamed male juvenile, fled east on Ovilla Road at a “high rate of speed” according to police. Photo courtesy Red Oak Police Department.

Red Oak Police tried to make a traffic stop on the stolen Altima with no success. Instead the driver, an unnamed male juvenile, fled east on Ovilla Road at a “high rate of speed” according to police. Photo courtesy Red Oak Police Department.

RO police on high-speed chase

News Staff
Thu, 04/30/2020 - 11:15
RED OAK – Red Oak police took to the streets last week – including the streets of Ferris – during a car chase that ended on South Interstate 45. On April 22 at 3:36 p.m.

OUT TO PASTOR: Not everything is as it seems

News Staff
Thu, 04/30/2020 - 11:10
For the last five days, I have not been able to sleep nor close my eyes at night. It’s been a nightmare. During the last four weeks, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and Yours Truly have been sequestered in our home and loving it.
Michael Ciaglo / Getty

Michael Ciaglo / Getty

PHOTO OF THE WEEK (April 30, 2020)

News Staff
Thu, 04/30/2020 - 11:08
Air Force Academy cadets, spaced eight feet apart, listen to a commencement address by Vice President Mike Pence as the class of 2020 graduates six weeks early due to the coronavirus pandemic, on April 18, 2020, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Will Texas lead the American resurgence from coronavirus lockdown?

News Staff
Thu, 04/30/2020 - 11:05
In what could be the beginning of America’s resurgence from the coronavirus pandemic, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday he will let the state’s stay-at-home order expire at the end of the month and allow some businesses to reopen Friday, with restrictions.
Photo by Charles Aschenbeck

Photo by Charles Aschenbeck

TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE: Don’t touch the wildlife. Seriously

News Staff
Thu, 04/30/2020 - 10:59
AUSTIN – With more people enjoying the outdoors and working from home this April, you may start to notice more wildlife in your backyard, neighborhood or surrounding area. Species including birds, deer and snakes are active this time of year and their young often stray or appear to be abandoned.