Ferris Texas
OUT TO PASTOR: Did I just call myself?
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I am old enough to remember those days when there was nothing like cell phones. Every time you needed to make a phone call, you went to where a phone was.
Those were the days of the telephone booth. Remember those? That's were Clark Kent turned into Superman.
Thu, 02/13/2020 - 05:00
Records set at FWSSR Junior Sale of Champions
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FORT WORTH – Two records were eclipsed Feb. 8 at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Junior Sale of Champions. More than $4.
Thu, 02/13/2020 - 05:00
Ellis County to be sanctuary for the unborn
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Ellis County Commissioners’ Court recently voted to pass a resolution declaring Ellis County, Texas to be a sanctuary for the unborn.
Thu, 02/06/2020 - 05:00
Ferris City Council approves $3.2-million bond package
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FERRIS – On Jan. 27, the Ferris City Council unanimously approved the issuance of $3.2-millionin Revenue Certificates of Obligation (Bonds) to address the major infrastructure deficiencies in the city as it relates to the water and sewer systems.
Thu, 02/06/2020 - 05:00
Tom Leverentz takes seat as Oak Leaf mayor
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OAK LEAF – Newly appointed Oak Leaf Mayor Tom Leverentz said, “I think I am the only person who has been mayor of two cities in the same county in modern times.”
Before being named mayor in the town of Oak Leaf on Dec. 30, 2019, he was also at one time the mayor of Ovilla.
Thu, 02/06/2020 - 05:00
Body found at 342/77 identified
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WAXAHACHIE – The dead body found in Waxahachie last Thursday afternoon at 77 and 342 has been identified as Dallas resident Miner Carell.
Carell was a 75-year-old black male described as 5'6", weighing 120 pounds with gray hair and brown eyes, and was known to have had health issues and dementia.
Thu, 02/06/2020 - 05:00
Emancipation trail will reflect history of slavery
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Rare, if ever, has there been a time when President Donald Trump has made Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee want to dance with joy.
The Houston Democrat has been one of Trump’s most persistent critics since he took office, and the president hasn’t had much good to say about Lee.
Thu, 02/06/2020 - 05:00
Iowa Dems release new statement trying to explain what went wrong
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It’s not a good morning for Iowa Democrats.
They are trying to do damage control the morning after one of the most disastrous election nights in recent memory. Hours after the Hawkeye State voting ended, and there are still no results.
Thu, 02/06/2020 - 05:00
The real threat to our republic
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U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has come out swinging in the past month often appearing with Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) in his bid for the Democratic Party nomination for president.
Thu, 02/06/2020 - 05:00
Preparing for a shocking death
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The world was shocked Jan. 26 by the sudden death of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others. A helicopter that spiraled through a California sky and crashed took the life of one of the world’s greatest basketball players.
Thu, 02/06/2020 - 05:00