PUBLIC NOTICE: CITY OF FERRIS AMENDMENTS TO CODE OF ORDINANCES FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL & WAREHOUSING (I-L) ZONING DISTRICT TO THE SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL-3 (R3) DISTRICT JANUARY 9, 2020

To be published in one issue of The Ellis County Press on January 9, 2020.    CITY OF FERRIS ORDINANCE NO.

FERRIS SENIOR CENTER: January 9, 2019

LUNCH MENU WEEK OF JAN. 13 – 17   Monday, January 13: Meatballs and rice, salad and dessert. Wednesday, January 15: Tuna casserole, salad and dessert. Friday, January 17: Baked chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes and dessert.   See YOU at the Center!

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: December 30 – January 5

Vaca, Christian, 25, warrant-poss CS pg 1 <1g. Onoh, Uche, 29, fail to identify/giving false info.  Horton, Brandon, 34, poss CS pg 1 >=4g.<200g. Felony 2, fail to identify giving false info, poss CS pg 2 >=1g.<4g. Felony 3. Popoca, Ruben, 31, poss dangerous drug.

FERRIS ARRESTS: January 1 – 5 

Pennington, Ashley, 39, Waxahachie PD warrant. Garza, Noe, 38, Waxahachie PD warrants. Hill, Charles, 23, probation violation. Vasquez, Elias, 39, inv DWI/leaving scene of an accident.

GLENN HEIGHTS ARRESTS: December 27 – January 2

Satterwhite, Tyler, 29, warrant arrest Dallas Co. Sheriff. Byrd, Nigel, 41, warrant arrest Dalworthington Gardens PD. Clark, Ketaria, 18, public intoxication. Hamilton, Charles, 40, warrant arrest Dallas PD, warrant arrest Mesquite PD, warrant arrest Cedar Hill PD, warrant arrest Arlington PD.

PALMER ARRESTS: December 31

Costlow, Clint, 46, improper relationship between educator & student.

RED OAK ARRESTS: December 30 – January 5

Juarez, Ana, 35, display expired registration, no motor vehicle liability insurance, failure to appear. Murphy, Mark, 28, poss marij <2oz, bond forfeiture. Porter, Courtney, 20, racing on highway. Fielder, Kriston, 29, poss marij <2oz. McCarty, Tiffany, 37, possession of drug paraphernalia.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Hit the stage a-runnin’ in 2020

So, how are those new goals coming? Oh, I know, we're only half a week into the new year; but I still thought you might need a little nudge to keep you on track.  Well, maybe I thought I might need a little nudge. I’m just pretending to nudge everybody else.

OUT TO PASTOR: Oh, those alluring lizardly eyes

After months of planning and rearranging our schedule, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage finally organized a little vacation time for Christmas. She scheduled us to stay for several days in St. Augustine. We always enjoy our stay there and look forward to going there.

Experts predicted Trump trade recession in 2016 if he won. Instead, the opposite happened

Remember Smoot-Hawley? That was the rallying cry of #NeverTrump all throughout 2016, that if elected, President Donald Trump would levy tariffs and the world would fall into recession, or maybe even another Great Depression.