PALMER ARRESTS: December 7 – 8

Ellis, Jalen, 26, forgery financial instrument. Hooten, Aric, 20, poss CS pg1 >=4g<200g.

RED OAK ARRESTS: December 2 – 8

Bounds, Justin, 33, assault family member impede breath/circulation, abandon/endanger child w/intent to return. Grubbs, Brandon, 43, public intoxication. Stevenson, Steven, 31, speeding, failure to appear. Gray-Whitley, Tavoris, 20, poss marij >4oz<=5lbs, unlicensed carrying weapon.

Wilmer nixes mixed use development

WILMER – At the Dec. 5 joint special meeting and regular meeting of the Wilmer City Council and Wilmer Planning and Zoning Commission, the planning and zoning commission denied a request to rezone 73 acres of an existing 95 acres of planned development – light industrial zoning district.

K9 detection dogs graduate Friday

FERRIS – On Friday, Dec. 13, Animal Farm Foundation and Sector K9 will graduate their latest class of weapons and drugs detection dogs. The graduation will take place at the Ferris ISD, 301 East 5th Street, at 10 a.m. Graduates include: Sgt.

RED OAK POLICE ARREST 3 IN AGGRAVATED ROBBERY

RED OAK – Three suspects were arrested last week on aggravated robbery charges in the city of Red Oak. Revelation Jefferson, 17 from Dallas and Lemarcus Darell Ladd, 19 from Dallas were arrested on aggravated robbery charges as well as a third unnamed suspect.

Public input sought on Community Development Block Grant

FERRIS – Residents of the city of Ferris are invited to a public hearing Thursday, Dec. 19 at 5:30 p.m. at city hall to discuss the city’s 2017 Texas Community Development Contract or Community Development Block Grant.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Two old friends ringing in a new year again

Some scenes stick with you for a lifetime, kind of like that old Georgia red clay. Proceed carefully today, because the scene of which you are about to read will stay with you a very long time. I am sure of it. I began sharing this particular one with you many years ago.

OUT TO PASTOR: The difference between a fool and being full

I was relaxing in my easy chair just one day after Thanksgiving. My ears were still ringing with all the chatter that went on around our Thanksgiving dinner table. As I was sitting in my chair, I noticed I was feeling rather stuffed.

Your best Christmas gift?

The average American will spend $920 on Christmas gifts this year, reaching a total of more than $1 trillion in holiday spending. Eight percent said they would spend nothing, and three percent said they were unsure.

No one is above the law, including Congress

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Impeachment leader Adam Schiff (D-VA) spent November repeating a time-tested line: “No one is above the law.” This weekend, Michigan Congresswoman Debbie Dingell trumpeted it. Next week, Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) will.