OUT TO PASTOR: Just me and my coffee

It was one of those days that don’t often come my way. I was out sitting on the porch with my 1st cup of coffee for the day.Today was special. The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage, her daughter and granddaughter went to St. Augustine for spring break. They would be gone for three days.

TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Southbound I-45 narrows, ramp closes at I-30 in Dallas starting June 6

DALLAS – Weather permitting, the following closures are scheduled this weekend: Southbound Interstate 45 (I-45) will be narrowed, at times to one open lane, between Cesar Chavez Boulevard (just north of I-30) and Logan Street (just south of I-30) from 8 p.m. Friday, June 6 to 5 a.m.

PUBLIC NOTICE: AT&T MOBILITY PROPOSING TO CONSTRUCT STEALTH POLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS STRUCTURE NEAR 187 PIMLICO DRIVE, WAXAHACHIE

Publish one time in The Ellis County Press on Thursday June 5, 2025. AT&T Mobility, LLC is proposing to construct a 35-foot tall (overall height) stealth pole telecommunications structure near 187 Pimlico Drive, Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas (32° 20' 52.0"N, 96° 46' 59.8" W).

FERRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY: More than Books (June 5, 2025)

The library is located at 301 E. 10th St., across from Mutz Ballpark. Library staff may be reached at ferrislibrary@ferristexas.gov or (972) 544-2110, Option 9.

LOCAL STUDENT UPDATE (June 5, 2025)

Daylen Jackson of Ennis has been named to the Honors List for the 2025 spring semester at Graceland University.Gerald Monroe of Glenn Heights has been named to the President’s List for the 2025 spring semester at Graceland University.

FRONT PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) part 86

Word got out that there was a little trouble in Paradise over on that Alabama hillside where the nosiest people in the world were laying brick and creating havoc for one called Pup.Naturally.

OUT TO PASTOR: What’s chocolate got to do with it?

Did you ever have a morning when everything went exactly as you planned?Well, neither have I.I plan my schedule to include everything I need for the day. But, unlike The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage, I fall way short of accomplishing that.

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (June 5, 2025)

OPINION: Common sense but true – don’t let people who hate America move here

I pledge allegiance, to the flag…I heard those strange words for the first time at Riverside Elementary School in 1976, as a First Grader who had just moved to the United States with my family. I learned quickly how to say the words, but it took me much longer to learn what they mean.

Waxahachie’s 55th annual Gingerbread Trail Tour of Homes June 7-8

Waxahachie – Celebrate the legacy, charm, and historic beauty of Waxahachie during the 55th Annual Gingerbread Trail Tour of Homes, returning in 2025.