Ferris Texas
GLENN HEIGHTS ARRESTS: September 13 – 19
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Rourk, Andrew, 25, poss marij.
Stamps, Stacy, 44, assault causes bodily injury/family violence.
Wed, 09/25/2019 - 11:18
RED OAK ARRESTS: September 16 – 22
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Saladino, Chadwick, 36, poss CS pg 1 >=4g<200g.
Murray, James, 38, poss CS pg 1 <1g.
Ross, Prentiss, 26, criminal trespass.
Griffin, Albert, 27, fail to identify fugitive intent give false info, display expired registration, speeding.
Wed, 09/25/2019 - 11:18
Yellow 8'x4' signs were seen over the weekend in Ferris on trailers and in parking lots supporting Public Safety Director Eddie Salazar. There had been rumors he was going to be terminated at Monday night’s council meeting.
Agenda item postponed pending legal ruling from Texas Municipal League
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FERRIS – In standing-room only, Ferris residents packed the council chambers Monday to show their support for Public Safety Director Eddie Salazar.
Supporters carried yellow signs with the word YES printed to let the council know they wanted to keep Salazar.
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 00:00
Franklin is standing far left and was selected All American for his play.
Ex Ferris athlete leads senior softball team (70+) to World Championship
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Ferris graduate (1963) Gary Franklin, a former Ferris High School standout athlete, helped lead his local senior softball (70+) team to a World Championship last week in Dalton, Georgia.
Franklin excelled in football and track & field for the Yellowjackets.
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 00:00
Midlothian Police Captain J. Spann, Ellis County Emergency Management Coordinator Samantha Pickett, and Ellis County Fire Marshall Tim Birdwell get ready for the upcoming third annual Ellis County Preparedness Fair.
Midlothinan hosting Ellis County Preparedness Fair
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MIDLOTHIAN – The third annual Ellis County Preparedness Fair will be on Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Midlothian ISD Multi-Purpose Stadium from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 00:00
Ovilla Heritage Day salutes military service Sept. 28
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OVILLA – The city of Ovilla will celebrate its 56th Annual Heritage Day Celebration this year with a salute to military service.
Scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 00:00
FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: In-laws were gracious gift-givers
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Good week to all. Welcome to the “front porch.”
Sometimes a life story makes about the best gospel sermon you’ll hear. So it is today. Read on.
My mama-in-law Jimie Dickinson was a simple woman.
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 00:00
OUT TO PASTOR: It was a belly-binge kind of day
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It’s not often that a day goes my way. Occasionally, I have a day that focuses on my desires and me.
It was a Monday evening right after supper and the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I were watching TV.
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 00:00
In the flash of an eye, the world’s oil supply was cut by 5%. The world needs more oil, but Green New Deal Dems say no.
News Staff
In the flash of an eye, the world’s oil supply was reduced by 5 percent after the Sept. 14 attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities including the Abqaiq oil processing facility, which sent oil prices soaring in trading on Sept. 16.
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 00:00
The ‘Red Flag’ Council
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In America, the highest law of the land consists of the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, commonly known as Bill of Rights.
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 00:00
