WILMER MAN FOUND DEAD INSIDE APARTMENT AFTER SWAT STANDOFF

WILMER – A standoff with a Wilmer man and the Wilmer Police and Dallas County Sheriff Department’s Tactical Team ended with the man’s suicide. The Wilmer resident, whose name has not been released, shot himself Aug. 7 at around 3 a.m. at the Emili Liberty Crossing Apartments.

SIMPLIFY BACK-TO-SCHOOL DINNERS WITH NUTRITIOUS MEAL PLANS

FAMILY FEATURES – Back-to-school season can be cluttered between after-school activities, weekend sports and evening homework – as well as making dinner each night. Creating a master meal plan with quick, simple and nutritious meals is an easy way to take control of your family’s hectic schedule.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Lessons learned behind the gym

Good day! We have a special “front porch” story this week – with an important lesson attached. Read on. As a boy, I never liked to fight. Mama always said, “Just walk away.” I’d even do better. I’d take off and run, if needed. But sometimes, a fight hunts you down.

OBITUARY: Donald Wayne Ogden

On August 7, 2019, we lost one of the good guys. Donald Wayne Ogden, age 66. Born in Oak Grove, Louisiana on February 15, 1953, Wayne passed away from cancer in Red Oak, Texas. Wayne leaves his sister, Marty Hard-man, and children John W. Barbour, Jerry W. Ogden, Mike T.

OUT TO PASTOR: My mirror doesn’t lie, but sometimes it giggles

I have never been fascinated by my looks, and I don’t think anybody else has either. Sometimes, however, I have to spend a little more time before the mirror to get prepared for where I am going. I must say, I am not fond of mirrors and I make it as quick as possible. I do not trust mirrors.

Deficit likely to come in just shy of $1 trillion in 2019, latest Treasury figures show

With just two months remaining in fiscal year 2019, come Sept. 30, the U.S. budget deficit appears likely to come in just shy of $1 trillion, the latest data from the U.S. Treasury shows. From October through July, the deficit has already come in at $866.8 billion. The U.S.

Why are the lives in Chicago worth less than Charlottesville?

A thirty-four year old usher at the Friendship Baptist Church in Chicago along with another man were murdered on Sunday morning while going up the steps of the church just as services were starting.

El Paso and Dayton – now what?

Americans have grieved over the senseless murders of 31 people recently gunned down in an El Paso, Texas Walmart and a Dayton, Ohio nightclub. Their lives were taken from them by men armed with automatic rifles and the element of surprise.

Ferris hires Clovia English as interim city manager

FERRIS – During a special called Ferris City Council Executive Session meeting Monday night, Aug. 12, the council approved the hiring of Clovia English as interim city manager.