Enjoy an Ovilla Summer with music, wine June 15

OVILLA – Ellis County residents don’t have to go very far this summer when looking for good music and good wine. The City of Ovilla will be having a Music in the Park event on June 15 at Heritage Park starting at 7 p.m.

BLOWN TRANSFORMERS CAUSE OUTAGE

FERRIS – Residents jumped out of their homes Sunday morning around 11:20 to see if neighbors had any idea what was going on following the practically two-minute-long electrical noise which logically sounded as though it could have been multiple transformers blowing, a train or plane wreck or even a...

Wilmer swears in new council members

WILMER – The City of Wilmer held its official Oath of Office Ceremony recently with Candy Madrigal and Phyllis Slough in attendance to be sworn in to sit on the City Council. New Councilmember Jeff Steele was out of town on business.

RED OAK 1ST GRADER WINS NATIONAL TITLE

Competing against more than 70 girls from across the nation, Jaksyn Brown, a first grader at Donald T. Shields Elementary in Red Oak won the title of 2018-2019 National-All American Miss Princess in Anaheim, Calif.

Don’t drink the water

FERRIS – Phone calls, text messages (to those who have signed up for it) and social media, along with the city’s website on Monday, May 28 notified Ferris residents to “boil their water.” “It was a precautionary thing, “said Ferris City Manager Bill Jordan.

Trump, Barr fight back against judicial tyranny of nationwide injunctions

We are facing a constitutional crisis.  Through the use of nationwide injunctions, a group of liberal federal district judges are fighting to maintain Obama era policies until President Donald Trump leaves office.

Democrats can’t win with impeachment witch hunt but they can’t survive without it

53 percent of Democrats say impeaching President Donald Trump should be a “top priority” in the latest Morning Consult-Politico poll, compared with just 28 percent of the nation as a whole who say the same.

Graduation time in America

Everyone looks forward to graduation. For the high school senior it seemed like the day would never come. The college graduate breathes a sigh of relief that several years of hard work have finally passed.

EFFORTLESS SUMMERTIME ENTERTAINING

FAMILY FEATURES – Summer means it’s time to stock up on fresh produce and light the grill for a season of outdoor gatherings with friends and family. Make entertaining easier with flavorful options that can make menu-planning a breeze all summer long.