Apostle Edwin Favors remembered as a staple of Wilmer

WILMER – Sometimes you only know a person on social media these days, thus was my acquaintance with Apostle Edwin Favors. Little bleeps that remind you of a person, but you don’t really know them that well.

2 VEHICLE CRASH LEAVES 1 DEAD

RED OAK – One person died and two were injured Saturday afternoon at around 4:27 p.m. when 19-year-old Andrew Lopez Jr. of Red Oak apparently lost control of the black Acura Integra he was driving and struck an oncoming vehicle.

Biden’s anti-gun lies

WASHINGTON D.C. – With President Joe Biden securely in office and the 2024 presidential election 43 months away, the mainstream press has determined it an acceptable time to expose the frequent fibber’s most flagrant falsehoods.

JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE HALTED

ELLIS COUNTY – The City of Dallas and the Visiting Nurses Association of Texas have paused the Johnson & Johnson in-home vaccinations, which were scheduled to begin this week.

Murder suspect arrested in Houston

ELLIS COUNTY – Even though murder suspect Trenton James Adams was arrested last week for the murder of 29-year-old Waxahachie resident Jordon Von Hoffman, Joe Fitzgerald, Ellis County Sheriff’s Public Information Officer and Criminal Investigations Division Sergeant said, “We haven’t stopped...

Ovilla receives face masks from State Rep. Carl Sherman’s office

OVILLA – Over the last few weeks, State Representative Carl Sherman’s office has been distributing masks around District 109.  The City of Ovilla was the recipient of one of those deliveries last week.

ESD No. 5: Where will the money go?

ELLIS COUNTY – When the upcoming May election rolls around in less than a month, Ellis County Emergency Service District No. 5 will have two propositions on the ballot.

Sales tax holiday for emergency supplies, April 24-26

AUSTIN — With the potential for severe weather approaching, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reminds Texans they can purchase certain items tax-free during the state’s sales tax holiday for emergency preparation supplies, which begins at 12:01 a.m.

Abbott issues executive order prohibiting government-mandated ‘vaccine passports’

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott Tuesday issued an Executive Order prohibiting state agencies or political subdivisions in Texas from creating a “vaccine passport” requirement, or otherwise conditioning receipt of services on an individual’s COVID-19 vaccination status.

Murder in a small town

ITALY – Cold cases are not always as easy to solve as in the movies or as how we see it played out in one-hour television shows.  That goes for an almost three-year-old murder in Italy, Texas too.