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Blue Angels fly over North Texas honoring frontline health care workers and first responders
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First responders in Lewisville offered their own salute to the U.S. Navy Blue Angels as they flew above North Texas on Wednesday, May 6 honoring health care workers and first responders on the front line of the fight against COVID-19.
Thu, 05/14/2020 - 11:22
Wilmer’s heroes recognized
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WILMER – It is not the film or television actors, the athletes or even the wealthy millionaires on the frontlines during this COVID-19 pandemic poised to change the world.
Instead, the heroes are you and me.
The heroes are our neighbors, our families our friends.
Thu, 05/14/2020 - 11:22
Mayra Ortiz
Wilmer municipal clerk week honors city secretary
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WILMER – The City of Wilmer recognized Municipal Clerk Week from May 3 to 9.
Unknown to many, the municipal clerk is also the city’s secretary.
In Wilmer, Mayor Emmanuel Wealthy-Williams read a proclamation in honor of City Secretary Mayra Ortiz.
Thu, 05/14/2020 - 11:21
THE GIFT THAT KEEPS GIVING: Life School students lead art class for senior living residents hands-on
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WAXAHACHIE – When 21 students from Life Middle School Waxahachie used their creative skills and talents to lead the residents of Waxahachie’s Brookdale Senior Living Center in an art class in late February, they knew their visit meant a great deal to the residents.
Thu, 05/14/2020 - 10:55
Check-in sign at the Ellis County Jail in Waxahachie.
Ellis County jail shows no signs of COVID-19
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WAXAHACHIE - While it was recently reported that nearly 1300 inmates and 400 employees have tested positive for COVID-19 in Texas prisons - and over 20 inmates have died, some local county jails where prisoners are taken after arrest are making sure their jails are pandemic free.
Thu, 05/07/2020 - 11:37
Waxahachie/Red Oak get new orders for pandemic
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WAXAHACHIE – For residents in Waxahachie, that city has issued an updated Disaster Declaration Order in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The new order is effective immediately.
Thu, 05/07/2020 - 11:35
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What’s happening to America’s civil liberties in the wake of COVID-19?
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Can a nation in crisis strike a reasonable balance between protecting public health and defending individual freedoms? It’s a question we’re mulling as governments across the United States consider whether and how to ease various lockdown measures in the wake of COVID-19.
Last week, U.S.
Thu, 05/07/2020 - 11:19
Council also voted 5-0 vote to allow Primary Media to congratulate the Ferris High School seniors class of 2020 on a billboard at Central and 6th Street. The billboard was ordered removed in November, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic it will not be able to be removed until September.
Ferris City Council votes not to renew city secretary’s contract
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FERRIS – Streaming live on Facebook, the Ferris City Council voted in a 3-2 vote Monday night not to renew City Secretary Callie Green’s contract.
Thu, 05/07/2020 - 11:17
ROISD teacher/staff appreciation week
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RED OAK – There has never been a better time to show appreciation for all the staff and teachers at the local area schools.
The City of Red Oak’s ISD Teacher/Staff Appreciation week kicked off Monday at the local Chick-fil-A, with all elementary campus employees being honored.
Thu, 05/07/2020 - 10:59
RO ORDERS: WEAR A MASK OR ELSE
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RED OAK - The governor of Texas has spoken. So, what does that mean for cities and counties locally whose orders have been stricter than Governor Greg Abbott’s orders?
For example, the city of Red Oak in Ellis County.
Thu, 04/30/2020 - 11:41
