City of Wilmer surprised, thanks breakfast donor

WILMER – The employees in the City of Wilmer were surprised last week when an anonymous donor set up a delivery from the city’s Denny’s Restaurant with 70 grand slam plates consisting of pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon strips, sausage links and hash browns.

All Ferris 911 calls routed to county

FERRIS – “As you may already be aware, COVID-19 has impacted all our dispatchers, with the exception of one. We are transferring dispatching (at scheduled times) to the County. This has been coordinated with/by the City of Ferris and the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office.

AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN: Texas AG accuses Cheaper Than Dirt of price gouging

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has accused the Fort Worth-based website Cheaper Than Dirt, which primarily sells firearms, ammunition and hunting gear, of price gouging at the start of the pandemic.

Cornyn’s key Texas priorities, COVID relief included in government funding bill

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced he has successfully included his priorities for Texas listed below in the targeted coronavirus relief package and FY21 Omnibus Appropriations bill, which funds the federal government through Sept. 30, 2021.

MILFORD P.O. DIES FROM COVID-19

MILFORD – Sometimes you don’t have to know a person very well at all to know they are pretty cool. You take for granted you will see them again. I was shocked when I heard Milford Police Officer Chris Elder died several days ago of COVID-19.

CITY OF FERRIS/ESD #5 REACH AGREEMENT – WITH CONDITIONS

FERRIS – It was back in August when the City of Ferris decided if the Ellis County Emergency Service District #5 wouldn’t let them see the proper financial records for due diligence, then the city would not continue to ask its residents to pay taxes for fire service in the county.

ENNIS DOUBLE HOMICIDE VICTIMS NAMES RELEASED

ENNIS – The Ennis double homicide earlier this month remains a mystery according to police in Ennis who are releasing almost no information about the violent crime. The double homicide occurred in Ennis on Dec. 4.  Around 7:30 p.m.

CDC ISSUES NEW GUIDELINES

Thousands of people have been unable to work or perform daily activities, or required care from a healthcare professional, after getting the new COVID-19 vaccine, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  As of Dec.

SURVEY: Fewer than half of Texans “very likely” to get COVID-19 vaccine

AUSTIN - Texans need the right messaging from trusted advisers if they’re going to agree to be vaccinated for the coronavirus, according to a new survey by the Episcopal Health Foundation.

Vaccine whistleblower Brandy Vaughan found dead inside her own home

SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. – Vaccine whistleblower Brandy Vaughan, a former sales executive for the pharmaceutical company Merck and the founder of learntherisk.