DOLLAR GENERAL OPENS IN PALMER

PALMER – Dollar General announced its store at 3314 W. FM 813 in Palmer is now open.  The store is expected to employ approximately six to 10 people, depending on the need.

2020 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS

CITY COUNCIL RACES   ENNIS    Mayor Pro Tem Jake Holland   Unopposed Commissioner Ward 2 Bruce Jones: 278 - 51.87% Marco Hernandez: 258  - 48.13%   Commissioner Ward 4 Shirley Watson (unopposed)    FERRIS   Mayor  Fred Pontley: 502 - 59.27% Michael Masek: 345 - 40.

FEDERAL, STATE AND COUNTY ELECTION RESULTS

FEDERAL AND STATE RESULTS   UNITED STATES SENATOR John Cornyn – (R) 5,931,602 Mary “MJ” Hegar – (D) 4,844,433 Kerry Douglas McKennon – (L) 208,139 David B.

Commercial State Bank ATM in Ferris vandalized

Attempts last week to get cash out of the atm at Commercial State Bank in Ferris proved futile. The thieves were unable to gain access to the cash. Police are investigating the incident.

RED OAK ACCIDENT CLAIMS 2 LIVES

RED OAK – Two people were killed Sunday afternoon when the Silver Mitsubishi Raider being driven by 36-year-old David Adam Lynch of Waxahachie left the road and collided with a storage facility in the 2600 block of E. Ovilla Road (FM 664).

It was a good-ole’ fashioned Halloween over the weekend

ITALY – Saturday night in Italy, Texas. Halloween! I have only one time in my life – passed out candy to trick or treaters. Most years for the past 25, I have been in another country – some destinations where Halloween is not even celebrated.

Man sentenced to 58-years for murder

WAXAHACHIE – On Oct. 29 in the 40th Judicial District Court of Ellis County, Woodrow Stevenson Head Jr., 33, from Purvis, Miss., accepted a sentence of 58 years in prison for the offense of murder. On Aug.

Book Character Day at Ingram Elementary School, Friday, Oct. 30

One of the varied events during “Red Ribbon Week: Say No to Drugs & Bullying” at Ferris’ Ingram Elementary was Book Character Day on Friday, Oct. 30. Each child received a sucker that said, “Say BOO to Drugs.

Red Oak IDC provides scholarship opportunity to TSTC

RED OAK – A new scholarship is available for students living in Red Oak and who are planning to attend Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus. The Red Oak Industrial Development Corp. board of directors recently approved a resolution donating funds to TSTC’s Red Oak IDC scholarship.

Ferris Dollar General robbed

FERRIS – The Ferris Dollar General was robbed at gun point around 11 p.m. last Thursday, Oct. 22. Ferris Police responded to 620 S. Central where three unknown black males had taken cash from the register and robbed several customers of their purses or wallets.