Former Ovilla Mayor to serve as Heritage Day Grand Marshal

OVILLA – Long-time resident and former Ovilla Mayor Charlie Morton will serve as this year’s grand marshal for Ovilla’s Heritage Day parade opening the day’s festivities.

Here’s what taxpayers will pay Ellis County elected officials

Pursuant to Local Government Code §152.

ROISD lowers tax rate, Wilmer increases theirs

RED OAKA Special Meeting of the Red Oak ISD School Board was on Aug. 29 was called due to the Texas Tax Code 26.05(b) which requires a supermajority vote for a tax rate that exceeds the sum of the no-new-revenue M&O tax rate and the current debt rate.At the Aug.

Wilmer’s 38th Annual Pioneer Days begins Friday, Sept. 16

WILMER – The 2022 Wilmer Pioneer Days is on for the 38th annual (minus a slight disruption during the recent pandemic).This year’s multi-day festival is in fact, set to be one of the best parties in town.

Ennis PD fundraiser is keeping up with the Jones’

ENNIS – The Ennis Police Department held a fundraiser at the local Chick-fil-a last week to great success.The fundraiser was held for Ennis Police Department Officer Zach Jones, 24 who needs a kidney.Jones has been with the department three years.

MEALS ON WHEELS: North Texas Giving Day is Sept. 22

Meals on Wheels North Central Texas is taking part in North Texas Giving Day Thursday, Sept. 22.This online giving event is designed to empower the community to give back to their neighbors through an easy-to–use platform.Early giving is open now.

Chicago mayor lashes out, calls Texas busing strategy ‘racist’

As more counties in Texas continue to declare an invasion at the southern border, Gov. Greg Abbott is expanding his plan to bus illegal aliens to sanctuary cities in other states.

NASA admits climate change occurs because of changes in Earth’s solar orbit, not because of SUVs and fossil fuels

For more than 60 years, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has known that the changes occurring to planetary weather patterns are completely natural and normal.

How American farmers are helping solve critical global issues

STATEPOINT – With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, supply chain problems stemming from the global pandemic, and the world struggling under escalating inflation and a rapidly changing climate, the global hunger crisis has reached new levels.

County declares invasion at the southern border

ELLIS COUNTY – If you have lived in Texas for any amount of time, you know what the media has told you is happening at the Texas state border.