Wilmer to give away 250 trees

WILMER – With the entire month of April bringing light to last week’s April 22 Earth Day, the City of Wilmer, in partnership with the Texas Trees Foundation, will be distributing 250 free trees this week. On April 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Abbott asks counties for financial impact of border crisis

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter to county judges across the state asking them to send to the Governor’s office a full and accurate estimate of the fiscal impact of the current border crisis on their respective counties.

FAMILY PROTESTS SEXUAL ASSAULTS AT SCARBOROUGH FAIRE

ELLIS COUNTY – Gary and Kelly Brignon were at Scarborough Renaissance Festival this past weekend. It is certain they will never be able to enjoy the festival again like they once did. Their 14-year-old daughter was sexually assaulted back in 2018 while working at the festival.

Missy Bevers’ murder still under investigation

MIDLOTHIAN – Five years after Terri “Missy” Bevers was killed inside a Midlothian church, police said their investigation remains open and they are “determined to see this case reach closure.”  Authorities reportedly have received more than 3,000 tips since Bevers’ slaying.

Expiration waiver for driver licenses has now ended

AUSTIN – The COVID-related waiver on expiration dates for driver licenses (DLs) and identification cards (IDs) has now ended. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) continues to urge customers with an expired DL or ID to make an appointment or renew online today.

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...