FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: The moment time stopped – a tribute to Roy Deering

Of all the miles – and all the moments we shared, friend with friend, two with a common love for nature and the writing of it – this one moment stands out above the rest. It was a moment that will be sealed, as Jim Croce would sing, like precious time in a bottle.

OUT TO PASTOR: Idiots make me look good, so says the boss

Often, I get agitated by people I call “idiots.”I don’t have an inclusive definition for what an idiot really is; I just use the word carelessly.This is especially true when I’m out in the neighborhood driving around.

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F, Branco (February 15, 2024)

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: The political ramifications of money, greed, power – and the American people funding a war it knows little about

I know many people think that when they read my column I am a Republican.One past editor did not want to work with me anymore accusing me of being a Trumpster – that made me laugh. Said editor was wrong.I’m not a Trump or Biden fan.I lean toward the right in that it makes more sense to me.

OPINION: Trump may have lost a step, but Biden has lost the race

As an astonished nation continues to contemplate our assisted-living presidential race, two developments are now impossible to ignore.

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (February 15, 2024)

THE BIG LIES“Growth is strong, wages are rising, inflation is down. In fact, the costs have fallen from everything from a gallon of gas to a gallon of milk. We know prices are still too high because of what I call greedflation and shrinkflation.

Suspect arrested in Ellis County hit-and-run fatality

ELLIS COUNTY – The Texas Department of Public Safety has arrested 26-year-old Sandra Maritza Molina, of Ennis, for failure to stop and render aid involving death, a 2nd degree Felony, according to Sgt. William Lockridge.Reports indicate Alonzo Burrows Jr.

MUD meeting location upsets local residents

ELLIS COUNTY – A group called the Ellis County Conservatives are asking for citizens who are concerned about the MUD districts to speak out about what some people believe is a bad meeting location for an upcoming meeting.

Ellis County MUDs controversy continues

Residents of Ellis County, where proposed MUD districts are planned, are protesting many of these developments in unincorporated Ellis county.  MUDS, though legal, have raised the concerns of citizens living near where developers propose to build.

Car crashes into O’Reilly’s in Italy

O’Reilly’s in Italy opened for business early on Saturday, Feb. 3,  around 2 a.m. – when a car driven by  an unidentified driver crashed into the store, causing extensive damage.As of press time there were no estimates on the amount of damage caused to the building, store fixtures and merchandise.