Ennis Town Hall meeting focuses on city’s future

ENNIS – The Ennis Chamber of Commerce and the chamber’s CEO Geoeffery Williams were the sponsors of Ennis’ town hall meeting last week, which drew in a large crowd interested in the city’s current and future growth.

Congressman Ellzey signs on to Trump v. Anderson Amicus Brief

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ellzey joined his colleagues in filing a Supreme Court amicus brief in the case Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson.In the case of Trump v. Anderson, the U.S.

CANDIDATE FORUM SET FOR JAN. 25

WAXAHACHIE – The Ellis County Republican Women Candidate Forum on Jan. 25 will not be broadcast on KBEC as previously announced. KBEC said their broadcast unit has been damaged and won’t be repaired in time for the forum.Ken Roberts will still be facilitating the event.

ROISD BOARD ELECTION IS MAY 4

RED OAK – Candidate filing and voting dates have been set for the 2024 Red Oak Independent School District’s Board of Trustee election. The Board election will be held on Saturday, May 4. The election will consist of a general election for Place 6 and Place 7 each for a three-year term.

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (January 25, 2024)

OPINION: The death of American excellence

Have you been to a restaurant, hotel or other service provider recently and it seemed like nobody cares?Are you concerned to fly with the fuselage blowout of a Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft in flight?Do you wonder why Gen Z has pioneered trends like “quiet quitting,” “lazy girl jobs” and “soft saving”?

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: The Texas border crises – what else?

There is no way my column this week can be about anything other than the Joe Joe’s border crisis and the happenings in Texas.Recently on the house floor, it was reminded illegal immigration is not a human right – it is a FEDERAL CRIME.

OPINION: Joe Biden: the Jimmy Conway of ‘democracy’

President Biden loves to warn Americans about how democracy is under siege or on the brink of collapse, depending on the speechwriter.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) – part 33

We have no way of knowing which details – whether intriguing conversations or scenes of roll-on-the-ground humor – get lost when half a century separates the actual events of a story and the telling of it.

OUT TO PASTOR: I’m not diabetic – but I am a sweet guy

Lately, I’ve been very tired, which has nothing at all to do with my age. Rather, it has everything to do with all these spam calls I get every day.It seems most spam calls come during lunchtime when I’m eating. How dare they?