Wilmer gas station installing first EV chargers along I-45 stretch

WILMER – The city of Wilmer will be the first city along I-45 from an expanse beginning in downtown Dallas all the way south to Corsicana to get EV chargers at one of the many gas stations along that route.

ELLIS COUNTY ELECTION RESULTS

BUENA VISTA-BETHEL SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICTMember of the Board of Directors (vote for 1) Enc Zarate: 267 (44.0%)Alan Cleaver: 168 (28.0%)Vince Howell: 111 (18.0%)Manuel Alexander Whiteway: 59 (10.0%)  CITY OF ALMAProposition A For: 40 (69.0%)Against: 18 (31.

BAN SOUGHT ON VACCINE MANDATES TO INCLUDE STUDENTS

ELLIS COUNTY – When the Texas House passed Senate Bill 7 during the last special session, it gave residents in Ellis County the peace of mind not to have to worry about losing their jobs due to COVID mandates.

Ellzey joins Crow in reintroducing bill to improve reporting of veterans suicide at VA

WASHINGTON – Jake Ellzey (R-TX-06), and Representatives Jason Crow (D-CO-06) reintroduced the Veterans’ Sentinel Act – bipartisan legislation to respond to suicide by US veterans at the Department of Veterans Affairs facilities by improving the accuracy of data collection and enhancing...

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: Subpoenas for everyone, and the usual tit for tat in the DC games

It’s like watching the worst kind of reality show. The kind that makes you close your eyes so as not to watch, but you can’t help it.One Republican senator, Marsha Blackburn from Tenn.

OPINION: City by the bay will cleanup for dictator, but not its own

Remember how you scrambled to clean up your college dorm room when the adults paying your way were scheduled to visit?We now learn the same phenomenon can happen to an entire city.You just have to invite the right Chinaman.

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (November 16, 2023)

STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH“I know folks say, ‘Oh, they’re just cleaning up this place [San Francisco] ‘cause all those fancy leaders are coming into town.’ That’s true because it’s true.” – California Governor Gavin Newsom  DEMAGOGUES“We need another four years to continue to finish the job.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) – part 27

For the two years prior to our re-crossing this river of '73  (although we recently had been reminded that no man crosses the same river twice),  Cheyenne and I had been busy reading great novels together, something brought on initially by the world’s standing still, all together, in the year 2020.

OUT TO PASTOR: The Cookie Monster has returned

Sitting in my office working on some projects, I was suddenly surrounded by a familiar aroma. That aroma was familiar, but I couldn’t identify it.I’m like that most of the time. My nose doesn’t work quite like The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage.

TASTE: A FULL MENU OF FESTIVE HOLIDAY FLAVOR

FAMILY FEATURES – Cooking up a successful holiday gathering calls for everyone’s favorite recipes. From the centerpiece main dish to fresh salads and appetizers, roasted sides and baked sweets, you can take seasonal get-togethers up a notch by mixing traditional classics with newfound favorites.