Don’t forget to “spring forward” this weekend

Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 2 a.m.On Saturday night, set your clocks forward one hour (i.e., losing one hour) to “spring forward.”

Italy residents come together after 3 murders last week

ITALY – The people of Italy, Texas came together this week after the horrific stabbing of five children, which left three dead and two in critical condition.

Ferris school bus collides with SUV

Preliminary investigation indicates on Monday at approximately 4:16 p.m., a Ferris ISD school bus was traveling east on FM660 when a Jeep Grand Cherokee, traveling south on Newton Road, failed to yield right of way by attempting to turn left onto FM660.

Wilmer mayor, councilmember receive TMLI designation

WILMER – Wilmer Mayor Sheila Petta and City Councilmember Pamela Wash were recently awarded the Certified Municipal Official designation by the Texas Municipal League Institute in recognition of their commitment to continuing education.

ELLIS CO. ROAD WORK LANE CLOSURES

WAXAHACHIE – Both the cities of Waxahachie and Red Oak are seeing nightly lane closures on I-35 beginning last week and continuing this week as well.

City of Ovilla welcomes new finance director

OVILLA – The city of Ovilla welcomed a new finance director in early February after the retirement of longtime director Sharon Jungman.Edward Scott has more than 25 years of municipal government and private sector accounting and administration experience.

JERRY WATSON MEMORIAL PARK DEDICATION CEREMONY

Friends, family and co-workers gathered March 3 at 11 a.m. at the 300 block of Donna Drive in Ferris to honor the memory of Jerry Watson by dedicating a memorial park in his name.Back row: Robert Kent, Loujeanne Guye, Phillip Newsom, Cynthia Newsom.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: Look beneath the narrative if you want the real story – and why do they want to ban Tik Tok again?

While it seems like folks in government are turning on each other like rats fleeing a sinking ship, I will admit my heart goes out to all humans who are about to be destroyed.

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (March 9, 2023)

The Peter (Buttigieg) Principle

In the 1960s, there was a professor and business analyst named Laurence J. Peter. He became famous for coming up with something called the Peter Principle.The informal way to describe it was this: In a business hierarchy, an employee does well and is promoted.