NOTABLE QUOTABLES (March 9, 2023)

THE BIG LIES“Folks, families across the country are starting to breathe a little easier.” – Joe Biden“I’ve read [Marjorie Taylor Greene] was very specific recently, saying that … a poor mother who lost two kids to fentanyl, that – that I killed her sons.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) – part 2

Good week. Welcome to the “Front Porch.”I am sure I should begin this piece of history in the beginning of the summer of 1973.

OUT TO PASTOR: Who has been fiddling with my mind?

When it comes to music, I am an amateur in many regards.I signed up for a violin class in first grade and took lessons. After about a month, the teacher met with my parents and begged them to pull me from that class.He said, “Out of deep respect for music, this boy should not play the violin.

The dynamics of discipleship (part 45)

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” – I PETER 5:8The devil is a skilled hunter seeking an easy kill and just as a lion lurking in the weeds he looks for the weak, the young and the infirmed.

How to be a pet parent on a budget

STATEPOINT – Whether you are a first-time or veteran pet owner, being a pet parent can be expensive. From daily needs like food, treats and toys to medicines, the costs can add up.

CONSTITUTIONAL MINUTE #39

Part 3 It’s just an amendment.How can anything possibly go wrong?Oh, just about everything!Article III, Sec. 2, cl. 1, U.S.

LOCAL STUDENT UPDATE: March 9, 2023

RubyLaine Walker of Ennis and Haley Conrad of Midlothian were named to the University of Mississippi’s Fall 2022 Honor Roll.

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: February 27 – March 5

Cereceres, Cecilia, 22, public intoxication, assault public servant Felony 3.Tidwell, Katelyn, 22, DWI/open container.McKenzie, Jimmy, 60, public intoxication.Ramirez, Jermaih, 35, theft prop >=$2,500<$30,000, DWI 3rd Felony 3.

WILMER ARRESTS: February 28 – March 5

Alcantar-Rosiles, Marco, 34, warrant arrest.Armstrong, Roxanne, 36, agg assault date/family/house member w/weapon.Pierson, Mary, 46, warrant arrest.Castro-Santoyo, Alfredo, 29, poss CS pg 1/1-b >=400g, DWI/open container.Nunez, Rodrigo, 20, agg assault w/deadly weapon.

PUBLIC NOTICE: NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE A-1 ABSOLUTE SELF STORAGE 539 CRESTCOVE DR, GARLAND, TEXAS ON MARCH 24, 2023

Publish two times in The Ellis County Press on Thursday, March 9, 2023, and Thursday, March 16, 2023.