PUBLIC NOTICE: ADVERTISEMENT AND INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR THE CITY OF FERRIS FOR EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICES WITH ALS AMBULANCE TRANSPORT

Publish two times in The Ellis County Press on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, and Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023.

No arrest made in Italy shooting death

ITALY – Residents said they heard shots ring out in Italy, Texas Sunday night.A small, sleepy town – the last murder that took place in Italy was in 2018 according to Italy Police Chief Greg Scott McAuley.On Sunday, Feb. 5 that changed.Shots rang out at approximately 7:25 p.m.

Red Oak Walmart lines after storm reminiscent of COVID days

RED OAK – Lines to get into the Red Oak Walmart snaked outside the door late last week, with residents waiting to get inside the store to buy needed provisions after the winter weather stopped the city and county in its tracks due to snow and ice.

Waxahachie PD arrests 2 suspects in Holiday shooting

WAXAHACHIE – The Waxahachie Police Department said this week that after “many hours of investigation,” detectives have identified two suspects from the Dec. 31 shooting in the Waxahachie Walmart Parking lot.

Accidents plagued Ellis County during the snow and ice snap

ENNIS - Texans might do a lot of things well, but driving in snow and ice is not one of the things on that list.Ennis reported on Feb. 3, police were working a major accident on 287 northbound near Ennis Parkway with the northbound traffic completely shut down.

Rep. Harrison files more bills to reign in the administrative state

AUSTIN – State Representative Brian Harrison introduced House Bills 1947 and 1948 to reign in the power of unelected bureaucrats. HB 1947 levels the playing field when citizens sue state agencies in state court, ensuring that the courts don’t just rubber stamp the agency’s prior decision.

GIVE QUICK AND EASY MEALS A FUN SPIN

FAMILY FEATURES – Work, school, extracurricular activities, social events and more can make the winter months feel frantic and it can often seem like you’re running out of time.

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

OPINION: The Chinese balloon – a layered scandal

A Chinese surveillance balloon floats over the United States for a week.No action is taken, until the outcry makes taking it down necessary.A second is over South America, a third was over Hawaii.President Biden says it happened under President Trump.

OPINION: End the COVID-19 ‘emergency’ – now

Almost every decision that has been made in Washington and in the states that deals with COVID-19 has been about politics and money, hundreds of billions of dollars, and not about public health.COVID-19 is a deadly virus that has killed over a million Americans – almost all over the age of 65.