Ferris Texas

2020-2021 RED OAK ISD SCHOOL BOARD: President John Anderson, Place 3; Vice President Melanie Petersen, Place 7; Secretary Penny Story, Place 5; Johnny Knight, Place 4; Michelle Porter, Place 6; Brian Sebring, Place 2; and Dr. Joy Shaw, Place 1.

2020-2021 RED OAK ISD SCHOOL BOARD: President John Anderson, Place 3; Vice President Melanie Petersen, Place 7; Secretary Penny Story, Place 5; Johnny Knight, Place 4; Michelle Porter, Place 6; Brian Sebring, Place 2; and Dr. Joy Shaw, Place 1.

ROISD celebrates board members during Board Recognition Month

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Wed, 01/13/2021 - 13:22
RED OAK – Red Oak ISD joins 1,024 school districts throughout Texas to celebrate January as School Board Recognition Month and to honor the men and women who serve the students, staff, and community of ROISD.

CONTROVERSIAL FERRIS BILLBOARD TAKEN DOWN

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Wed, 01/13/2021 - 13:20
FERRIS – The billboard at 6th and N. Central Street in Ferris has finally been taken down.  The owner of the sign, Primary Media, decided they wanted to put another billboard on the Interstate 45 frontage road.
Wilmer Police Chief Victor Kemp swore in three new law enforcement officers at last week’s City Council meeting. Officer Mark Mutina has five years in law enforcement and is a graduate of Navarro College Police Academy. Officer Samantha Bear is a new recruit and graduate of Navarro College Police Academy. Officer Isabel Pena is also a new recruit and graduate of East Texas Police Academy.

Wilmer Police Chief Victor Kemp swore in three new law enforcement officers at last week’s City Council meeting. Officer Mark Mutina has five years in law enforcement and is a graduate of Navarro College Police Academy. Officer Samantha Bear is a new recruit and graduate of Navarro College Police Academy. Officer Isabel Pena is also a new recruit and graduate of East Texas Police Academy.

WILMER PD SWEARS IN 3 NEW OFFICERS

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Wed, 01/13/2021 - 13:18
WILMER – Wilmer Police Chief Victor Kemp swore in three new law enforcement officers at last week’s city council meeting.  “I am excited to welcome these three new officers to our Wilmer PD family and very thankful they chose us,” Kemp said.

JUDGE MATT JOHNSON SWORN IN

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Wed, 01/13/2021 - 13:16
Judge Matt Johnson was sworn in as a justice on Texas’ 10th Court of appeals which serves 18 central Texas counties. He is replacing Justice Rex Davis who is retiring, and will join Chief Justice Tom Gray and Justice John Neill on the court.

EDITORIAL: The great social silencing

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Wed, 01/13/2021 - 13:12
Last week Silicon Valley silenced the president. In unison, the social media giants, with an assist from Amazon and Apple, also eliminated their most popular conservative competitor and announced that their own moderation policies would now extend to other companies.
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EDITORIAL: How should we respond?

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Wed, 01/13/2021 - 13:08
America is the greatest country that has ever existed in the history of mankind and it is worth fighting for, but last week’s capitol takeover and the tyrannical response by the tech giants, sets the cause of America back immeasurably.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Saturday mornings and other things to be thankful for

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Wed, 01/13/2021 - 13:06
Welcome to the “front porch.” Well, I wanted to come today – as the old-time preachers would say – and tell you things are not as bad as they seem. Truth is, if you want things to improve drastically immediately, turn off the news and don’t ever watch it again.

OUT TO PASTOR: Well, here we go again

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Wed, 01/13/2021 - 13:01
I have lived long enough to know that the only change that has any kind of reality is the change in my pocket. I keep track of that change with great supervision and count it every day.