Aggravated sexual assault of a child gets Maypearl man 60-years in prison

WAXAHACHIE – Esteban Gonzalez Zambrano, 29, of Maypearl, was sentenced to 60 years in prison for aggravated sexual assault of a child,according to Ellis County and District Attorney Ann Montgomery.Zambrano’s jury trial began on Feb. 22.

Tarrant County man pleads guilty to robbing Midlothian Family Dollar

WAXAHACHIE – Anthony Bridgewater, 57, of Crowley, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, according to Ellis County and District Attorney Ann Montgomery.

U.S. Rep. Jake Ellzey joins 44 Republicans in filing bill to dismantle potential ATF Gun Registry

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Ellzey (TX-6) joined a group of 44 Republicans in introducing the No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your (REGISTRY) Rights Act to ensure the federal government doesn’t build a federal firearms registry.

Ennis-born musician releases first EP

ENNIS – Ennis-born 40-something musician Monte Richardson recently released his first independent country music EP, titled “Completely Unknown.”All the songs on the EP are written by Richardson.

BOAT DOCK PARK DESIGN STARTED

WAXAHCHIE – Waxahachie council began with engineering design services for improvements to Boat Dock Park at their March 7 meeting.Project scope includes a topographic survey used for the layout and design of park improvements and geotechnical engineering.

WILMER GETTING SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

WILMER – A new single-family residential development is coming to the city of Wilmer.The city received approval to develop 353 homes near Cottonwood on property south of Belt Line Road.

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (March 17, 2022)

QUOTES OF THE WEEK: March 17, 2022

FOR THE RECORD:“Team Biden loves to talk about the 9,000 leases that oil and gas companies possess on which production has not started.

OPINION: And that’s why they call it ‘The Swamp’

With $30 trillion of debt – which has grown by $5 trillion in just the last two years, with another $2 trillion of red ink expected to get spilled this year – you might have expected Congress at least to pretend it will temper its reckless spending proclivities.But you would be sadly mistaken.

HOPE FOR TODAY: A world divided by fear

What happens when your life, your country – literally the whole world – is gripped by fear?Disaster!But it does not have to be that way.Once almost an entire nation was engulfed in fear that led to a near national collapse.