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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULES FOR ELLIS COUNTY TEAMS

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Wed, 08/18/2021 - 14:25
2021 ENNIS LIONS Thursday, August 19 Mansfield Legacy (S) Away TBD Friday, August 27 Red Oak Home 7:30 p.m. Friday, September 3 Keller Fossil Ridge (SN) Home 7:30 p.m. Friday, September 10 Waxahachie Away 7:30 p.m. Friday, September 17 Greenville (D) Away 7:30 p.m.
Neighborhood Credit Union Chairman of the Board Dwayne Boozer (left to right) and board members Randy Till and Jimmy Slayton join Waxahachie Mayor Doug Barnes and Mayor Pro Tem Billie Wallace, Ellis County Judge Todd Little, Neighborhood Credit Union Waxahachie Branch Manager Shannon Carr, President & CEO Chet Kimmell and Senior Vice Presidents Francis Santana and Mike Roark, to break ground on the credit union’s new building in Waxahachie, which will open in spring 2022.

Neighborhood Credit Union Chairman of the Board Dwayne Boozer (left to right) and board members Randy Till and Jimmy Slayton join Waxahachie Mayor Doug Barnes and Mayor Pro Tem Billie Wallace, Ellis County Judge Todd Little, Neighborhood Credit Union Waxahachie Branch Manager Shannon Carr, President & CEO Chet Kimmell and Senior Vice Presidents Francis Santana and Mike Roark, to break ground on the credit union’s new building in Waxahachie, which will open in spring 2022.

Neighborhood Credit Union breaks ground on new building

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Wed, 08/18/2021 - 14:00
WAXAHACHIE – Enjoying warm friendships and cool shaved ice, Neighborhood Credit Union joined with Waxahachie leaders last week to break ground on a new location to be constructed at 1750 N. Highway 77, just south of Country Meadows Boulevard, in Waxahachie.
Italy ISD staff and faculty welcomed the new superintend Rachel L. Kistner at a rally.

Italy ISD staff and faculty welcomed the new superintend Rachel L. Kistner at a rally.

‘One Voice, One Direction, One Team’

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Wed, 08/18/2021 - 13:59
ITALY – The new school year has officially kicked into high gear and while it is safe to say school won’t be the same since the pandemic began last year, Rachel L. Kistner, Italy ISD’s new superintendent said, “The challenges we face are not unique to Italy ISD.
Cody McKinney

Cody McKinney

Red Oak PD welcomes former Midlothian Sgt. Cody McKinney

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Wed, 08/18/2021 - 13:56
RED OAK – Former Midlothian CID Sergeant Cody McKinney has been hired by the Red Oak Police Department as the new Criminal Investigations Sergeant.McKinney recently retired from the Midlothian Police Department where he also served as the Criminal Investigations Sergeant.
Catherine Mortensen

Catherine Mortensen

OPINION: Out of touch and out of town

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Wed, 08/18/2021 - 13:01
In a hastily called news conference Monday afternoon President Joe Biden and his advisors tried to control the damage of this past weekend. But it may be too late. Biden not only lost Afghanistan, he lost credibility, and with that, the American people.
Rep. Vern Buchanan

Rep. Vern Buchanan

OPINON: Forty years later, what would Reagan think?

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Wed, 08/18/2021 - 12:59
Forty years ago, on Aug. 13, 1981, President Ronald Reagan signed the Economic Recovery Tax Act, ushering in the longest era of economic prosperity in American history.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Lost in Yellowstone (Chapter 4)

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Wed, 08/18/2021 - 12:55
CHAPTER 4 ”An unexpected turn.”   It is hard to believe that as beautiful as the Monday morning was, the day would be the worst of all, in many ways. One of us would be injured, and two of us would be lost.