FLAGS FOR THE 4TH

“We hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July and enjoyed the flag for your yard. We would like to thank the Shalom group for donating all the flags.

Ovilla Main Street parking lot, walking trails complete soon

  OVILLA – The City of Ovilla Main Street Parking Lot expansion and walking trails are in the final stages this month. The walking trails as well as directional signs and lighting are being done in phases, and the parking lot is complete – with the exception of crosswalks.

ROISD board approves budget

EDITORS NOTE: An earlier story on the ROISD budget contained errors. We apologize for the oversight.   RED OAK – On June 21, the Red Oak ISD School Board approved the budget for the 2021-22 school year, totaling $76.8M.

City of Wilmer joins Southern Dallas County Inland Port Transportation Management Association

WILMER – The city of Wilmer has officially joined the Southern Dallas County Inland Port Transportation Management Association, highlighting the city’s dedication to developing and expanding transportation opportunities for Wilmer residents.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: The shot upon which the Lord smiled

Good week. Welcome to the “Front Porch.” I will tell you from the start that we may have our skeptics for today’s column. Go ahead and bank on it. Or, as we told our ballplayers through the years: Put this in your notebook. The trouble won’t come from just one side.

OUT TO PASTOR: Any pie à la Mode is my kind of pie

Choices are a very important part of our everyday life. I am what I am today because of choices I made yesterday. I would like to blame someone else, but the truth of the matter is, I am what I am because of my choices.

ON THE JOB TRAINING (part 15)

And suddenly, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and touched the hem of His garment. For she said to herself, “If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well.

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (July 8, 2021)

OPINION: We have to face history no matter how hard we try to erase it

Happy Fourth of July! Falls Church in Northern Virginia just renamed two public schools, George Mason High School and Thomas Jefferson Elementary, to cancel the men who gave us this day.

What to know about germs and your child’s summer camp

STATEPOINT – Parents sending their kids to summer camp often worry about whether they’ll be safe and have a good time. But while summer camps are full of sports, art, music, fresh air and fun, they can also put kids at a higher risk of coming into contact with illness-causing germs.