FERRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY: More than books (December 9, 2021)

The Ferris Public Library will be giving out Christmas Grab-N-Go Gift Bags to the children on Monday, Dec. 13, and the following Monday, Dec. 20. These are like the craft bags we gave out during the library’s 2021 Summer Reading Club.

OFF MY MEDS by Les Taha (December 9, 2021)

LOCAL STUDENT UPDATE: December 9, 2021

Marisol Morales of Milford was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society.

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: November 29 – December 5

Washington, Joshua, 23, operate unregistered vehicle, NPFR, speeding in school zone, speeding, failure to appear.Brown, William, 51, poss CS pg 1/1-b >=1g<4g Felony 3.Gonzales, Jose, 29, DWI 3rd Felony 3, ICE detainer.McNeely, Chelsea, 24, poss CS pg 3 <28g.

GLENN HEIGHTS ARRESTS: November 26 – December 2

Hernandez, Jack, 24, DWI.McDonald, Jahvon, 31, warrant arrest Arlington PD.

PALMER ARRESTS: November 30

Ransom, Warren, 28, unl poss firearm by felon, tamper fabricate/evidence w/intent.

RED OAK ARRESTS: November 22 – December 5

Adams, Robert, 44, assault physical contact family violence.Cisneros, Maurice, 32, DWLI, failure to appear.Mosley, Andre, 39, poss CS pg 1 <1g.Funderburg, Lesa, 60, poss CS pg 1 <1g.Uglum, Randall, 52, display expired registration, failure to appear.Jones, Margrietta, 32, assault-family violence.

WILMER ARRESTS: November 28 – December 6

Silva, Pedro, 33, terroristic threat of family/household.Carr, Thomas, 37, theft prop <$2,500 2/more prev convictions.Perez Pacheco, Leonel, 17, poss CS pg 2 < 1g.Jackson, Demarcus, 38, resist arrest search or transport.Dejesus, Matthew, 47, warrant arrest other agency.

“STEEL MAGNOLIAS” PLAYING AT THEATRE ROCKS! IN ENNIS

“Steel Magnolias” by Robert Harling opens Friday at Theatre Rocks!, 505 NW Main St.

Watch for Fall Armyworms in pastures/small grains

With our current climate conditions, producers need to be on the lookout for fall armyworm infestations in their fields.The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is a common pest of bermudagrass, sorghum, corn, wheat and ryegrass and many other crops in north and central Texas.