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Tips to attract Hummingbirds to your yard

STATEPOINT – Do hummingbirds frequently visit your yard? Would you like them to? There are some important things to know in order to protect the safety and promote the health of these beautiful, vibrant visitors.Migration – After their breeding season, hummingbirds migrate south for the winter.

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: August 23 – 29

Williams, Terry, 52, poss CS pg 1 <1g.Whitehead, Denzale, 21, deadly conduct-discharge firearm Felony 3, theft prop >=$100<$750.Warren, Dajean, 20, unl carrying weapon, credit card or debit card abuse.Nash, Fallyn, 24, DWI, escape from custody.Villarreal, Brittany, 31, public intoxication.

WILMER ARRESTS: August 23 – 29

Jones, Quinten, 18, apprehension by peace officer without warrant.Hernandez, Aldo, 19, assault CBI family member.Woodson, Joevonte, 25, poss marij <2oz.Durham, Sharron, 22, warrant arrest other agency.Reyes, Honorino, 30, poss CS pg 2 < 1g.Williams, Christina, 30, assault.

Save on your summer water bill by harvesting rainwater

Since landscape irrigation increases water use by 35 to 75% during the summer irrigation season, Texas A&M AgriLife recommends landscape water conservation practices be adapted to reduce water use, save money, and still maintain a beautiful landscape.

FERRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY: More than books (August 26, 2021)

The Special Election for State House of Representatives District 10 will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. On Election Day, you may vote here at the Ferris Public Library, 301 E. 10th Street, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eight candidates will be on the ballot.

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: August 16 – 22

Biscoe, Keshun, 30, criminal trespass. Pena, Ray, 51, agg sexual assault Felony 1. Pena, Anthony, 28, fail to comply sex offender duty to register Felony 3. Myers, Pamela, 58, poss CS pg 1 <1g. Ellis, Donald, 57, poss CS pg 1 <1g.