News
WAXAHACHIE – Ellis County Commissioners voted unanimously to set the mandatory payment rate for the new fiscal year beginning Oct. 1.
By RITA COOK / Freelance Writer
MAYPEARL – Ellis County resident Ashley Nicole Boston reportedly embezzled almost $20,000 from the Maypearl Youth Cheer Association.
Boston was the former president of the association.
By RITA COOK / Freelance Writer
ELLIS COUNTY – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced recently he has removed more than one million ineligible voters from voter rolls in the past few years.
By RITA COOK / Freelance Writer
Sports
ARGYLE – Watson Bell scored four touchdowns on 170 rushing yards as Argyle defeated Midlothian Heritage 49-24 for Homecoming.
WAXAHACHIE – The Canton Eagles claimed a resounding 51-0 win over the Life Waxahachie Mustangs on the road Friday night.
By STAFF REPORT
ITALY – After a back-and-forth struggle early, Italy took control of the game in the second-quarter after a 46 yard keeper by senior quarterback Gared Wood gave the Gladiators a 1st-and-goal opport
By BARRY BYERS / Italy ISD
Opinion
The three and a half years of the Biden-Harris administration have proven beyond dispute that illegal immigration is not a victimless crime.
By REP. MARK E. GREEN (R-TENN.)
Did you know in every country in which there was a communist takeover there was less than one percent of the total population in that country who believed in the communist idea?
By RITA COOK / Freelance Writer
Lifestyle
Billings, Montana (www.visitbillings.com) is the largest city in the state.
By RITA COOK / Freelance Writer & GUILLAUME de VAUDREY
Everyone loves Prague, but visit the entire country before settling for just one city in the Czech Republic.
By RITA COOK / Freelance Writer
Door County (www.co.door.wi.gov) in Wisconsin is located on the peninsula between Green Bay and Lake Michigan and a popular destination winter or su
By RITA COOK / Freelance Writer & GUILLAUME de VAUDREY
Obituaries
Bettye Bennett Lutrick was greeted by her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
Raymond Miner of Ferris, Texas passed away peacefully in Dallas, Texas on May 9 at the age of 79.
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