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Surveillance image of suspected Cadillac Escalade in fatal hit and run on Dec. 30, 2021. Photo courtesy Ferris Police Department.

Still image from surveillance video of two suspects in fatal hit and run. Photo courtesy Ferris Police Department.

Close-up of suspects in fatal hit and run. Photo courtesy Ferris Police Department.

Ferris Police Department seeks public’s help identifying persons of interest in hit and run

Wed, 01/05/2022 - 3:11pm

FERRIS – On Thursday, Dec, 30, at approximately 8:15 p.m., the Ferris Police Department responded to an accident at the on-ramp entrance of Interstate-45 at near the 800 block of the south bound se

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Legacy Oaks of Midlothian residents Judith Slater, Pat Winegar, and Melody Luedke, from left to right.

Senior living community Legacy Oaks of Midlothian gave back to kids in need

Wed, 01/05/2022 - 3:11pm

Midlothian – On Dec. 20, residents of Legacy Oaks of Midlothian, 614 S. 14th St., turned in almost 40 angel tree gifts to Manna House.

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Crisis in America: Deaths up 40-percent among those aged 18-64

Wed, 01/05/2022 - 3:11pm

Finally, the “elephant in the room” that nobody wanted to discuss in 2021 regarding labor shortages and supply chain bottlenecks, which is that record number of younger people in the workforce were

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Emergency SNAP food benefits have been extended another month amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and recipients will see an additional 15 percent increase in January.

Gov. Abbott, HHSC announce extension of emergency SNAP benefits for January

Wed, 01/05/2022 - 3:09pm

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is providing more than $307 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food b