North Texans opened their wallets and their hearts last week to help local nonprofi ts across the region, including in Ellis County. The Communities Foundation of Texas’ 14th Annual North Texas Giving Day, presented by Amazon, wrapped up Thursday with an unofficial total of $62 million received in donations.
(NAPSI)—“Been there, done that.” People are feeling like they’ve heard enough about COVID-19. But staying on top of the facts, vaccinations, and level of spread in the community is still important to keep your family and communities safe. In fact, updated vaccines that can better protect against the highly transmissible Omicron variant and its subvariants are now available in the United States.
Veteran GOP strategist Karl Rove said Saturday that Texas’ abortion law is too extreme, underscoring an increasingly public discomfort with the measure among Republicans. Rove made the comment during an exchange at a Texas Tribune Festival panel about elections following the U.S.
In 2020, some Texas Democrats cringed as Joe Biden said during the final presidential debate that he would “transition” from oil, lending credence to Republican attacks that their party is a threat to the state’s biggest industry.
With less than four months until the first day of the 2023 legislative session, Texas Republican and Democratic lawmakers and candidates on Friday laid out their vision for how to spend their 140 days together.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is laying out its plan to meet an ambitious goal of ending hunger in the U.S. by 2030, including expanding monthly benefits that help low-income Americans buy food.
After an extensive search and interview process, the Ellis County Museum has named Waxahachie local Michelle Haye as the museum’s new executive director/ curator. After former curator Shannon Simpson retired in August after 36 years of service to the Ellis County Museum, a selection committee was formed to conduct a search for a new individual to lead the museum into its next stage of development.
The Waxahachie High School band, drill team, cheerleaders and fans cheered on the Indians last week against DeSoto. To see more photos check out a photo gallery at the Daily Light’s website by scanning the QR code. To submit fan photos of next week’s game email news@waxahachietx.com. Courtesy of Kirk Holt
Today’s the day to start nominating your favorite local business for the honor of Best of Ellis County. The Waxahachie Daily Light and the Midlothian Mirror are kicking off the annual Best of Ellis County section, which highlights the community’s favorite businesses around the area.
Red Oak ISD is launching an aggressive anti-bullying campaign aimed at both preventing and reporting bullying behavior. The See Something, Say Something program gives students reminders to be kind and the tools to report inappropriate behavior through STOPit.