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Ellis County nonprofits hope to raise money on North Texas Giving Day
Chris Roarkcroark@cherryroad.comThe largest online fundraising campaign in North Texas is now underway.The donation window for North Texas Giving Day, which is set for Sept. 17, opened Thursday. Organized by Communities Foundation of Texas, the annual event collects money for approximately 3,300 nonprofits in 20 counties, including Ellis County. Causes include education, health, social services, arts,…
Business
Eyemart Express’ new Midlothian store opens Sept. 14
Eyemart Express, a national optical retailer known its affordable same-day glasses, is opening its first location in Midlothian on Sept. 14.
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Opinion
Texas History Minute: James Madison, father of the Constitution, Part 2
In the hot summer of 1787, James Madison convinced delegates at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia to approve an entirely new kind of government for the new nation. But the real test came when the states were asked to consider the new document. Madison, one of the Founding Fathers, was a man of principles but…
Conversations
Ex-judge Little, NCTCOG part ways
After just over a year into his new job, former Ellis County judge and Red Oak mayor Todd Little is out at the North Central Texas Council of Governments.
