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Grant Halliburton Foundation Raises $300,000 at 16th Annual Beacon of Hope Luncheon

Kenny's Restaurant Group to Reward Most Loyal Fans with Free Food

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Top Stories: ➊ – Ellis County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Watch UR Bac team educate students on pre-prom passenger safety (Monday), ➋ – Waxahachie Toastmasters members take top honors at contest (Monday), ➌ – Everyday Looks I’ve Been Wearing (Friday), ➍ – Houston's defense carries Cougars into 7th Final Four with 69-50 March Madness win over Tennessee (Sunday), ➎ – Texas Rangers place 3B Josh Jung on 10-day IL with neck spasms (Sunday)

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Ellis County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Watch UR Bac team educate students on pre-prom...

News -Waxahachie Daily Light 3/31 6:00A Chris Roark

Staff report The Ellis County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, in collaboration with the Watch UR Bac program, recently visited Waxahachie Global High School to Login to continue reading Login...

Waxahachie Toastmasters members take top honors at contest

News -Waxahachie Daily Light 3/31 4:58A Chris Roark

Staff report Two members of the Waxahachie Toastmasters club, Tiger Mims and Candy Robinson, competed in the Southern Division International Speech and Tall Tales contest Login to continue reading...

Area briefs: Cinco De Mayo Celebration, city auction, city clean-up and more

News -Waxahachie Daily Light 3/27 6:43A Chris Roark

Staff report The Ellis County Hispanic Organization will host its annual Cinco De Mayo Festival from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. May 3 in Downtown Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary...

WISD narrows superintendent search down to five

News -Waxahachie Daily Light 3/26 9:22A Chris Roark

Chris Roark, croark@cherryroad.com The search for Waxahachie ISD’s next superintendent has been narrowed down to five candidates. The WISD Board of Trustees interviewed eight candidates Login to...

Ferris DPS responds to I-45 crisis involving crash, mental health emergency

News -Waxahachie Daily Light 3/26 4:44A Chris Roark

City of Ferris On Tuesday afternoon, Ferris Department of Public Safety officers responded to a critical incident on Interstate 45 near the Exit 265 area Login to continue reading Login Sign up for...

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5 Bible Verses I Keep Coming Back to When I Need Encouragement

Brighton the Day 4/2 6:34A Brighton

A while back, I shared these Bible verses on stories—and so many of you screenshotted them that I knew I needed to elaborate. These are the verses I return to again and again when I need the reminder...

Grant Halliburton Foundation Raises $300,000 at 16th Annual Beacon of Hope Luncheon

Waxahachie BubbleLife iReporter 4/2 3:06A Juliette DC

Grant Halliburton Foundation hosted its 16th annual Beacon of Hope Community Luncheon on March 25 at the Omni Dallas Hotel. Nearly 600 guests gathered in support of the Foundations mission, helping to...

III Forks to Open New Flagship Location in Addison's Village on the Parkway on Tuesday, April 8

Waxahachie BubbleLife iReporter 4/2 2:14A Kelly Hunter

III Forks is working to reinvent the steakhouse, and the new iteration of the brand will debut in Addisons Village on the Parkway when the restaurants new flagship location opens on Tuesday, April 8,...

BOOK REVIEW: WHEN THE ACTOR INSPIRED CHAOS AND BLODDSHED by Nicholas Litchfield

Waxahachie BubbleLife iReporter 4/1 10:00P KAREN SIDDALL

When the Actor Inspired Chaos and Bloodshed by Nicholas Litchfield The riveting tale of an actor unwittingly drawn into an obsessed directors dangerous vision for an action/adventure cult film. ...

Timeless Wheels & Vintage Steel: The Village Shops Spring Car Show Returns

Waxahachie BubbleLife iReporter 3/31 11:49P Liz McGathey

Take a timeless ride at the Classic Car & Truck Show at the Castle Hills Village Shops from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 13. The event is FREE for spectators, and everyone is welcome! The...

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Y Knot Vineyard Grower Profile

Texas Wine Lover 4/2 9:13A Laurinda Thomas

With the looming threat of water shortages in the Texas High Plains, many row crop farmers are shifting to also growing grapes, since grapes require less water. In this...

5 Things You Need to Know about Wines in Texas

Texas Wine Lover 4/2 6:20A Gus Hall

Texas is one of the most attractive parts of the world to taste wines and have the best time. With its century-long history of winemaking, a rich selection of wines, and excellent service, the area...

5 Budget Places to Travel for Wine

Texas Wine Lover 4/2 6:19A Gus Hall

Taking wine trips is considered luxury entertainment. Logically, it is associated with high cost and inaccessibility for trips on a limited budget. Yet, this is not...

2025 TEXSOM Awards – Texas Results

Texas Wine Lover 3/26 9:05P Jeff Cope

The 2025 TEXSOM Awards have been announced, and these are the results for Texas wineries. The TEXSOM Awards judging took place February 15 18, 2025 at Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas. There...

Stray Grape Urban Winery

Texas Wine Lover 3/26 8:00P Jeff Cope

More and more wineries are opening around the San Antonio area, but Stray Grape Urban Winery has been in San Antonio since 2008. It started as a Water 2 Wine franchise by the...

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WHY FRINGE IS A MUST-HAVE TREND FOR SPRING

The Middle Page 4/2 3:49A Cathy Williamson

WHY FRINGE IS A MUST-HAVE TREND FOR SPRING Hello ladies! Are you in full Spring fever mode? I am so excited about Spring. However, it s been super rainy this month and already pretty darn warm. That s...

March Amazon Finds—on SALE!

The Sister Studio 3/27 3:24A Jennifer Reed

Happy Thursday, my friends! May your coffee be nice and strong today we re sooo close to Friday! Amazon is doing a big Spring Sale this week so I wanted to round up all of my March favorites, several...

A Colorful Table Setting For 10 or Just Two!

Color and Chic 3/26 4:35A Hoang-Kim

Spring is here and it s time to host! Whether you re inviting 10 people over or just one or two, I think it speaks volume to set the table and pull out the pretty napkins. Not only will it make things...

STRIPES: THE TIMELESS TREND FOR EFFORTLESS SPRING AND SUMMER STYLE

The Middle Page 3/23 5:57A Cathy Williamson

STRIPES: THE TIMELESS TREND FOR EFFORTLESS SPRING AND SUMMER STYLE Hello ladies! How is everyone today? I have been in Ojai Valley since Wednesday to see my daughter. She had an emergency surgery on...

LIVE NOW: Target’s MASSIVE SALE!?

The Sister Studio 3/23 4:54A Jennifer Reed

Happy, happy Sunday everyone! We are home after spending the week in Colorado for Spring Break let s just say my snowboarding isn t going to be winning awards anytime soon, but we had SO much fun all...

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Eovaldi pitches majors' 1st complete game this season as the Rangers beat the Reds 1-0

Spectrum Local News Sports 4/2 3:28A Associated Press

Eovaldi struck out eight and walked none in his fifth career complete game.

Texas A&M and Kentucky managers have shouting match as Wildcats take advantage of SEC curfew rule

Spectrum Local News Sports 4/2 3:23A Associated Press

The Wildcats appeared to have a problem with their communicating device while they were pitching with two outs in the eighth.

Banchero, Wagner fuel late rally as Magic move into 7th in East with a 116-105 win over Spurs

Spectrum Local News Sports 4/2 3:16A Associated Press

Paolo Banchero had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Franz Wagner added 24 points and the Orlando Magic rallied to beat the San Antonio Spurs 116-105.

UConn's Bueckers, UCLA's Betts and Booker of Texas among women's John R. Wooden Award finalists

Spectrum Local News Sports 4/2 1:51A Associated Press

The other finalists are Hannah Hidalgo of Notre Dame and JuJu Watkins of Southern California.

Flores homers and drives in 4 to lead Giants over Astros 7-2

Spectrum Local News Sports 4/1 3:42A Associated Press

Giants starter Jordan Hicks, who grew up in suburban Houston, allowed only a first-inning single and struck out six in six innings.

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Texas measles outbreak expected to last for months, though vaccinations are up from last year

Spectrum Local News Health 3/21 6:54A Associated Press

Pharmacies across the U.S., especially in Texas, are seeing more demand for MMR shots.

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Quantum computers will be a dream come true for hackers, risking everything from military secrets to...

Live Science 4/4 6:00A

Quantum computers are coming. And when they arrive, they are going to upend the way we protect sensitive data. Unlike classical computers, quantum computers harness quantum...

Man gets sperm-making stem cell transplant in first-of-its-kind procedure

Live Science 4/4 5:00A

In the United States, an estimated 645,000 men ages 20 to 50 have azoospermia, a condition in which no sperm are present in their ejaculate. Now, scientists are testing a...

Unknown human lineage lived in 'Green Sahara' 7,000 years ago, ancient DNA reveals

Live Science 4/4 4:54A

Two 7,000-year-old mummies belong to a previously unknown human lineage that remained isolated in North Africa for thousands of years, a new study finds. The mummies are the...

NASA signs new contract to use SpaceX's Starship — even though it keeps blowing up

Live Science 4/4 4:39A

NASA has added SpaceX 's giant Starship rocket to a major commercial contract, putting the world's most powerful launch vehicle in contention for future missions — even though...

'Seemingly impossible': Endangered tortoise becomes first-time mom at about 100 years old

Live Science 4/4 4:26A

An endangered giant tortoise has become the oldest first-time mom of her species after having her first babies at around 100 years old. Philadelphia Zoo recently hatched eggs...