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By Patty Hullett For the Daily Light On a gorgeous spring day – May 6 – many of the citizens of Waxahachie gathered at noon to pay homage to America’s “National Day of Prayer” at the downtown Railyard Park. This annual occurrence celebrated its 70th year (1952-2021). The 2021 festivities were titled “Lord – Pour Out Your Love, Life, and Liberty”. Farley Street Baptist Church Pastor Richard W. Smith gave the welcome, followed with a reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance and “The Star Spangled Banner,” as sung by Jaime Feaster. Ellis County Judge Todd Little led the prayer for government, while 378th District Judge William Wallace led the prayer for the military and police. ....
Waxahachie Daily Light This Saturday, Dr. Jamal Rasheed, teacher and CEO of the Ellis County African American Hall of Fame Museum and Library, will hold a book signing for his new work, Nightmare at the Lorraine Motel - Where do we go from there? The book signing will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the museum, located at 441 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Waxahachie. According to Rasheed, The central themes of the book’s messages were that of hope. In this, his last book, King reflects upon the Civil Rights Movement. He discusses the question of what African-Americans should do with their new freedoms. He concludes that all Americans must unite in order to fight opinion and the social problems of this country such as poverty, employment, education and injustice to create an equality of opportunity. King emphasized that he advocates for a united social movement that would act within both the Republican and Democratic parties. In my opinion the ni ....
Ellis County ICU At 100% Occupancy, Surge Beds Activated Health officials began issuing serious warnings in late October about the danger of large gatherings and trick or treating for Halloween. Based on the number of new COVID cases and hospitalizations it seems Ellis County and other Texans did not heed the warnings. Experts and public health officials believe the recent rise in cases are a result of Halloween and now Thanksgiving gatherings/travel. Tonight, Ellis County ICU is at 100% occupancy with six additional surge beds added, all 24 ICU beds are currently occupied. 13 of the 24 patients are being treated for COVID-19 There are a total of 74 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Ellis County. ....