LOCAL STUDENT UPDATE (April 30, 2026)

Nicole Procell of Glenn Heights was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at The University of Texas at Arlington.

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS (April 20 – 26)

Maples, Adrianna, 29, assault causes bodily injury family member, assault causes bodily injury family member.

RED OAK ARRESTS (April 6 – 26)

Sears, Robert, 44, DWLI w/prev conviction/suspension w/o financial restitution. Dancer, Antoinette, 43, assault causes bodily injury family member. Grigsby, Chad, 39, public intoxication. Drake, Gregory, 37, no driver’s license (warrant arrest), assault by contact family violence (warrant arrest).

WAXAHACHIE ARRESTS (April 19 – 25)

Bounds, Jamie, 44, DWI w/child under 15. Brewer, Haley, 33, DWI. Carr, Darren, 29, viol bond/protective order. Bishop, Blair, 38, DWI 2nd. Payne, Micah, 32, assault family violence. Webb, Terry, 63, warrant other agency. Vasquez-Cruz, Douglas, 45, DWI. Brickey, John, 56, theft.

WILMER ARRESTS (April 19 – 26)

Mendez, Ricardo, 23, warrant arrest local Hill, Delsmond, 32, poss CS pg 2 >=1g<4g, viol bond/protective order. Moran-Olguin, Edgar, 30, assault causes bodily injury family member. Hernandez, Robert, 49, sexual assault.

EYES ON ELLIS COUNTY (April 23, 2026)

  BARDWELL Bardwell’s cleanup day will be April 25 from 9 a.m. to noon. CEDAR HILL Join Dogwood Canyon and the City of Cedar Hill on Sunday, April 26 from 1 to 3 p.m.

FERRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY: More than Books (April 23, 2026)

  Make your voice heard during the Joint General & Special Elections! The library is proud to serve as an early voting location, offering our community a convenient and accessible place to participate in the election process.

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS (April 13 – 19)

Lopez-Ortiz, Juan, 33, DWI, immigration hold. Stepp, Devon, 29, poss CS pg 1/1-b<1g, criminal trespass. Coleman, Kimberly, 45, commitment. Rodriguez, Ramon, 41, DWI. Stewart, Anaiyah, 23, assault peace officer/judge Felony 2, theft prop >=$100<$750.

WAXAHACHIE ARRESTS (April 12 – 18)

Sutton, Johnny, 35, city ordinance – drunkenness. Cordero-Gomez, Luis, DWI. Childress, James, 44, poss CS pg 1 >=1g<4g. Garcia, Julian, 31, public intoxication. Watkins, Shunkedra, 30, warrant other agency. Wisener, Kimberlynn, 32, warrant other agency. Peterson, Stacy, 54, DWI 2nd.

WILMER ARRESTS (April 12 – 19)

Lankford, Darren, 40, agg assault w/deadly weapon, assault causes bodily injury family member, unlawful restraint. Johnson, Josiah, 19, assault causes bodily injury family member, assault causes bodily injury family member. Martinez, Wilfredo, 23, poss marij <2oz. Rosales, Emily, 24, DWI.