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ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: January 8 – 11

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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 12:30
Gomez, Jorge, 33, speeding, no driver’s license.  Vega, Francisco, 29, drunkenness. Aguayo, Christopher, 35, DWI 2nd.Esparza, Mark, 21, assault causes bodily injury.Posey, Glen, 63, theft prop >=$750<$2500.Brown, Finel, 51, DWI 2nd.Hughes, Mark, 37, viol bond/protective order.

RED OAK ARRESTS: January 1 – 8

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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 12:29
Schilling, Kaylin, 18, DWI.Williams, David, 75, viol bond/protective order.Beard, Cedric, 42, speeding, no driver’s license, failure to appear.Gonzalez, Raul, 48, DWI/open container.
Photo courtesy City of Ovilla

Photo courtesy City of Ovilla

TOY DRIVE SUCCESS

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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 13:16
OVILLA – According to an City of Ovilla news release, the 2023 Ovilla Toy Drive was easily “the most successful to date.”The release continued, “This year, the majority of our distributed toys went directly to local families that found themselves in need this Christmas.

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: January 2–7

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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 12:31
Elbert, Aaron, 28, assault causes bodily injury.Mendoza, Armando, 43, assault causes bodily injury.Reza, April, 24, assault causes bodily injury.Siedschlag, Misty, 44, criminal trespass habitat/shelter/superfund site.Martinez, Benjamin, 51, viol bond/protective order.

RED OAK ARRESTS: December 25 – January 1

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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 12:30
Galbearth, Mary, 44, public intoxication.Martinez, Paul, 38, public intoxication.Gibbons, Colby, 22, no driver’s license, failure to appear, theft-misdemeanor-property.Dorrough, Valencia, 37, public intoxication.

WILMER ARRESTS: January 1 – 7

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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 12:29
Flores, Jose, 25, DWI, warrant arrest local, evading arrest/detention.Farina, Matthew, 27, DWI 2nd.Rubio Revolorio, 30, DWI.Miller, Tabitha, 34, warrant arrest other agency.Saldana, Rogelio, 23, public intoxication, resist arrest search or transport.Coria, Jackeline, 20, DUI-minor.
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Why you shouldn’t brush off the dentist this year

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Wed, 01/03/2024 - 14:16
STATEPOINT – When scheduling annual physicals, screenings, vaccinations and other preventive care, don’t forget about another critical part of overall health that gets neglected all too often: dental care.

FERRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY: More than Books (January 4, 2024)

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Wed, 01/03/2024 - 14:12
The Ferris Public Library will be closed to the public from Jan. 2 – 4, for our annual inventory. We will reopen Monday, Jan. 8 at 9 a.m.We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but it is extremely important that we have an accurate counting of our collection.