The Ellis County Press

© The Ellis County Press

© The Ellis County Press

FERRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY: More than Books (April 30, 2026)

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Wed, 04/29/2026 - 12:45
  The Joint General and Special Election will take place on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Ellis County residents can cast their vote at the Ferris Public Library, which will be open as a polling location from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

LOCAL STUDENT UPDATE (April 30, 2026)

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Wed, 04/29/2026 - 12:43
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.

RED OAK ARRESTS (April 6 – 26)

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Wed, 04/29/2026 - 12:38
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)

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Wed, 04/29/2026 - 12:36
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)

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Wed, 04/29/2026 - 12:32
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.