LEGAL NOTICE: NOTICE TO CREDITORS FOR THE ESTATE OF ELNORA ROBINS, DECEASED

Publish one time in The Ellis County Press on Thursday June 5, 2025.

LEGAL NOTICE: NOTICE TO CREDITORS FOR THE ESTATE OF CAMILLE D. PIERCE, DECEASED

Publish one time in The Ellis County Press on Thursday June 5, 2025.

LEGAL NOTICE: NOTICE TO CREDITORS FOR THE ESTATE OF SANDRA EILEEN BARNHARDT, DECEASED

Publish one time in The Ellis County Press on Thursday June 5, 2025.

Scammers impersonating Ellis County court official

ELLIS COUNTY – There is yet another scam in Ellis County – this one impersonating an Ellis County Court official.Ellis County Sheriff’s Office warned on their Facebook page they had received reports of a phone scam where individuals were impersonating “Sgt. Mike McKenna from the Ellis County...

Needed Ellis County Criminal Court may be blocked by Austin politics

ELLIS COUNTY – As of this writing, it is still undecided if Ellis County is getting a second criminal court.I know a number of people have been asking me to uncover that answer.After some jostling, it seems this item was apparently put into (or back into) State Rep. Jeff Leach’s HB2878.

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: May 27 – June 2

Manning, Jerry, 57, bench warrant.Rodriguez, Jesse, 30, assault causes bodily injury family member.Wylie-Rodriguez, Deborah, 65, criminal mischief >=$750<$2500, DWI/open alch container, accident involving damage to vehicle>=$200.Riddle, Harry, 47, poss CS pg 1/1-b>=1g<4g Felony 3.Perez, Jacob, 24,...

FRONT PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) part 86

Word got out that there was a little trouble in Paradise over on that Alabama hillside where the nosiest people in the world were laying brick and creating havoc for one called Pup.Naturally.It wouldn’t be the summer of ‘73 without somebody – namely Doocy Dew – squeezing every bit of drama out of a...

OUT TO PASTOR: What’s chocolate got to do with it?

Did you ever have a morning when everything went exactly as you planned?Well, neither have I.I plan my schedule to include everything I need for the day.

20-year-old Red Oak man charged with mother’s murder

RED OAK – On Sunday, May 25, 2025, at approximately 12:05 p.m., deputies from the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 100 block of Ridge Oak Drive in Red Oak, Ellis County, Texas, following a report of a deceased individual.Upon arrival, deputies found a 58-year-old woman,...

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) part 85

Corrina was an open book, and she couldn’t hide what was going on inside. I let it ride for a while, then said, “Awright, Corrina Belle,” I said, “two things.”“What are you thinking, Billy Ray?”“One, look at the last of the sun shinin’ right through those trees.” I pointed.