LEGAL NOTICE: NOTICE TO CREDITORS FOR THE ESTATE OF MARY JO RODRIQUEZ, DECEASED

Publish one time in The Ellis County Press on Thursday, July  25, 2024.

LEGAL NOTICE: NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF THE ESTATE OF LOYE DON CALDWELL, DECEASED

Publish one time in The Ellis County Press on Thursday, July  25, 2024.

6 scams every older American should know about

STATEPOINT – Amid technology advances enabling scammers to commit fraud, elders and their loved ones need to stay informed.Typically, elder scams involve the transfer of money to a stranger or imposter for a promised benefit or good.

FERRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY: More than Books (July 25, 2024)

Fallon Fields earned the title of Top Reader for the 2024 Summer Reading Program at the Ferris Public Library.Fallon’s outstanding commitment is evident with an impressive 2000 minutes of reading this summer!Congratulations, Fallon, on this outstanding achievement, and keep up the fantastic work!

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: July 16 – 22

Mathonican, X.L., 64, warrant-other jurisdiction.Jefferson, Lejon, 49, bench warrant, felony warrant.Joyner, Capone, 28, assault causes bodily injury family member, viol bond/protective order.Hooper, James, 57, felony warrant, bench warrant, misdemeanor warrant.Jones, Michael, 39, tamper/fabricate...

HUTCHINS ARRESTS: July 17 – 21

Carroll, Joseph, 39,  warrant arrest.Garland, Quincy, 42, assault family violence w/previous conviction. Rivera, Rosemarie, 31, assault bodily injury family member.Cunningham, Louis, 45, indecency with a child-exposure.Jackson, Harry, 55, DWI.Halton, Kourtnei, 21, other agency warrants x4.

WILMER ARRESTS: July 14 – 21

McNeal, Joel, 33, warrant arrest other agency, warrant arrest other agency.Arreola, Luis, 30, criminal trespass.Woodard, Kevin, 47, public intoxication.Soto, Jocelyn, 24, DWI/open alch container.De Alba Aviles, Eloy, 32, DWI/open alch container.Thomas, Travion, 24, poss marij <2oz.Ibarra-Montante,...

Midlothian Police involved in pursuit, shooting

MIDLOTHIAN – Midlothian Police were involved in a multi-city pursuit and shooting early Friday morning at around 2:43 a.m. when the Northern Ellis Emergency Dispatch was notified of a pursuit involving officers from the City of Dalworthington Gardens and the Town of Pantego.

Sheriff issues ‘Scam Alert’

ELLIS COUNTY – Last week, the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office was alerted by a local law enforcement agency that a group of scammers were targeting citizens in Ellis County.There are several variations of the scam that “made their rounds through Ellis County,” according to an ECSO press release.“We...

ESD #2 funded new ambulance in Ovilla

OVILLA – The City of Ovilla will soon be seeing a variety of benefits from the recent passing of an Ellis County ESD #2 sales tax proposition.One of those benefits will be the funding of a much-needed ambulance service in that city.