WILMER ARRESTS: March 2 – 8 

Gajdica, Brandon, 19, poss marij <2oz. Woodson, Joevonte, 23, warrant arrest other agency. Sanchez, Isidro, 37, warrant arrest local. Meza, Eduardo, 19, warrant arrest local, warrant arrest other agency. Barbosa, Juan, 39, DWI. Ramirez, Rick, 37, assault causes bodily injury family member.

PUBLIC NOTICE: Ferris Memorial Parks, Inc. is accepting bids for cemetery maintenance of Ferris Memorial Parks North and South

Published 5 times in The Ellis County Press on March 12, 2020, March 18, 2020, March 25, 2020, April 2, 2020 and April 8, 2020. Notice Ferris Memorial Parks, Inc. is accepting bids for cemetery maintenance of Ferris Memorial Parks North and South.

PUBLIC NOTICE: Owner’s Management Company, Inc. notice of public sale April 16, 2020

Published 2 times in The Ellis County Press on March 12, 2020 and March 18, 2020. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OWNER’S MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.

LEGAL NOTICE: John Daniel Hall Public Notice Revocation of Power of Attorney by Publication

Publish one time in The Ellis County Press on Thursday, March 12, 2020. PUBLIC NOTICE REVOCATION OF POWER OF ATTORNEY BY PUBLICATION I, John Daniel Hall, 152 Gravel Slough Road, Ferris, Dallas County Texas hereby revoke any and all Powers of Attorney and all authority to act as my Agent.

LEGAL NOTICE: Citation By Publication to all persons interested in the Estate of Lee A. Dekrey

Publish one time in The  Ellis County Press on Thursday, March 12, 2020. CITATION BY PUBLICATION Application for Independent Administration and Letters of Administration Pursuant to Section 401.

Double shooting suspect at bar near Ferris ‘cooperating’ with authorities

FERRIS – A man who allegedly shot two men during a bar fight near Ferris is “cooperating” with investigators, the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office confirmed today. At this time, the suspect, whose identity is being withheld, is not in custody. The shooting took place Mar.

OBITUARY: Clifford Wayne Witherspoon

Clifford Wayne Witherspoon, born December 26, 1933 in Ferris, Texas, and passed March 7, 2020. Wayne was raised on his father’s large farming operation and graduated from Ferris High School in 1950 at the age of 16.

Coronavirus – and what local communities are doing to be aware

ELLIS COUNTY – While there is something in the news daily about the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), there are ways to make sure you are as safe as you can be here in the United States. The virus is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person.

FERRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY: More than books (March 5, 2020)

Join us for our Spring Break Morning Movie Matinee! The Ferris Public Library will be showing the popular newly released movie “Frozen 2” on Wednesday, Mar. 11, at 10 a.m. “Frozen 2” is rated PG and is 1 hour and 43 minutes in length.

Ferris FFA’s Daphne Blackburn goes 2 for 2 in Calf Scrambles

SAN ANTONIO – On Thursday, Feb. 13, Daphne Blackburn of the Ferris FFA caught a calf during the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo’s nightly Calf Scramble. She was among 456 total kids from different 4H and FFA programs that participated in the Calf Scramble this year.