Ferris Texas

ELECTION RESULTS: Saturday, June 15

ELLIS APPRAISAL DISTRICT Board of Directors, Place 1Polling locations reporting: N/APaula R. Baucum: 1257 (53%)Bevery Gatlin: 1110 (47%) MIDLOTHIAN Member of Council, Place 6Polling locations reporting: N/AWayne Shuffield: 974 (68%)Hud Hartson: 452 (32%)

What Is Juneteenth?

Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.

FERRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY: More than Books (June 20, 2024)

Join us on Monday, June 24 at 2 p.m. for a screening of the 2023 Disney film, “The Little Mermaid.” Free popcorn and water will be available.On Tuesday, June 25, Window to the Wild will be here to educate us about remarkable native birds and how we can support them in their natural habitats.

LOCAL STUDENT UPDATE: June 20, 2024

Local students named to The University of Texas at Tyler Spring 2024 President’s Honor Roll include: Quina Bachor, Dario Rodriguez and Alysa Santos from Ennis; Brianna Peña, Megan Swanberg and Mackenzie Truelove from Midlothian; Tara Stewart from Ovilla; Maria Chavez-Juarez from Palmer; and Emily...

HUTCHINS ARRESTS: June 10

Williams, Jazmine, 17, assault causes bodily injury family member.Washington, Fredrick, 19, burglary habitation intend other felony, agg assault date/family/house member with weapon serious bodily injury, unlawful carrying weapon.

WILMER ARRESTS: June 9 – 16

Stewart, Robert, 30, indecent exposure.Arreola, Luis, 30, public intoxication.De Leon Pinto, Jose De Jesus, 50, DWI/open alch container, DWI/open alch container.Rivera-Gonzalez, Ulises, 37, warrant arrest other agency.