Ferris Texas

LEGAL NOTICE: CITATION BY PUBLICATION TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF NANCY JO ANDERSON-EVANS

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Tue, 03/25/2025 - 16:50

Publish one time in The Ellis County Press on Thursday, March 27, 2025.

LEGAL NOTICE: NOTICE TO CREDITORS FOR THE ESTATE OF BOYD R. BATSON, SR., DECEASED

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Tue, 03/25/2025 - 16:47

Publish one time in The Ellis County Press on Thursday, March 27, 2025. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of BOYD R. BATSON, SR., Deceased, were issued on March 17, 2025, in Cause No.

LEGAL NOTICE: NOTICE TO CREDITORS FOR THE ESTATE OF KENNETH RAY ELLIOTT SR, DECEASED

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Tue, 03/25/2025 - 16:45

Publish one time in The Ellis County Press on Thursday, March 27, 2025. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Administration for the Estate of KENNETH RAY ELLIOTT SR, Deceased, were issued on March 10, 2025 in Cause NO.

OBITUARY: Carol Jane (Hill) Gernand

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Tue, 03/25/2025 - 14:49

Carol Jane (Hill) Gernand, age 90, passed away peacefully in Owasso, Oklahoma on March 23, 2025.She was born in Amarillo, Texas on November 4, 1934 and grew up in Amarillo, White Deer, Marshall and Galveston.

OBITUARY: Barbara Gayle Beasley

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Wed, 03/19/2025 - 17:13

Barbara Gayle (Sessions) Beasley, age 76 of Ferris, Texas passed away on March 18, 2025 in Columbus, Tennessee.Barbara was born on Nov. 16, 1948 in Fort Worth, Texas to Martin Jack Sessions and Stella Scroggins.She graduated from McKinney High School, Class of 1967.

Arron Semeion Thompson

Thompson indicted on capital murder of detention officer

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Tue, 03/18/2025 - 16:41

WAXAHACHIE – Arron Semeion Thompson was indicted an Ellis County Grand Jury last week on capital murder in the death of Ellis County Detention Officer Isaiah Bias late last year.The incident occurred on Dec. 16, 2024, at around 3:45 p.m. at the Wayne McCollum Detention Center in Waxahachie.

Assistant Superintendent Lindsey Wood; Lee Longino Elementary Principal Christy Murphy; Superintendent Hector Madrigal; Director of Teaching and Learning Kendra Gajdica; and Ferris High School Principal Christopher Guastella.

Ferris ISD awarded Innovative District by HMH

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Tue, 03/18/2025 - 16:35

FERRIS – Ferris ISD has been awarded Innovative District by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) for making significant improvements in student outcomes, creating a learning environment that enables all students to learn, and demonstrating continuous improvement in all of our schools.

Ennis roadwork

Road closings in Ennis, Red Oak

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Tue, 03/18/2025 - 16:31

Ennis roadwork begins this weekENNIS – The city of Ennis began a roadwork project this past Monday, March 17.According to city officials, Ennis contracted a third-party contractor to reconstruct Ennis Parkway from HWY 287 to approximately 3401 Ennis Parkway.

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Medline distribution center wins safety award

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Tue, 03/18/2025 - 16:24

WILMER – Medline, the largest provider of medical-surgical products and supply chain solutions serving all points of care, announced this week its Safety, Awareness for Everyone Award to its distribution center in Wilmer.

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Red Oak getting new water tower

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Tue, 03/18/2025 - 16:20

RED OAK – The City of Red Oak will boast a new water tower in a little over a year from now.The Red Oak Public Works Department held the groundbreaking for the new tower last week, which will be located on Daubitz Drive.This water tower construction will begin very soon, according to city officials.