Ferris Texas

Texas Central Railway failed to pay property taxes last year

County attorneys along the proposed Texas Central high-speed rail route assert the railroad company is delinquent in paying over $622,000 in property taxes.While the decision by the Supreme Court of Texas in the eminent domain case, Miles v.
Jeremy Lewis

Jeremy Lewis

Jeremy Lewis takes part in Last Responders Town Hall

FERRIS – Jeremy Lewis, Owner, Funeral Director/Embalmer from Green Funeral Home in Ferris took part in State Representative Carl O. Sherman’s (District-109) second Last Responders Town Hall last week.

DPS INVESTIGATING FATALITY ACCIDENT IN ALMA

ALMA – On March 24, at approximately 12:26 p.m., Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers were called to a three vehicle fatality crash on Interstate 45 approximately 2.1 miles south of Alma in Ellis county.
Richard Lynn Phillips Jr.

Richard Lynn Phillips Jr.

RO man sentenced to life in prison

WAXAHACHIE – Richard Lynn Phillips Jr., 66, of Red Oak, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for Continuous Sexual Abuse of Young Children, a first-degree felony with a punishment range of 25-99 years, or life, in prison.

REGISTER BY APRIL 7 TO VOTE IN MAY 7 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT, LOCAL ELECTIONS

Voters are reminded to register by April 7 to vote in the May 7 Constitutional Amendment election for two proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution approved by the 87th Texas Legislature during the second and third special sessions of 2021, as well as for other local entities holding elections.