Ferris Texas

Photo courtesy Waxahachie Convention & Visitors Bureau

Photo courtesy Waxahachie Convention & Visitors Bureau

Christmas Tree Lighting, Santa Mailbox around Ellis County

The city of Waxahachie rolled out its Christmas season earlier this week with a Christmas parade and community tree lighting event in downtown Waxahachie.Missed out? There’s plenty more holiday events to go around.At 6 p.m.

CANDIDATE FILING DEADLINE NEARS

Ellis County – Election season is underway in Ellis County. The filing deadline for potential candidates to apply for a spot on the ballot for the March 2022 Democratic and Republican Party primaries is 6 p.m. Dec.13.
Photo by @stepmomming

Photo by @stepmomming

Drive-through light show dazzles in Ennis

ENNIS – A Holiday Light Spectacular is expanding to Ennis’ Texas Motorplex.Now through Jan. 1, guests will have the chance to drive along a dragster track arched with animated tunnels, racing-themed holiday scenes and dancing lights galore.
Photo courtesy Fox4 / KDFW

Photo courtesy Fox4 / KDFW

Ferris home to only COVID-19 testing/vaccine center in Ellis County

FERRIS – The “pop-up” Monoclonal Antibody Infusion Center that opened in the City of Ferris in September, 2021 has now become a fixture.It is the only COVID-19 treatment, testing and vaccine center in Ellis County also offering boosters and flu shots.

Wilmer council to discuss tax credits

WILMER – Members of the Wilmer city council are set to discuss housing tax credit financing this week.Presentations for a development located south of Cottonwood Valley Rd. and north of Belt Line Rd. and another development south of Green Meadows Rd. and east of South Goode Rd. will be at 7 p.m.

Background checks top 687,000 during Black Friday ‘week’

NEWTOWN, Conn. – The National Shooting Sports Foundation®, the firearm industry trade association, revealed that the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System processed 687,788 background checks during the week leading up to and including Black Friday.

Watch for Fall Armyworms in pastures/small grains

With our current climate conditions, producers need to be on the lookout for fall armyworm infestations in their fields.The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is a common pest of bermudagrass, sorghum, corn, wheat and ryegrass and many other crops in north and central Texas.