LEGAL NOTICE: CITATION BY PUBLICATION - APPLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRSHIP AND FOR INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF ANTONIA HERNANDEZ

Publish one time in The Ellis County Press on Thursday, June 17, 2021.

LEGAL NOTICE: CITATION BY PUBLICATION - APPLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRSHIP AND FOR INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF PAUL TIMOTHEUS STEPTOE

Publish one time in The Ellis County Press on Thursday, June 17, 2021.

LEGAL NOTICE: NOTICE TO CREDITORS FOR THE ESTATE OF SERGIO VALENZUELA, DECEASED

Publish one time in The Ellis County Press on Thursday, June 17, 2021.   NOTICE TO CREDITORS   Notice is hereby given that Letters of Administration for the Estate of Sergio Valenzuela, Deceased, were issued on June 9, 2021, in Cause No.

Sheriff’s Department apprehends 11th suspect in Operation Genesis

ELLIS COUNTY – The Ellis County Sheriff’s Department apprehended an eleventh suspect several days ago in its ongoing undercover operation called “Operation Genesis.

Council runoff election didn’t fare well for Place 5 incumbent

WAXAHACHIE – Residents in Waxahachie went to the polls on June 5 and made their voices heard in the runoff election. The runoff election was for two seats on the Waxahachie City Council; Place 4 and Place 5.

ROISD commemorates 1st African-American educator

RED OAK– Red Oak ISD recently lost a pioneer in the district with the passing of Suzette Pruitt Smith. Mrs. Suzette Pruitt Smith, the first African- American educator in Red Oak ISD, passed May 17 at the age of 72.

FEMA grant means updated hazard mitigation plan for E.C. residents

ELLIS COUNTY – Just about every week this spring in Ellis County there have been flooding issues due to heavy rains. The Ellis County Sheriff’s Department received 33 calls about flooding on roads between May 23 and June 4, but confirmed no one called in about homes flooding.

WGU Texas is offering Military Appreciation Scholarships

AUSTIN – “In honor of the service and sacrifice that active-duty military personnel, veterans, and their spouses make, WGU Texas is offering a Military Appreciation Scholarship.  This scholarship provides students with significant assistance as they pursue an affordable, accredited degree.

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (June 10, 2021)

OPINION: What did Dr. Fauci know, and when did he know it?

Nearly 50 years ago, two iconic Tennesseans posed the pivotal question that led to the unveiling of one of the biggest political cover-ups in American history. Fred Thompson, then-counsel to the Watergate Committee, wrote the question for then-Sen.