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It was a good-ole’ fashioned Halloween over the weekend

ITALY – Saturday night in Italy, Texas. Halloween! I have only one time in my life – passed out candy to trick or treaters. Most years for the past 25, I have been in another country – some destinations where Halloween is not even celebrated.
Woodrow Stevenson Head Jr.

Woodrow Stevenson Head Jr.

Man sentenced to 58-years for murder

WAXAHACHIE – On Oct. 29 in the 40th Judicial District Court of Ellis County, Woodrow Stevenson Head Jr., 33, from Purvis, Miss., accepted a sentence of 58 years in prison for the offense of murder. On Aug.
Kaylie Moore’s Kindergarten Class.

Kaylie Moore’s Kindergarten Class.

Book Character Day at Ingram Elementary School, Friday, Oct. 30

One of the varied events during “Red Ribbon Week: Say No to Drugs & Bullying” at Ferris’ Ingram Elementary was Book Character Day on Friday, Oct. 30. Each child received a sucker that said, “Say BOO to Drugs.

Red Oak IDC provides scholarship opportunity to TSTC

RED OAK – A new scholarship is available for students living in Red Oak and who are planning to attend Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus. The Red Oak Industrial Development Corp. board of directors recently approved a resolution donating funds to TSTC’s Red Oak IDC scholarship.
Surveillance video shows the three suspects entering the Dollar General in Ferris last Thursday night.

Surveillance video shows the three suspects entering the Dollar General in Ferris last Thursday night.

Ferris Dollar General robbed

FERRIS – The Ferris Dollar General was robbed at gun point around 11 p.m. last Thursday, Oct. 22. Ferris Police responded to 620 S. Central where three unknown black males had taken cash from the register and robbed several customers of their purses or wallets.
Photo courtesy Joseph Bohnsack

Photo courtesy Joseph Bohnsack

Missed curve sends man to hospital

At approximately 6:38 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21, Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers were called to a one vehicle crash on FM 813 approximately 500 feet east of Falcon Ridge Road in Ellis County.
Following the flag ceremony, members of Ovilla’s first responders pose in front of the new flagpoles. Pictured are K. Mooney, firefighter/paramedic; T. Burnett, firefighter; E. Homuth, battalion chief; Tyler Homuth, boy scout; P. Hobin, firefighter/paramedic; and J. Schepps, firefighter.

Following the flag ceremony, members of Ovilla’s first responders pose in front of the new flagpoles. Pictured are K. Mooney, firefighter/paramedic; T. Burnett, firefighter; E. Homuth, battalion chief; Tyler Homuth, boy scout; P. Hobin, firefighter/paramedic; and J. Schepps, firefighter.

Ovilla flag ceremony honors first responders

OVILLA – Fourteen-year-old Tyler Homuth addressed the Ovilla City Council recently in order to complete his requirements for his Eagle Scout project.   Homuth is in Troop 520 in Cedar Hill. “I did this project because I have a uncle that I’m close to that is a firefighter,” Homuth said.

Free youth heart screenings offered

WAXAHACHIE – Living for Zachary, in conjunction with Frontera Strategies, will sponsor free heart screenings for youth ages 12-22 on Saturday, Nov, 7 at the Waxahachie Family YMCA, 100 YMCA Drive, Waxahachie.

FEDERAL, STATE AND COUNTY RACES

Republican (R), Democrat (D), Libertarian (L), and Green Party (G) United States Senator John Cornyn (R) Mary “MJ” Hegar (D) Kerry Douglas McKennon (L) David B.

LOCAL ELECTIONS: City Council and Independent School Board Trustees

ENNIS    Mayor Pro Tem Jake Holland (unopposed)    Commissioner, Ward 2 Marco Hernandez Bruce Jones   Commissioner, Ward 4 Shirley Watson  (unopposed)    FERRIS   Mayor  Michael Masek  Fred Pontley    Place 1 Clayton Hunter  Kay Huff    Place 4 Jay Walsh  Frank...