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Waxahachie to assist with COVID-19 relief

News Staff
Thu, 04/30/2020 - 11:31
WAXAHACHIE – The City of Waxahachie will offer some relief to residents due to COVID-19. In the months ahead, the city council has approved a program to offer financial relief to citizens.
Covenant Church Pastor Michael Masek is shown passing out one of the 1,200 masks the church purchased for give away Saturday. Photo by Charles D. Hatfield Jr. / The Ellis County Press.

Covenant Church Pastor Michael Masek is shown passing out one of the 1,200 masks the church purchased for give away Saturday. Photo by Charles D. Hatfield Jr. / The Ellis County Press.

Ferris Covenant Church hands out free masks

News Staff
Thu, 04/30/2020 - 11:17
FERRIS – Members of Covenant Church in Ferris met at the Snap Fitness on 664 this past weekend to handout masks to those in need due to the COVID-19 orders and to help slow the spread of the pandemic.
Red Oak Police tried to make a traffic stop on the stolen Altima with no success. Instead the driver, an unnamed male juvenile, fled east on Ovilla Road at a “high rate of speed” according to police. Photo courtesy Red Oak Police Department.

Red Oak Police tried to make a traffic stop on the stolen Altima with no success. Instead the driver, an unnamed male juvenile, fled east on Ovilla Road at a “high rate of speed” according to police. Photo courtesy Red Oak Police Department.

RO police on high-speed chase

News Staff
Thu, 04/30/2020 - 11:15
RED OAK – Red Oak police took to the streets last week – including the streets of Ferris – during a car chase that ended on South Interstate 45. On April 22 at 3:36 p.m.
Old Brickyard Golf Course, 605 N. Fwy. Service Rd. in Ferris got into the thick of it when the golf course had been told to shut down by Ellis County Judge Todd Little.

Old Brickyard Golf Course, 605 N. Fwy. Service Rd. in Ferris got into the thick of it when the golf course had been told to shut down by Ellis County Judge Todd Little.

THE GREAT GOLF COURSE DEBATE: Is golf essential during COVID-19?

News Staff
Thu, 04/23/2020 - 10:59
WAXAHACHIE – Is golf an essential business during the Texas lockdown due to COVID-19? Some would say yes. Some would say no. The Texas Attorney General made the final decision last Monday when he said some parts of a golf course are essential.
Chief Victor Kemp

Chief Victor Kemp

Wilmer ‘thanks’ telecommunicators

News Staff
Thu, 04/23/2020 - 10:59
WILMER – They are often the first at the scene, virtually that is. They are the voice you hear behind the 911 call when you are in need. They are the individuals who get help there – fast.
One woman at the protest who donned a mask said she was surprised that JOANN Fabrics and Crafts could remain open as an essential business, yet HobbyLobby had been closed during the lockdown.

One woman at the protest who donned a mask said she was surprised that JOANN Fabrics and Crafts could remain open as an essential business, yet HobbyLobby had been closed during the lockdown.

Friday’s honk-in was exactly what a peaceful protest should be

News Staff
Thu, 04/23/2020 - 10:58
WAXAHACHIE – Last Friday at noon throughout the State of Texas, residents in support of opening businesses back up gathered for a peaceful protest at their local county seats.
Esther Hoeffner (left) died at the age of 5 in 1918 during the Spanish flu pandemic. Her sister Selma Esther Ryan (right) died from the coronavirus at an Austin assisted living facility on Tuesday, April 14, 2020.

Esther Hoeffner (left) died at the age of 5 in 1918 during the Spanish flu pandemic. Her sister Selma Esther Ryan (right) died from the coronavirus at an Austin assisted living facility on Tuesday, April 14, 2020.

Sisters die 102 years apart from two separate global pandemics

News Staff
Thu, 04/23/2020 - 10:58
FOX NEWS – A pair of sisters have died from two separate global pandemics, over a century apart, according to a report on Friday. Selma Esther Ryan died Tuesday from the coronavirus at an assisted living facility in Austin, Texas, three days after celebrating her 96th birthday.

4 WAYS TO HELP NURSES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

News Staff
Thu, 04/23/2020 - 05:00
FAMILY FEATURES – America’s nurses are on the front lines of the fight against coronavirus, providing safe, quality, compassionate and nondiscriminatory care to those they serve, many of whom are doing so at significant risk to their own well-being.

Remember the Census: Your response is critical

News Staff
Thu, 04/23/2020 - 05:00
WILMER – Texas has a 43.7-percent self-response to the census so far. The U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham last week commemorated the milestone that nationally, “Half of all the households in the country have responded [to the 2020 census] and that’s nearly 74-million responses.
The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced yesterday the federal income tax filing due date has been extended from April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020.

The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced yesterday the federal income tax filing due date has been extended from April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020.

IRS Income Tax deadline moved to July 15

News Staff
Thu, 04/16/2020 - 11:13
ELLIS COUNTY – The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced yesterday the federal income tax filing due date has been extended from April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020.