RO school board election filing open thru Feb. 14

RED OAK – The candidate filing and voting dates have been set for the 2020 Red Oak Independent School District’s Board of Trustee election. The board election will be held on Saturday, May 2.

Manager hopes ‘Home Town’ considers Ferris for make-over

FERRIS – Ferris City Manager Brooks Williams, has confirmed the City of Ferris will submit for the HGTV show, “Hometown Takeover,” hosted by HGTV personalities Ben and Erin Napier to consider Ferris for the small town renovation opportunity that was recently announced.

Contractor issues delay public safety bldg.

HUTCHINS – If you have driven by the new digs for the city of Hutchins public safety building at the corner of Palestine and Den-ton Streets, you know work has halted on that project.

Red Oak man arrested for intoxication manslaughter

RED OAK – Red Oak police arrested 47-year-old Shawn Johnson this past week for three parole violation warrant arrests.

Reserve investigator off city cold case murders

FERRIS – Just last week, The Ellis County Press reported information about two double homicides that have been sitting as cold cases in the city of Ferris for 10 years. A number of investigators have come and gone on these cases.

Life High School Waxahachie head coach earns 300th win

WAXAHACHIE – On Jan. 2, the Life High School Waxahachie Boys Varsity Basketball team defeated Midland Greenwood by a margin of 50-38 to give Coach Eddie Berumen his 300th win as the head varsity coach.

New Year’s resolutions for proper social etiquette, texting

If you don’t know what “LOL,” “BRB,” “OMG” or “TTYL” means, then you might be at a disadvantage these days when trying to communicate. And those are just the cute little abbreviations everyone uses now when texting and often when posting on social media too.

DPS releases mass attacks, domestic terrorism reports

AUSTIN – At the direction of Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) produced two state intelligence assessments on critical threats to Texas, both of which were released today.

Ferris City Manager Brooks Williams gives 90-day “state of the city” at council meeting

Mayor, Council and Citizens - Thank you for the opportunity to provide you with an update on the first 90-days of my time as city manager. I want to provide both the tactical level updates – what we have done to rapidly improve our situation – and the high-level observations I have made.