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18-year-old shot during carjacking at Waxahachie Walmart

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Wed, 01/04/2023 - 13:09
WAXAHACHIE – A carjacking at the Walmart in Waxahachie left one 18-year-old store employee with multiple gunshot wounds and two suspects at large.On Dec. 31 at approximately 10 p.m., officers were dispatched to the Walmart store in Waxahachie in response to the shooting.

Bill to ban remote kill switches in cars filed

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Wed, 12/28/2022 - 15:48
Austin – Texans Uniting for Reform and Freedom (TURF) and Texans for Toll-Free Highways (TTH) announce the filing of House Bill 1031 authored by Rep. Bryan Slaton (R-Royse City), to protect Texas drivers from a remote kill switch being installed in their vehicles.

W.I.S.H. Program distributes gifts

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Wed, 12/28/2022 - 15:39
WILMER – The City of Wilmer began accepting applications in early November to mid-December for Wilmer’s Initiative to Spread Hope Program.Also known as the Mayor’s W.I.S.H. Program, parents/legal guardians applied with their child’s top three wishes under $25.
EASTRIDGE ELEMENTARY: Camille Pate, 1st Place; Macy White, 2nd Place; Colter Brown, 3rd Place.

EASTRIDGE ELEMENTARY: Camille Pate, 1st Place; Macy White, 2nd Place; Colter Brown, 3rd Place.

Spelling Bee winners prep for February

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Wed, 12/28/2022 - 15:37
RED OAK – The week of Dec. 12, ROISD students in grades 4-8 participated in the Scripps Spelling Bee at their campus.First-place winners from each campus will move on to the Ellis County Spelling Bee on Feb. 2 in Waxahachie.Red Oak ISD congratulations to all the students who participated.

Women identified as mayor’s daughter

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Wed, 12/28/2022 - 15:21
ENNIS – According to the obituary from the J.E. Keever Mortuary in Ennis, the woman found dead in a home on Dec. 18 was 36-year-old  Jenna Nicole Rejcek, the daughter of Ennis Mayor Angie Juenemann.

NARFE MEETING SET FOR JAN. 10

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Wed, 12/28/2022 - 15:20
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association Chapter 1191, will hold its monthly meeting in Waxahachie at the Asian King Buffet at 507 N. Hwy 77, Suite 950, in the Northgate Plaza Shopping Center, across Hwy 77 from Whataburger, on Jan. 10 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.

WILMER LIBRARY HOLDS YEAR-END PAJAMA PARTY

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Wed, 12/28/2022 - 15:19
WILMER – The City of Wilmer’s E.M. Gilliam Memorial Library hosted a Christmas Party the weekend before Christmas to celebrate the holiday season with local children enjoying the world of books.
The southern versus northern route option for the proposed FM 1387 extension has been in the works since the late 1990s/early 2000s. Midlothian, Waxahachie, and Ellis County have had the alignment of this proposed extension on their respective thoroughfare plans since the early 2000s. The goal of the extension is to eventually extend it to IH-35 to provide for better mobility to address the growth the region anticipated.

The southern versus northern route option for the proposed FM 1387 extension has been in the works since the late 1990s/early 2000s. Midlothian, Waxahachie, and Ellis County have had the alignment of this proposed extension on their respective thoroughfare plans since the early 2000s. The goal of the extension is to eventually extend it to IH-35 to provide for better mobility to address the growth the region anticipated.

Commissioners vote south alignment option for 1387 thoroughfare plan

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Thu, 12/22/2022 - 14:18
ELLIS COUNTY – To the chagrin of many in the crowd last Tuesday, the Ellis County Commissioners voted 3-1 to remain with TxDOT’s southern alignment thoroughfare plan.The vote was 3-1, with Precinct 4 Commissioner Kyle Butler the lone voice voting for the north option.
State Representative Brian Harrison places the 2022 House District 10 Christmas ornament on Christmas tree on the Floor of the Texas State House of Representatives. 

State Representative Brian Harrison places the 2022 House District 10 Christmas ornament on Christmas tree on the Floor of the Texas State House of Representatives. 

State Rep. Brian Harrison unveils 2022 HD-10 Christmas ornament

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Thu, 12/22/2022 - 14:16
WAXAHACHIE - State Representative Brian Harrison unveiled the 2022 House District 10 Christmas ornament for the Christmas tree on the Floor of the Texas State House of Representatives. The ornament was decorated by local Ellis County artist Tamara Wascovish.