News

Jeremy Lewis

Jeremy Lewis

Jeremy Lewis takes part in Last Responders Town Hall

Ellis123
Wed, 04/06/2022 - 15:01
FERRIS – Jeremy Lewis, Owner, Funeral Director/Embalmer from Green Funeral Home in Ferris took part in State Representative Carl O. Sherman’s (District-109) second Last Responders Town Hall last week.

DPS INVESTIGATING FATALITY ACCIDENT IN ALMA

Ellis123
Wed, 04/06/2022 - 14:59
ALMA – On March 24, at approximately 12:26 p.m., Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers were called to a three vehicle fatality crash on Interstate 45 approximately 2.1 miles south of Alma in Ellis county.
Richard Lynn Phillips Jr.

Richard Lynn Phillips Jr.

RO man sentenced to life in prison

Ellis123
Wed, 04/06/2022 - 14:57
WAXAHACHIE – Richard Lynn Phillips Jr., 66, of Red Oak, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for Continuous Sexual Abuse of Young Children, a first-degree felony with a punishment range of 25-99 years, or life, in prison.
ClearSky Health broke ground Tuesday on a new 30-bed medical rehabilitation hospital near U.S. Highway 287 Bypass and Brown Street in Waxahachie.

ClearSky Health broke ground Tuesday on a new 30-bed medical rehabilitation hospital near U.S. Highway 287 Bypass and Brown Street in Waxahachie.

ClearSky Health breaks ground for new medical rehab hospital

Ellis123
Wed, 04/06/2022 - 14:46
WAXAHACHIE – ClearSky Health broke ground Tuesday on a new 30-bed medical rehabilitation hospital in Waxahachie.
The Oaks development is estimated to add 650 new homes to Red Oak over the next 3-4 years.

The Oaks development is estimated to add 650 new homes to Red Oak over the next 3-4 years.

Residential developments underway

Ellis123
Wed, 03/30/2022 - 16:20
RED OAK – The new residential development, The Oaks, is underway just behind or West of The Oaks Church at the I-35E southbound service road and the State Highway 77 intersection in Red Oak.

Pow W-O-W Wilmer wipes out waste

Ellis123
Wed, 03/30/2022 - 16:16
WILMER – From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 23, the Wilmer City Hall Square will be home to the city’s Earth Day Celebration with a reminder to keep our planet clean by doing your share.The celebration, appropriately called W-O-W, stands for Wipe Out Waste.
Saint James A.M.E. Church was Milford’s oldest African-American church and building.

Saint James A.M.E. Church was Milford’s oldest African-American church and building.

Gothic Revival architecture at its finest

Ellis123
Wed, 03/30/2022 - 16:09
ELLIS COUNTY – There is never a loss of something new to discover in Ellis County.A few weeks ago as I was driving in the area in the early morning on assignment, I found myself in Milford.
Wilmer’s Mayor Sheila Petta was one of the mayors from Senator Royce West’s (r) District 23 invited to a special breakfast last week with the senator.

Wilmer’s Mayor Sheila Petta was one of the mayors from Senator Royce West’s (r) District 23 invited to a special breakfast last week with the senator.

Wilmer Mayor Petta attends breakfast meeting with Senator Royce West

Ellis123
Wed, 03/30/2022 - 16:00
WILMER – Wilmer’s Mayor Sheila Petta was one of the mayors from Senator Royce West’s District 23 invited to a special breakfast last week with the senator.