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By Dec. 27, workers had leveled the parking area and installed re-bar and setup forms.

Ferris parking lot, alley improvements underway

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Wed, 01/05/2022 - 15:14

FERRIS – Residents might have noticed over the past few months the City of Ferris infrastructure has been improving rapidly.In fact, improvements continue across the city – most recently a new parking lot being paved next to the Pavilion in the city’s downtown area.

Planes and trains holiday travel nightmare; thanks COVID

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Wed, 01/05/2022 - 15:12

ELLIS COUNTY – Planes and trains were snarled this holiday season - one of the busiest times of the travel year – thanks once again to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Legacy Oaks of Midlothian residents Judith Slater, Pat Winegar, and Melody Luedke, from left to right.

Senior living community Legacy Oaks of Midlothian gave back to kids in need

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Wed, 01/05/2022 - 15:11

Midlothian – On Dec. 20, residents of Legacy Oaks of Midlothian, 614 S. 14th St., turned in almost 40 angel tree gifts to Manna House.The residents purchased the items on the cards for kids from 9-months to 17-years-old.

Crisis in America: Deaths up 40-percent among those aged 18-64

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Wed, 01/05/2022 - 15:11

Finally, the “elephant in the room” that nobody wanted to discuss in 2021 regarding labor shortages and supply chain bottlenecks, which is that record number of younger people in the workforce were dying after the roll-out of the COVID-19 “vaccines,” can no longer be swept under the rug as...

Surveillance image of suspected Cadillac Escalade in fatal hit and run on Dec. 30, 2021. Photo courtesy Ferris Police Department.

Ferris Police Department seeks public’s help identifying persons of interest in hit and run

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Wed, 01/05/2022 - 15:11

FERRIS – On Thursday, Dec, 30, at approximately 8:15 p.m., the Ferris Police Department responded to an accident at the on-ramp entrance of Interstate-45 at near the 800 block of the south bound service road.

Emergency SNAP food benefits have been extended another month amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and recipients will see an additional 15 percent increase in January.

Gov. Abbott, HHSC announce extension of emergency SNAP benefits for January

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Wed, 01/05/2022 - 15:09

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is providing more than $307 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits for the month of January.The allotments are expected to help more than 1.

WHO IS RUNNING IN ELLIS COUNTY MARCH PRIMARIES

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Wed, 01/05/2022 - 15:08

ELLIS COUNTY – Early voting begins for the 2022 Primary Republican and Democratic Election on Feb. 14-20 and 22-25.

I-45 INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AT DOWDY FERRY RD. BEGINS THIS WEEK IN HUTCHINS

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Wed, 01/05/2022 - 14:52

DALLAS - Weather permitting, a $3.4-million project to improve the intersection of I-45 and Dowdy Ferry Rd. is scheduled to begin this week in Hutchins.The project will construct additional turn lanes and U-turns at the intersection.

Ferris City Manager Brooks Williams

Ferris worried State again not prepared for Omicron surge

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Wed, 12/29/2021 - 12:43

FERRIS – The City of Ferris’ Monoclonal Antibody Infusion Center opened in September 2021, and Ferris City Manager Brooks Williams said they are concerned there will be a shortage of new treatments with Sotrovimab in the immediate future.

THE ELLIS COUNTY PRESS: Top headlines from 2021

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Wed, 12/29/2021 - 12:40

FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 11: U.S. Rep. Ron Wright dies following COVID-19 diagnosisTexas Republican Rep. Ron Wright was born April 8, 1953, in Cherokee County, Texas, and died Feb. 7, 2021. He represented the 6th Congressional District.