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Incumbent Jeff Steele was sworn in by Wilmer City Secretary Mayra Ortiz.

Incumbent Jeff Steele was sworn in by Wilmer City Secretary Mayra Ortiz.

Wilmer swears in new council members

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Wed, 05/12/2021 - 13:20
WILMER – The City of Wilmer swore in three council members Monday night following the May 1 election. Incumbent Jeff Steele was sworn in by Wilmer City Secretary Mayra Ortiz followed by newest member Wally Leto, who will be serving his first term on the city council.

Juveniles stealing SUV quickly apprehended

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Wed, 05/12/2021 - 13:17
RED OAK – Red Oak Police were dispatched to Watkins Park in the 200 block of Live Oak Street this past weekend in response to a stolen vehicle in progress. Police arrived around 10:50 a.m.
Photo courtesy Fox 4

Photo courtesy Fox 4

LANCASTER POLICE INVOLVED IN SHOOTING

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Wed, 05/12/2021 - 12:50
Lancaster – On Monday, May 10, at approximately 5:42 a.m., officers were dispatched to a “shooting in progress” call in the 1600 block of N. Houston School Road. Officers were advised that two juveniles were inside the apartment with an armed male firing a weapon.

NICS background check numbers increases 21%

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Wed, 05/12/2021 - 11:51
With gun sales reaching an “all-time high,” NICS office conducted 3,514,070 total background checks in April.  It was an about 21-percent increase over April 2020. There were 961,947 handgun-related checks, 549,244 long gun related checks, and 602,540 permit checks last month.
Hail and heavy rain caused widespread damage Monday night in Ellis County. High winds caused two 18-wheelers to overturn on Interstate 35 near Waxahachie. A mobile home was blown over near Forreston, with 14 injuries reported as a result of the storm. Power was lost in several areas around the county.

Hail and heavy rain caused widespread damage Monday night in Ellis County. High winds caused two 18-wheelers to overturn on Interstate 35 near Waxahachie. A mobile home was blown over near Forreston, with 14 injuries reported as a result of the storm. Power was lost in several areas around the county.

Spring storm causes severe destruction

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Wed, 05/05/2021 - 12:45
ELLIS COUNTY – As severe thunderstorm and tornado watches and warnings moved through Ellis County Monday evening, officials said late that it was likely a tornado that passed over I-35 in Waxahachie and caused motorist injuries.
Susan Wright

Susan Wright

Wright-Ellzey face-off for Congress Dist 6

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Wed, 05/05/2021 - 12:43
DISTRICT 6 – Susan Wright will face Jake Ellzey in a run-off election to be determined by Governor Greg Abbott. Susan Wright scored Donald Trump’s endorsement, which helped catapult her to a first-place finish.  She’ll meet state Rep.

Ellis County demobilizes vaccine hub

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Wed, 05/05/2021 - 12:38
ELLIS COUNTY – A recent article at https://247wallst.com/tracking-coronavirus-in-texas/ touted Ellis County as the most dangerous county in the Dallas/Fort Worth area for COVID-19.   With a flat statistic such as that, one might wonder why Ellis County is closing up their vaccine hub.

Texas gaining 10,000 new residents daily

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Wed, 05/05/2021 - 12:36
Texas’ population outpaced all other states in the last decade, with nearly 4-million new residents since the 2010 Census, according to apportionment data released April 26. That surge took the state to a population of 29,145,505. The U.S.

ELECTIONS: Bond and prop election items on Saturday’s ballot

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Wed, 05/05/2021 - 12:29
ELLIS COUNTY – Cities in the Best Southwest and Ellis County were not only electing city council and school board seats this past Saturday, but there were also a number of bond election and proposition items that various cities were asking residents to consider.