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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.

ELECTIONS: Ellis County city council election results

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Wed, 05/05/2021 - 12:22
ELLIS COUNTY – There were few upsets in Saturday’s city council and ISD elections.  June 5 has been set for the date of the Runoff Election in the City of Waxahachie, but other races were uneventful. Place 6 Midlothian  (I)Hud Hartson had plenty of votes to win his seat back with 62.

How Workers’ Compensation addresses sexual assault cases

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Wed, 04/28/2021 - 12:36
Correction from last week’s article regarding Scarborough Faire: The Brignon’s current civil case is in Dallas County Court at Law 3 against Scarborough Faire and David James Ford, not Ellis County like the article mentioned.
In a ribbon-cutting ceremony held Wednesday, April 14, the 378th District Court of Texas relocated to a new courtroom. Pictured: Judge Joseph Gallo (Left), County Judge Todd Little (Center), Judge William Wallace (Right).

In a ribbon-cutting ceremony held Wednesday, April 14, the 378th District Court of Texas relocated to a new courtroom. Pictured: Judge Joseph Gallo (Left), County Judge Todd Little (Center), Judge William Wallace (Right).

Ellis County relocates 378th District Court

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Wed, 04/28/2021 - 12:33
Waxahachie – A ribbon cutting ceremony last week in Ellis County saw the 378th District Court of Texas relocated to the third floor in a new courtroom in the Ellis County’s Courts & Administration Building.  Earlier this year, the county opened County Court at Law No.
Ferris’ Proposition A is for upgrading public safety facilities including a long-needed new fire station to move personnel and equipment out of the freeze-prone temporary buildings they have been occupying for over 3 years.

Ferris’ Proposition A is for upgrading public safety facilities including a long-needed new fire station to move personnel and equipment out of the freeze-prone temporary buildings they have been occupying for over 3 years.

MAY 1 ELECTiON: On the ballots

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Wed, 04/28/2021 - 12:32
VOTE CENTERS LOCATION   Elections Office (Voting Room)  204 E. Jefferson Street, Waxahachie, Texas 75165   VOTE CENTER LOCATIONS   Bardwell First United Methodist-Bardwell (Church Annex) 104 Pecan St.   Ennis Ellis County Sub-Courthouse (Foyer), 207 S.