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It was a good-ole’ fashioned Halloween over the weekend
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ITALY – Saturday night in Italy, Texas. Halloween!
I have only one time in my life – passed out candy to trick or treaters.
Most years for the past 25, I have been in another country – some destinations where Halloween is not even celebrated.
Thu, 11/05/2020 - 05:00
Man sentenced to 58-years for murder
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WAXAHACHIE – On Oct. 29 in the 40th Judicial District Court of Ellis County, Woodrow Stevenson Head Jr., 33, from Purvis, Miss., accepted a sentence of 58 years in prison for the offense of murder.
On Aug.
Thu, 11/05/2020 - 05:00
Book Character Day at Ingram Elementary School, Friday, Oct. 30
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One of the varied events during “Red Ribbon Week: Say No to Drugs & Bullying” at Ferris’ Ingram Elementary was Book Character Day on Friday, Oct. 30.
Each child received a sucker that said, “Say BOO to Drugs.
Thu, 11/05/2020 - 05:00
Red Oak IDC provides scholarship opportunity to TSTC
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RED OAK – A new scholarship is available for students living in Red Oak and who are planning to attend Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus.
The Red Oak Industrial Development Corp. board of directors recently approved a resolution donating funds to TSTC’s Red Oak IDC scholarship.
Fri, 10/30/2020 - 14:05
Surveillance video shows the three suspects entering the Dollar General in Ferris last Thursday night.
Ferris Dollar General robbed
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FERRIS – The Ferris Dollar General was robbed at gun point around 11 p.m. last Thursday, Oct. 22.
Ferris Police responded to 620 S. Central where three unknown black males had taken cash from the register and robbed several customers of their purses or wallets.
Thu, 10/29/2020 - 14:05
Missed curve sends man to hospital
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At approximately 6:38 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21, Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers were called to a one vehicle crash on FM 813 approximately 500 feet east of Falcon Ridge Road in Ellis County.
Thu, 10/29/2020 - 14:02
Following the flag ceremony, members of Ovilla’s first responders pose in front of the new flagpoles. Pictured are K. Mooney, firefighter/paramedic; T. Burnett, firefighter; E. Homuth, battalion chief; Tyler Homuth, boy scout; P. Hobin, firefighter/paramedic; and J. Schepps, firefighter.
Ovilla flag ceremony honors first responders
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OVILLA – Fourteen-year-old Tyler Homuth addressed the Ovilla City Council recently in order to complete his requirements for his Eagle Scout project.
Homuth is in Troop 520 in Cedar Hill.
“I did this project because I have a uncle that I’m close to that is a firefighter,” Homuth said.
Thu, 10/29/2020 - 14:00
Free youth heart screenings offered
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WAXAHACHIE – Living for Zachary, in conjunction with Frontera Strategies, will sponsor free heart screenings for youth ages 12-22 on Saturday, Nov, 7 at the Waxahachie Family YMCA, 100 YMCA Drive, Waxahachie.
Thu, 10/29/2020 - 13:58
FEDERAL, STATE AND COUNTY RACES
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Republican (R), Democrat (D), Libertarian (L), and Green Party (G)
United States Senator
John Cornyn (R)
Mary “MJ” Hegar (D)
Kerry Douglas McKennon (L)
David B.
Thu, 10/29/2020 - 13:47
LOCAL ELECTIONS: City Council and Independent School Board Trustees
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ENNIS
Mayor Pro Tem
Jake Holland
(unopposed)
Commissioner, Ward 2
Marco Hernandez
Bruce Jones
Commissioner, Ward 4
Shirley Watson
(unopposed)
FERRIS
Mayor
Michael Masek
Fred Pontley
Place 1
Clayton Hunter
Kay Huff
Place 4
Jay Walsh
Frank...
Thu, 10/29/2020 - 13:39