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RO extends emergency declaration order into June
News Staff
RED OAK – An Ellis County deputy in uniform recently entered the RaceTrac gas station in Red Oak without a mask.
He did not think he needed to have the mask on, since the order to wear a mask was not mandatory based on Texas Governor Abbott’s latest executive orders.
Thu, 05/21/2020 - 10:33
Someone threw a railroad track ballast through the front window of the Wayne McCollum Detention Center in Waxahachie sometime Friday night or Saturday morning.
Ellis County Detention Center vandalized
News Staff
WAXAHACHIE – The Wayne McCollum Detention Center, 300 S. Jackson Street in Waxahachie was vandalized Friday night/Saturday morning.
While the Ellis County Sheriff’s Department is still reviewing video from the location, they have not arrested a suspect in the case.
Thu, 05/21/2020 - 10:31
Maria Gabriela Gillen and Wilmer Fire Chief Mark Hamilton are shown after the city hired its first female fire fighter.
Wilmer welcomes 1st female fire fighter
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WILMER – The City of Wilmer has hired its first female fire fighter.
The city recently welcomed 37-year-old Maria Gabriela Gillen after she was on the fire chief’s radar since she volunteered for the department about four years ago.
Thu, 05/21/2020 - 10:30
Red Oak ISD Board approves substantial salary increases
News Staff
RED OAK – The Red Oak ISD Board of Trustees recognized the importance of increasing salaries for teachers and staff.
They have been transparent in their desire to express to employees that they are appreciated and valued.
Thu, 05/21/2020 - 05:00
Downed power lines snag traffic on I-45
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Downed utility lines forced the closure of Interstate 45 and Dowdy Ferry in Hutchins Monday at 12:28 p.m. The highway reopened at 1:07 p.m. after service crews cleared the area.
Wed, 05/20/2020 - 11:37
1st Lt. Alvin Lee Deeds
MEMORIAL DAY: Remembering the fallen heroes from Ellis County
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ALVIN LEE DEEDS, the son of Roscoe Connelly and Dossie Lee (Duvall) Gilbert, was born on Nov. 1, 1917 in Grand Prairie, but grew up in the Onward community just west of Ovilla, and attended school in Midlothian.
Wed, 05/20/2020 - 11:37
Waxahachie Sports Complex
COVID-19 testing center sees slow numbers
News Staff
WAXAHACHIE – It was a beautiful day – and there were no lines at the Ellis County Mobile Testing site Monday.
With a sheriff’s department officer at the site as well as four men in military attire wearing masks, the security staff much outweighed the people who were there to test for COVID-19.
Thu, 05/14/2020 - 11:37
Lobby rendering of the Eddie Bernice Johnson Elementary School.
New Wilmer Elementary School named after Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson
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WILMER – The new elementary school that is currently being built in Wilmer will be named after the 14-term Dallas congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson.
The school is set to open in August of this year.
Thu, 05/14/2020 - 11:37
Rare American Bald Eagle sightings recorded at Lake Texoma
News Staff
My name is Robert Jones, and the year 2020 will probably go down in history for many reasons.
For me, the year 2020 will be the year that a pair of American Bald Eagles had a brood of triplets.
The Audubon Society states two to three eggs are laid each breeding season.
Thu, 05/14/2020 - 11:36
Red Oak ISD announces campus and district teachers of the year
News Staff
RED OAK – Red Oak ISD celebrated the 2019-20 campus teachers of the year across three days the first week of May, which is also celebrated as Teacher Appreciation Week, and then announced the Red Oak ISD Elementary and Secondary Teacher of the Year.
Thu, 05/14/2020 - 11:36
