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Waxahachie/Red Oak get new orders for pandemic

News Staff

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 11:35

WAXAHACHIE – For residents in Waxahachie, that city has issued an updated Disaster Declaration Order in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The new order is effective immediately.

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What’s happening to America’s civil liberties in the wake of COVID-19?

News Staff

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 11:19

Can a nation in crisis strike a reasonable balance between protecting public health and defending individual freedoms? It’s a question we’re mulling as governments across the United States consider whether and how to ease various lockdown measures in the wake of COVID-19. Last week, U.S.

Council also voted 5-0 vote to allow Primary Media to congratulate the Ferris High School seniors class of 2020 on a billboard at Central and 6th Street. The billboard was ordered removed in November, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic it will not be able to be removed until September.

Ferris City Council votes not to renew city secretary’s contract

News Staff

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 11:17

FERRIS – Streaming live on Facebook, the Ferris City Council voted in a 3-2 vote Monday night not to renew City Secretary Callie Green’s contract.

ROISD teacher/staff appreciation week

News Staff

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 10:59

RED OAK – There has never been a better time to show appreciation for all the staff and teachers at the local area schools. The City of Red Oak’s ISD Teacher/Staff Appreciation week kicked off Monday at the local Chick-fil-A, with all elementary campus employees being honored.

RO ORDERS: WEAR A MASK OR ELSE

News Staff

Thu, 04/30/2020 - 11:41

RED OAK - The governor of Texas has spoken. So, what does that mean for cities and counties locally whose orders have been stricter than Governor Greg Abbott’s orders? For example, the city of Red Oak in Ellis County.

Waxahachie to assist with COVID-19 relief

News Staff

Thu, 04/30/2020 - 11:31

WAXAHACHIE – The City of Waxahachie will offer some relief to residents due to COVID-19. In the months ahead, the city council has approved a program to offer financial relief to citizens.

Covenant Church Pastor Michael Masek is shown passing out one of the 1,200 masks the church purchased for give away Saturday. Photo by Charles D. Hatfield Jr. / The Ellis County Press.

Ferris Covenant Church hands out free masks

News Staff

Thu, 04/30/2020 - 11:17

FERRIS – Members of Covenant Church in Ferris met at the Snap Fitness on 664 this past weekend to handout masks to those in need due to the COVID-19 orders and to help slow the spread of the pandemic.

Red Oak Police tried to make a traffic stop on the stolen Altima with no success. Instead the driver, an unnamed male juvenile, fled east on Ovilla Road at a “high rate of speed” according to police. Photo courtesy Red Oak Police Department.

RO police on high-speed chase

News Staff

Thu, 04/30/2020 - 11:15

RED OAK – Red Oak police took to the streets last week – including the streets of Ferris – during a car chase that ended on South Interstate 45. On April 22 at 3:36 p.m.

Old Brickyard Golf Course, 605 N. Fwy. Service Rd. in Ferris got into the thick of it when the golf course had been told to shut down by Ellis County Judge Todd Little.

THE GREAT GOLF COURSE DEBATE: Is golf essential during COVID-19?

News Staff

Thu, 04/23/2020 - 10:59

WAXAHACHIE – Is golf an essential business during the Texas lockdown due to COVID-19? Some would say yes. Some would say no. The Texas Attorney General made the final decision last Monday when he said some parts of a golf course are essential.

Chief Victor Kemp

Wilmer ‘thanks’ telecommunicators

News Staff

Thu, 04/23/2020 - 10:59

WILMER – They are often the first at the scene, virtually that is. They are the voice you hear behind the 911 call when you are in need. They are the individuals who get help there – fast.