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Prop A ‘Tier 2’ vote on ballot

News Staff
Thu, 04/04/2019 - 05:00
WAXAHACHIE – Ellis County residents heading to the polls during early voting might want to know a little more about a few special elections and one important county wide proposition on the ballot.
Toni Darrough with Children’s Cancer Fund Gala Chair Kimberly Schlegel Whitman and longtime Gala Honorary Co-Chairs Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach.

Toni Darrough with Children’s Cancer Fund Gala Chair Kimberly Schlegel Whitman and longtime Gala Honorary Co-Chairs Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach.

Waxahachie’s 13-year-old Toni Darrough featured model in Children’s Cancer Fund Annual Gala

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Thu, 04/04/2019 - 05:00
DALLAS – Toni Darrough, 13, of Waxahachie, is a featured model in the Children’s Cancer Fund Gala “An Evening in the Garden,” where hope blooms in an enchanted garden filled with miraculous stories of survival, on Friday, April 26 at the Hilton Anatole Dallas.
Dr. Robert Megna (second to left) was presented with the Life Saving Award for saving a fellow pickleball player’s life in December. Photo courtesy of the City of Rowlett.

Dr. Robert Megna (second to left) was presented with the Life Saving Award for saving a fellow pickleball player’s life in December. Photo courtesy of the City of Rowlett.

Life Saving Award presented to Ferris doctor

News Staff
Thu, 04/04/2019 - 05:00
During Tuesday night’s Rowlett City Council meeting, Mayor Tammy Dana-Bashian presented the Life Saving Award to Dr. Robert Megna for saving the life of a man at the Rowlett Community Centre. The incident occurred at about 3:45 p.m. Dec.

Ron Wright Opens District Office

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Thu, 04/04/2019 - 05:00
WASHINTON, DC – This week, Congressman Ron Wright (TX-06) will hold an open house for his main District Office in Arlington, Friday, April 5. The office is located at 5840 West Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway, Suite 115 Arlington, TX 76017. This was the first of his offices to open.

FERRIS ISD ROUND UP FOR PRE-K & KINDERGARTEN APRIL 29 – MAY 2

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Thu, 04/04/2019 - 05:00
FERRIS – Ferris ISD is Rounding Up new 3 and 4 year olds for Pre-K and 5-year-old Kindergarten students for the 2019-2020 school year. Round Up will be held at Hazel Ingram Elementary School, 600 S. Central Street, Ferris, Monday through Thursday, April 29 – May 2.
Hutchins Police Chief Steve Perry

Hutchins Police Chief Steve Perry

Hutchins Police Chief recognized for best practices

News Staff
Thu, 03/28/2019 - 00:00
HUTCHINS – The Hutchins Police Department was recently recognized for the third time as a Texas Best Practices Law Enforcement Agency. The Department first became a Texas Best Practices Law Enforcement agency in 2011.

Bardwell Police Chief killed in head-on collision

News Staff
Thu, 03/28/2019 - 00:00
BARDWELL – A head-on crash Sunday morning in Ellis County left five people dead, including the Bardwell Police Chief Michael Spurgeon Sr., and his volunteer firefighter son, 40 year-old, Michael Spurgeon Jr. The Texas Department of Public Safety responded to the crash around 10 a.m.

Emergency sirens hacked in Lancaster, DeSoto

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Thu, 03/28/2019 - 00:00
LANCASTER – Residents woke up earlier this month in the cities of Lancaster and DeSoto at around 2:30 a.m. to what appeared to be an apparent hack of the outdoor warning siren system.