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RED OAK FIRE CHIEF ERIC THOMPSON

News Staff
Thu, 03/14/2019 - 00:00
RED OAK FIRE CHIEF ERIC THOMPSON, shown with wife Laura and son Reese, was named Chief of the Year at the Texas Fire Chiefs Association Convention May 7.

May 4, 2019 Ellis County Elections

News Staff
Thu, 03/07/2019 - 00:00
FERRIS CITY COUNCIL     Place 2 Michael Martinez Cindy Aspin   Place 3  Bobby Lindsey (incumbent)  Tommy Scott Rudy Amore  John Riley   Place 5 Sherie Chapman (incumbent)   Jennifer Stanford   FERRIS ISD    Place 4 Melissa Salas (incumbent) Nancy Salmon Richard Sasser   Place...
Tyler Jahari King

Tyler Jahari King

Vehicle burglaries in Red Oak on the rise

RITA COOK / News Editor
Thu, 03/07/2019 - 00:00
RED OAK – The Red Oak Walmart located in the 100 block of Ryan Drive was the location of several vehicle burglaries last week. Red Oak Police were originally dispatched to the location on a theft in progress call. Three black males entered the store with backpacks.

FERRIS JUNIOR WINS GRAND CHAMPION AT FWSSR

News Staff
Thu, 03/07/2019 - 00:00
Gabby Curtis, a junior at Ferris High School, won Grand Champion Haltered Female Longhorn at Fort Worth Stock Show on January 24 with her longhorn heifer “Gala.”
The Red Oak High School Cheer Squad returned from the USA Spirit Nationals on Feb. 22 with a first place in Crowd Leading Cheer. They also finished fourth place in Fight Song and fifth place in Band Chant.

The Red Oak High School Cheer Squad returned from the USA Spirit Nationals on Feb. 22 with a first place in Crowd Leading Cheer. They also finished fourth place in Fight Song and fifth place in Band Chant.

ROISD students excel in competitions

RITA COOK / News Editor
Thu, 03/07/2019 - 00:00
RED OAK – The Red Oak ISD administration is proud of this year’s students who have repeatedly taken part in and exceled in a variety of competitions this year.
Several dogs recently photographed roaming the streets of Ferris.

Several dogs recently photographed roaming the streets of Ferris.

DOGS ROAM THE STREETS

RITA COOK / News Editor
Thu, 02/28/2019 - 00:00
FERRIS – When you see dogs running aimlessly around the city streets with no owner protection, you wonder why? When you see children getting attacked by dogs whose owners do not seem to care where their pets are, you know there is an animal control problem in that city.
Ferris City Manager Bill Jordan

Ferris City Manager Bill Jordan

Ferris City Manager Bill Jordan publicly censured by ICMA

STAFF REPORT
Thu, 02/28/2019 - 00:00
FERRIS – The City of Ferris received notification early last week that the Executive Board of the International City Manager’s Association (ICMA) voted Feb. 9 to publicly censure City Manager Bill Jordan for violations of its code of ethics based upon the findings substantiated in The Bowman Report.

RED CROSS NEEDS TYPE O BLOOD

News Staff
Thu, 02/28/2019 - 00:00
DALLAS – The American Red Cross has a severe shortage of type O blood and urges type O donors – as well as eligible blood donors of all blood types – to give now to ensure lifesaving patient care isn’t impacted this winter.

TxDot meeting set to discuss FM 664

Rita Cook News Editor
Thu, 02/28/2019 - 00:00
WAXAHACHIE – While it is not certain the timeframe on such a project, TxDot is gearing up to inform residents in Ellis County about the possibility of work to be done on 7.8 miles of road. The idea to widen the 7.