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Ellis County Commissioners approve stop sign at Angus and Hoyt roads

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Wed, 09/10/2025 - 15:40

ELLIS COUNTY – Ellis County Commissioners approved the installation of a stop sign at the intersection of Angus Road and Hoyt Road in Comm. Louis Ponder’s Road and Bridges Precinct 3.No one spoke at the public hearing for or against the agenda item.

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Developer reveals plans for Wilmer

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Wed, 09/03/2025 - 18:25

WILMER – On the heels of Wilmer City Council’s recent recognition of southern Dallas developer Mike Rader’s ongoing development and support of the city, last week, the President of Prime Rail Interests, LLC and Prime 45 Development, LLC spoke to council about his upcoming projects.

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Shooting leaves man hospitalized

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Wed, 09/03/2025 - 18:24

ENNIS – An early morning shooting in Ennis last week left one man hospitalized.Ennis Police responded to a shooting that occurred in the 3000 block of Cardinal Drive just before 3 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 25.The shooting occurred due to an argument that escalated, according to Ennis PD’s Facebook page.

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More than 800 new Texas laws took effect this week

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Wed, 09/03/2025 - 18:13

AUSTIN – More than 800 new laws took effect Monday. Some of the major new laws are listed below.EDUCATION CHANGES• School Voucher Program: Up to $10,000 per child for private school tuition.

EYES ON ELLIS COUNTY (September 4, 2025)

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Wed, 09/03/2025 - 18:10

ALMAThe City of Alma held a public hearing to adopt its new tax rate for tax year 2025. The proposed tax rate is $0.250000 per $100 of value.BARDWELLReminder, the City of Bardwell Trash rates have increased this month to a rate of $16.86 a month.

From left: De’Andre Aron, Purchasing Manager; Chris Nicholson, Warehouse Associate; James Fulton, President; Tanner Coker, Warehouse Manager; Jeremy Besson, Territory Manager; and Paige Gaffield, Operations Manager. Not pictured are Kylee Ganske and Zachery Martinez.

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Grand opening set for Winsupply of Midlothian TX

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Wed, 09/03/2025 - 18:01

MIDLOTHIAN – The Winsupply Family of Companies has welcomed its latest addition of a new Local Company with the opening of Winsupply Midlothian TX.The Grand Opening for the new company will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 15 at 3090 Challenger Drive, Suite 400, Midlothian.

Methodist Midlothian expanding emergency, inpatient capacity

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Wed, 09/03/2025 - 17:52

MIDLOTHIAN – A $24.8 million expansion project will be bringing greater emergency services and inpatient capacity to Midlothian’s Methodist hospital.No specific date has been revealed, but construction will begin in 2025 on the 8,800-square-foot addition to the emergency department.

Red Oak HS students earn College Board Recognition

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Wed, 09/03/2025 - 17:50

RED OAK – Several students at Red Oak High School have received honors through the College Board National Recognition Program!These students earned this prestigious academic award based on their GPA of B+ or higher and outstanding performance on the PSAT/NMSQT®, PSAT™ 10, and/or AP® Exams.

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TEA releases 2025 A-F accountability ratings, restoring transparency

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Wed, 08/27/2025 - 12:25

ELLIS COUNTY – The Texas Education Agency (TEA) published its state’s A-F academic accountability system for 2024 and 2025 this past Friday.You can find all the results at TXschools.gov.As a reminder, the 2024 release was held up by a lawsuit.

Owners Ed and Suzanne Maxwell bought the bakery in 1983.

Lancaster’s The Lovin’ Oven – baking for 50 years

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Wed, 08/27/2025 - 12:21

LANCASTER – The Lovin’ Oven Bakery, located in Historic Lancaster Towne Square, celebrated 50 years in business this past Saturday.The bakery was started in 1975, and has been continually baking since, closing only for three weeks in 1994 due to the Lancaster tornado.