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Publicity portrait of Ernest Tubb for the Grand Ole Opry courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Publicity portrait of Ernest Tubb for the Grand Ole Opry courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Part of Hwy 287 designated as Ernest Tubb Memorial Highway

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Wed, 05/21/2025 - 16:22
WAXAHACHIE – A portion of US Highway 287 was designated as Ernest Tubb Memorial Highway during Ellis County Judge Todd Little’s last Commissioner’s Court meeting before stepping down from his seat.
Photo courtesy Midlothian ISD.

Photo courtesy Midlothian ISD.

Midlothian teacher will not be indicted for student abuse

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Wed, 05/21/2025 - 16:11
MIDLOTHIAN – The Ellis County District Attorney’s Office has reported the grand jury finished its investigation last week and did not issue criminal charges involving one of the two teachers involved in an abuse case last month involving a special education student.
Texas State Technical College staff, area high school students, and representatives of Compass Datacenters gather for the announcement of a new workforce training program on Friday, May 16, at TSTC’s North Texas campus in Red Oak.

Texas State Technical College staff, area high school students, and representatives of Compass Datacenters gather for the announcement of a new workforce training program on Friday, May 16, at TSTC’s North Texas campus in Red Oak.

TSTC, Compass Datacenters announce workforce training opportunity

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Wed, 05/21/2025 - 14:18
RED OAK –  Leaders from Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus and Dallas-based Compass Datacenters announced a new training partnership on Friday, May 16.
Donald Lofton Jr.

Donald Lofton Jr.

UPDATE: Additional arrest made in ongoing Ferris homicide investigation

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Wed, 05/14/2025 - 14:09
Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 7:12 p.m.FERRIS – The Ferris Department of Public Safety has made an additional arrest in connection with the homicide of 17-year-old Sir Robert Wesley Dixon. The subject, a 32-year-old male identified as Donald Lofton Jr.

Local roads, parks closures

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Wed, 05/14/2025 - 14:09
ELLIS COUNTY – While most people are aware of the road construction and traffic on Ovilla Road and I-35, here are a few more closings to be aware.Road work began in Midlothian this past Monday on North 8th Street, between West Avenue C and West Avenue D.
Former State Rep. John Wray

Former State Rep. John Wray

John Wray chosen interim Ellis County Judge

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Wed, 05/14/2025 - 14:08
ELLIS COUNTY – The Ellis County Commissioners voted to appoint former State Representative John Wray (R-House District 10) to fill the County Judge seat at a May 7, special Commissioner’s Court meeting.
Superintendent Kevin Noack

Superintendent Kevin Noack

Long-time Palmer Superintendent Kevin Noack retiring

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Wed, 05/14/2025 - 14:05
PALMER – For more than a decade-and-a-half, Palmer ISD was able to count on one constant: Superintendent Kevin Noack.Noack’s career in public education has spanned 35 years, including 25 years as a superintendent, with 16 of those years in Palmer.He will be retiring at the end of this school year.

Midlothian Police assist Mansfield PD in Sunday’s 287 fatality crash

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Tue, 05/13/2025 - 17:27
MIDLOTHIAN – The Midlothian Police are conducting an accident investigation involving a fatality accident occurring on northbound US Highway 287 Sunday morning at 11:01 a.m. that also involved Mansfield Police. The highway was closed at Kimble Road to US 67 for a good part of Sunday afternoon.

FERRIS: Wallace 5,200-acre estate sold – center of landmark development

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Wed, 05/07/2025 - 13:52
FERRIS – In one of the most consequential development moments in the City of Ferris’s 150-year history, Cawley Partners has officially acquired over 5,200 acres straddling Dallas and Ellis counties for a transformative mixed-use project – marking a new era of opportunity and growth for Ferris and...