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2024 Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive on May 11

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Wed, 05/08/2024 - 14:44
Dallas – Saturday, May 11, marks the 32nd anniversary of one of America’s great days of giving - the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive.These donations go directly to local food pantries to provide food to people who need our help.
Tiffany Pace, Ferris High School graduate and new captain of Texas A&M Commerce University’s Lion Dance Team.

Tiffany Pace, Ferris High School graduate and new captain of Texas A&M Commerce University’s Lion Dance Team.

Resilience and belief in one’s self goes a long way

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Wed, 05/08/2024 - 14:12
FERRIS – Ferris High School graduate Tiffany Pace is making not only her mother who passed away in 2018 proud, but the residents in Ferris and Ellis County as well.Pace said she is motivated “every single day,” to make her mother proud.“I work so incredibly hard to make her proud,” she said.

Ellis County unofficial May 3 election results

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Wed, 05/08/2024 - 14:10
*Incumbent (I) ELLIS COUNTY Emergency Service District Proposition A  For: 356 (51.59%)Against: 334 (48.41%) ALMAProposition AFor: 23 (95.83%)Against: 1 (4.17%) MILFORD (Includes Ellis and Hill County results) Proposition A $11.5 million with a tax increase of .

Midlothian Police quickly catch vandalism suspects

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Wed, 05/08/2024 - 13:56
MIDLOTHIAN – The Midlothian Police Department was able to identify at least four individuals responsible for vandalism at Midlothian Community Park last week within an hour of a Facebook post regarding the offense.
Rodney Allen Williams

Rodney Allen Williams

Waxahachie man receives three consecutive life sentences

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Wed, 05/01/2024 - 15:44
WAXAHACIE – Rodney Allen Williams, 49, of Waxahachie, was convicted of one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child and two counts on indecency with a child after a jury trial.Ellis County and District Attorney Ann Montgomery announced Williams was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences.
Amari Nevaiah Wise

Amari Nevaiah Wise

Red Oak shooting suspect arrested

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Wed, 05/01/2024 - 15:41
RED OAK – Last Wednesday, April 24 at 5:54 p.m., Red Oak Police were called to a shooting at the Red Oak Town Village apartments in the 200 block of S. Ryan Drive. The caller told dispatch her boyfriend had just been shot by his brother.
The official opening ceremony of the state-of-the-art, 13,000 sq-ft building, scheduled for Friday, June 21, at 5 p.m., will include a tour of the Marty Steinfeldt Public Safety Facility located at 415 Ewing Blvd.

The official opening ceremony of the state-of-the-art, 13,000 sq-ft building, scheduled for Friday, June 21, at 5 p.m., will include a tour of the Marty Steinfeldt Public Safety Facility located at 415 Ewing Blvd.

Ferris unveils new Department of Public Safety facility

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Wed, 05/01/2024 - 15:39
FERRIS – After more than eight years of anticipation, the City of Ferris announced the opening of the Marty Steinfeldt Public Safety Facility, located at 415 Ewing Blvd.
In attendance were Gary Edwards, Ola Edwards, Stan Smith, Brandon Hampton, Kimberly Hampton, Stephanie Edwards, and Shawn Buchanan, golf instructor and staff at Old Brickyard.

In attendance were Gary Edwards, Ola Edwards, Stan Smith, Brandon Hampton, Kimberly Hampton, Stephanie Edwards, and Shawn Buchanan, golf instructor and staff at Old Brickyard.

Old Brickyard Golf Club receives donation of professional golf clubs

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Wed, 05/01/2024 - 15:12
FERRIS – Local resident and business owner Stephanie Edwards and her family recently surprised The Old Brickyard Golf Club with a generous donation.
Dismissal of Wilmer City Administrator Rona Stringfellow failed after the item was placed on the agenda by Wilmer City Council Mayor Pro Tem Laura Jacobs and Councilmember Phyllis Slough.

Dismissal of Wilmer City Administrator Rona Stringfellow failed after the item was placed on the agenda by Wilmer City Council Mayor Pro Tem Laura Jacobs and Councilmember Phyllis Slough.

Effort to oust Wilmer City Admin Fails

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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 17:20
WILMER – Senator Royce West, State Representative Carl Sherman, Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price and other Dallas movers and shakers attended the Wilmer City Council meeting last week when an agenda item to discuss city financials “delivered to the City Council on Dec.