Voter turn-out less than 15%

ELLIS COUNTY – The Ellis County voter turnout for the May 6 election was an embarrassing 14.50%. With 128,865 registered voters in Ellis County only 18,689 voters thought it was necessary to get out and support our country’s freedom to take part in the election process.

TSTC celebrates spring graduates

RED OAK – Twenty-three students graduated with associate degrees, certificates of completion or occupational skills achievement awards from Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus.

WILMER CITY ELECTION VOTES

WILMER – The unofficial results for the May 6, 2023 City Council election in the city of Wilmer saw incumbent Jeff Steele keep his seat, but incumbent Candy Madrigal lose her race.

Wilmer PD recognizes years of service

WILMER – The City of Wilmer’s Police Department honored seven of its team at last week’s city council meeting, recognizing impressive years of service.

PLANE CRASH IN ENNIS KILLS 1, INJURES 2

ENNIS – A Cessna 310G twin engine plane crashed this past weekend in Ennis at the city’s airport.The family of three onboard the plane was from The Woodlands near Houston.

BOND ELECTIONS MAY 6 FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS

WAXAHACHIE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTWaxahachie Independent School District is proposing the largest bond issue at $595 million to prepare for growth expected to over 17,000 students by the early 2030s.WISD’s bond is divided into four propositions:Proposition A ($192.

Ennis man sentenced to life without parole

WAXAHACHIE – Diamontae Okiese Dunson, 21, of Ennis was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole on April 26, according to Ellis County and District Attorney Ann Montgomery.On Aug.

Midlothian city council candidate files charges for election sign damage

MIDLOTHIAN - Midlothian resident and Place 1 City Council candidate Allan McKeever called 911 last week to file property damage charges against a resident pulling up his election signs.The Midlothian Records Division did not send the police report by this week’s deadline.

UPDATE: Defunct Snap Fitness reimburses Ferris resident for unused membership

FERRIS – As an update to last week’s story, Snap Fitness, which closed its doors in Ferris last month, recently reimbursed Ferris resident, Terry Murphy for the prorated amount of a six-month membership for two people.

1 DEAD, 3 INJURED IN ATV ACCIDENT NEAR ALMA

ELLIS COUNTY – A one-vehicle crash April 29 on Whitfill Road, 0.07 miles northwest of FM-1182, resulted in three injuries and one death.