Tarrant County man pleads guilty to robbing Midlothian Family Dollar

WAXAHACHIE – Anthony Bridgewater, 57, of Crowley, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, according to Ellis County and District Attorney Ann Montgomery.

U.S. Rep. Jake Ellzey joins 44 Republicans in filing bill to dismantle potential ATF Gun Registry

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Ellzey (TX-6) joined a group of 44 Republicans in introducing the No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your (REGISTRY) Rights Act to ensure the federal government doesn’t build a federal firearms registry.

Ennis-born musician releases first EP

ENNIS – Ennis-born 40-something musician Monte Richardson recently released his first independent country music EP, titled “Completely Unknown.”All the songs on the EP are written by Richardson.

BOAT DOCK PARK DESIGN STARTED

WAXAHCHIE – Waxahachie council began with engineering design services for improvements to Boat Dock Park at their March 7 meeting.Project scope includes a topographic survey used for the layout and design of park improvements and geotechnical engineering.

WILMER GETTING SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

WILMER – A new single-family residential development is coming to the city of Wilmer.The city received approval to develop 353 homes near Cottonwood on property south of Belt Line Road.

Police using video footage to determine cemetery vandals

WAXAHACHIE – The Waxahachie police are looking at video footage from this past weekend’s vandalism outbreak at the Waxahachie Cemetery.Police believe the event took place between Saturday afternoon and Monday morning. More than 275 headstones were vandalized.

Ennis man convicted of sexually abusing 10-year-old girl

WAXAHACHIE – Ellis County and District Attorney Ann Montgomery announced that Jose Gustavo Garcia-Rodriguez, 28, of Ennis, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for continuous sexual abuse of a young child.

Red Oak ISD updates human sexuality curriculum for 2022-2023 school year

RED OAK – The board passed the curriculum, which was recommended by the School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) with changes involving students in middle school and ninth grade.The recently approved changes to the human sexuality curriculum will begin for the 2021-22 school year.

Ellis County Primary Election Results

ELLIS COUNTY – The Ellis County primary election results from Tuesday, March 1 are in with the unofficial results expectedly seeing current Governor Greg Abbott and Beta O’Rourke taking the lead in Ellis County.Abbott received 63.07% of the vote in the county against his seven opponents.

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Dallas Chapter announce 2022 Students of the Year winners

MIDLOTHIAN – Two Midlothian High School students were recognized for raising the most funds across Dallas for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Red River Region.