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YOUTH BASEBALL, SOFTBALL IN FERRIS IS BACK

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Wed, 01/26/2022 - 11:25
FERRIS – Beginning Friday, registration and information for youth baseball and softball will be available.Registration can be filled out online or printed and returned.Go to www.ferristexas.gov/recreation-activities/pages/activity-and-sports-registrations to register.

Ovilla park improvements planned

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Wed, 01/26/2022 - 11:18
OVILLA – The 2021-2022 fiscal year budget in the city of Ovilla was a win when it came to improving the local Founders Park.Founders Park is the area behind the city facilities, and this week has been targeted for the groundbreaking for the installation of a new pavilion.
Tom Leverentz

Tom Leverentz

Oak Leaf mayor also serving as ESD #5 Fire Chief

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Wed, 01/26/2022 - 11:07
OAK LEAF – The city of Oak Leaf’s mayor Tom Leverentz said, “This has been an exciting and challenging time to be mayor and a fire chief.”Wearing different hats depending on the day, Leverentz has been the ESD #5 fire chief since January of 2020 and the mayor of Oak Leaf since 2019.

DPS reminds Texans to use iWatchTexas

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Wed, 01/26/2022 - 11:05
AUSTIN – As kids kick off the second half of the school year, the Texas Department of Public Safety reminds students, parents, teachers and other school administrators that the iWatchTexas program is a critical resource for reporting suspicious activity in schools and communities in order to help...

2022 PRIMARY ELECTION: KEY DATES

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Wed, 01/26/2022 - 11:04
ON THE BALLOT REPUBLICAN PARTY U. S. Representative District 6James BufordJake EllzeyBill Payne GovernorDon HuffinesRick PerryDanny HarrisonGreg Abbott (I)Kandy Kaye HornPaul BelewAllen B. WestChad Prather Lieutenant GovernorTrayce BradfordZach VanceTodd M.
Stoney Jewell Ellis

Stoney Jewell Ellis

RO man given 25-year sentence

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Wed, 01/19/2022 - 12:35
WAXAHACHIE – Ellis County and District Attorney Ann Montgomery announced Stoney Jewell Ellis, 44, of Red Oak, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in the death of another person.
Ovilla Mayor Richard Dormier

Ovilla Mayor Richard Dormier

Ovilla Pct. 4 roads to be rehabbed

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Wed, 01/19/2022 - 12:33
OVILLA – The City of Ovilla will be rehabilitating almost two miles of asphalt pavement on a variety of roads in the city’s Ellis County Precinct 4 district for the 2021/2022 fiscal year.
Shown at the ceremony are Ferris City Manager Brooks Williams and Jeremy Lewis, Benjamin LaFleur and Amber Hall of Green Funeral Home in Ferris.

Shown at the ceremony are Ferris City Manager Brooks Williams and Jeremy Lewis, Benjamin LaFleur and Amber Hall of Green Funeral Home in Ferris.

Ferris city manager honored

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Wed, 01/19/2022 - 12:31
FERRIS – At the last city council meeting, Green Funeral Home presented Ferris City Manager Brooks Williams a plague recognizing his hard work.

Midlothian murder/suicide leaves unanswered questions

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Wed, 01/19/2022 - 12:29
MIDLOTHIAN – A double murder-suicide in Midlothian last week left more questions than answers when 43-year-old Edsel Collazo apparently killed one man and one woman in an apartment in the 2900 block of Lakeside Drive.
There are currently two underground units installed on Knox Street, and two more units are being installed at the corner of N. Sherman St. and Knox St.

There are currently two underground units installed on Knox Street, and two more units are being installed at the corner of N. Sherman St. and Knox St.

Ennis installs 1st underground refuse system in Texas

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Wed, 01/19/2022 - 12:26
ENNIS – The City of Ennis recently installed the first underground refuse system in Texas.The City of Ennis, along with Underground Refuse Systems, will be hosting a ribbon cutting on Jan. 24 at 2 p.m. at the Ennis Welcome Center, 201 NW Main St. in downtown.