News

Clean up or cover up?

RITA COOK / News Editor
Fri, 12/07/2018 - 11:10
FERRIS – Local citizens were outraged and angered over canned dog food, new collars, leashes and pet toys recently discarded by city employees. Public Works employees were seen after-hours cleaning up the animal shelter. “Are they being paid overtime to destroy the shelter?

Major traffic switch scheduled for next week on FM 664 in Ellis County

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Thu, 12/06/2018 - 00:00
ELLIS COUNTY – A major traffic switch is scheduled to begin next week on FM 664 from Interstate 35E to Westmoreland between the cities of Red Oak and Ovilla. The traffic switch is expected to take approximately seven days to complete, beginning Monday, Dec. 10 through Dec. 17.

Deadly crash shuts down I-20

Thu, 12/06/2018 - 00:00
HUTCHINS – A portion of lnterstate 20 was shut down in Hutchins for several hours Friday morning after a crash killed a driver and damaged an over-head sign. The crash happened before 3 a.m. in the westbound lanes of I-20 near State Highway 310, police said.

Ferris’ 73-million housing project heads into Phase II

RITA COOK / News Editor
Thu, 12/06/2018 - 00:00
FERRIS – The developers and Ferris City officials gathered on Ovilla Road last week to officially break ground on Shaw Creek Ranch II. The crowd stood in the wind beside an empty plot of land while the developer broke ground, ready to begin the second phase of Ferris’ master planned development.

Major traffic switch scheduled for next week on FM 664 in Ellis County

Thu, 12/06/2018 - 00:00
ELLIS COUNTY – A major traffic switch is scheduled to begin next week on FM 664 from Interstate 35E to Westmoreland between the cities of Red Oak and Ovilla. The traffic switch is expected to take approximately seven days to complete, beginning Monday, Dec. 10 through Dec. 17.

SCAM ALERT

Thu, 11/29/2018 - 00:00
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today warned Texans that fraudulent emails are being sent from people impersonating the Internal Revenue Service targeting users with fake tax documents.

Zoning change paves way for new bus barn/ag facilities

RITA COOK / News Editor
Thu, 11/29/2018 - 00:00
FERRIS – The Ferris ISD Bus Barn, located on the service road west of Interstate 45, and the current ag barn, located on North Central, will be relocating to district-owned property adjacent to the current high school near Wolf Springs Road.

ECP unveiling new website/features

Thu, 11/29/2018 - 00:00
FERRIS – The Ellis County Press is unveiling a new look for its website on Dec. 6. While readers can still go online and read articles that appear exclusively on the website, the entire newspaper will also now be online.