Midlothian ISD superintendent given extension

MIDLOTHIAN – The Midlothian ISD school board approved a five-year contract extension for Dr. David Belding last week. Dr. Belding has been with the district since Sept. 2023 when he was unanimously named Superintendent of Schools of Midlothian ISD by the Board of Trustees.

ELLIS COUNTY UNITED POWERLIFTING TEAM BRINGS HOME GOLD

The Ellis County United Special Olympics Powerlifting Team had a most successful outing at the Region 10 Powerlifting Meet held at Grand Prairie High School on Saturday, Jan. 18.

Commissioners approve MOU with Heights Ellis County Family Resources

WAXAHACHIE – Ellis County Commissioners approved a memorandum of understanding last week with The Heights Ellis County Family Resources regarding a grant that will provide for a sexual assault nurse examiner at The Heights clinic.

Look for creation of ESD 12 on May’s ballot

ELLIS COUNTY – The Ellis County Commissioners voted unanimously, with Pct. 2 Lane Grayson not in attendance, to order an election for May 3, 2025, for the creation of the Ellis County Emergency Services District #12 and to authorize the imposition of a tax.

Ferris ISD secures highly competitive electricity rates

FERRIS – At their Dec. 17 board meeting, Ferris ISD approved a contract with Education Energy Initiative, a company that works to provide energy solutions for schools that benefit the entire community.

YesCare awarded contract to provide correctional healthcare

BRENTWOOD, TENN – YesCare, pioneer and premier provider of correctional healthcare in the United States, has been awarded the contract to provide medical, dental and pharmaceutical services at the Wayne McCollum Detention Center in Ellis County.

Henry Prikryl featured at ECAA Feb. 3

WAXAHACHIE – The Ellis County Art Association (ECAA) will host artist Henry Prikryl at its monthly meeting, Feb. 3 at First Baptist Church of Waxahachie (450 US287 BYP).The meeting is open to the public.Prikryl is an alumni member of the Portrait Society of America and the Outdoor Painters Society.

Ennis Equipment Services Superintendent investigated by DPS

ENNIS – A theft investigation is underway regarding City of Ennis Equipment Services Superintendent Eric Contreras.The City of Ennis initiated the theft investigation according to a Facebook post on their social media page.

Dallas police chase ends in Red Oak; suspect shot

RED OAK – The Red Oak Police Department was busy working alongside the Texas Rangers Thursday morning and into the evening after a Dallas Police chase was halted at Red Oak Road with one person killed and another severely injured.

DeSoto PD’s new first responder drone available to assist Ellis County high priority cases

ELLIS COUNTY – With people from around the country looking up in the sky these days to the sight of mysterious drones that the government does not feel inclined to explain, one drone Ellis County residents might be seeing in the future is a first responder drone belonging to the DeSoto Police...