THIS WEEK IN AMERICAN HISTORY

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, on March 25, 1911, was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city, and one of the deadliest in U.S. history.

LOCAL STUDENT UPDATE: March 25, 2021

Arceli Olvera of Red Oak, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at Texas A&M International University.

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: March 12 – 18

Loper, Amber, 40, deceptive business practice. Pugh, Devone, 34, assault causes bodily injury. Mora, Victor, 24, DWI. Dominguez, Zeferin, 44, public intoxication. Robinson, Ryan, 31, poss drug paraphernalia, failure to appear. Gillen, Chad, 34, injury child/elderly/disable w/intent Felony 1.

FERRIS ARRESTS: March 14, 2021

Barnes, Graylin, 61, family violence.

GLENN HEIGHTS ARRESTS: March 12 – 18

Jackson, David, 39, warrant arrest Dallas County SO. Black, Adrian, 25, DWI, warrant arrest Duncanville PD. Fernandez, Jose, 19, DWI minor. Carter, Terran, 59, DWI 3rd or more. Jones, Vincent, 25, warrant arrest Dallas County SO. Ramierz, Fernando, 29, DWI, evading arrest/detention.

PALMER ARRESTS: March 17 – 21

Ramirez, David, 30, DWI. Griffin, Jonathan, 24, criminal trespass. Enis, Ethan, 21, criminal mischief >$100<$750.

RED OAK ARRESTS: March 15 – 21

Duncan, Jeffery, 45, continuous violence against the family. Guerrero, Casey, 22, criminal trespass, evading arrest/detention. Herrera, Jaime, 48, DWI/open alch container. Moran, Erin, 26, public intoxication, theft property. Todd, Heather, 36, DWI.

Wreck sends Ennis men to hospital

CORSICANA – Last Thursday at approximately 1:35 p.m., Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers were called to a three vehicle crash on Interstate 45 northbound, approximately one half mile south of FM 1183 in Ellis County.

Police investigate dead body found in Ferris

FERRIS – A 27-year old male was found dead Monday morning of an apparent self-inflected gunshot wound. Ferris police are investigating the incident behind a self-storage unit on FM 664 west of the post office.

OFF MY MEDS by Les Taha (March 18, 2021)