LOCAL STUDENT UPDATE (May 18, 2023)

Caela McGee of Glenn Heights made the Spring Dean’s List at the University of Saint Mary.Colin Blair and Emilee Peña of Midlothian, and Ashtin Rostetter and Brant Stukas of Waxahachie made the Spring Dean’s List at the University of Texas at Tyler.

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: May 8 – 14 

Towns, Kari, 57, poss CS pg 1/1-b <1g.Fraley, Calli, 38, poss CS pg 1/1-b >=4g<200g Felony 2, poss CS pg 1/1-b <1g, poss CS pg 1/1-b <1g, poss CS pg 2 <1g.Harris, Warren, 64, poss CS pg 1/1-b <1g.

GLENN HEIGHTS ARRESTS: April 21 – May 11

Cole, Charleston, 36, DWLI, warrant arrest Lancaster PD.Fugett, Michael, 34, warrant arrest Dallas County Sheriff.Wade, Miles, 30, warrant arrest Cedar Hill PD, Waxahachie PD, Dallas PD.Cannon Ieshia, 35, agg assault, warrant arrest Waxahachie PD.Pouncy, Jarvis, 40, warrant arrest Grand Prairie PD.

WILMER ARRESTS: May 8 – 14

De La Torre Rivas, Jorge, 41, DWI.Barnett, Ralph, 65, warrant arrest other agency.Lopez, Gilberto, 38, indecency w/child sexual contact.Turner, Nathaniel, 54 unl carry weapon w/ felony conviction.Rivas, Omar, 22, DWI.

FERRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY: More than Books (May 11, 2023)

We welcome your donations of books, audiobooks, and DVDs in good condition. These supply the annual library book sale, which brings dollars back in, in support of the library. If you come by and we’re closed, just put items in our outside dropbox. The Library has a lot to share with you.

LOCAL STUDENT UPDATE (May 11, 2023)

The following local students recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines: Everett Allen of Red Oak (University of Lynchburg), Elizabeth Haralson of Stillwater (Oklahoma State...

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: May 1 – 7

Ahuyon, Pedro, 44, assault causes bodily injury.Hawkins, Brandon, 26, DWI/open container.Whitfield, Brandon, 34, poss CS pg 1/1-b <1g.Johnson, Christopher, 30, theft prop >=$50<$500, burglary of building.

RED OAK ARRESTS: May 1 – 8

Cornett, Kasey, 31, burglary of habitation.Foster, Dustin, 33, felony absconder warrant Arkansas.Manning, Ashley, 30, burglary of habitation, resist arrest search or transport.Barcenas, Ray, 35, evading arrest/detention, resist arrest search or transport.Woodson, Chester, 44, DWI 2nd.

FERRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY: More than Books (May 4, 2023)

On Saturday, May 6, 2023, voting will take place at the Ferris Public Library, 301 E. 10th Street, from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. This is a Joint General and Special Election. All eligible registered voters in Ellis County, Texas, may vote at any voting center in Ellis County.

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: April 24 – 30

Weatherspoon, Diam, 29, DWI.Miguez, Tanner, 25, DWI.Martinez, Abel, 25, stalking Felony 3. Williams, Alex, 33, poss CS pg 1/1-b <1g.Trantham, Beverly, 36, poss CS pg 1/1-b <1g, proh substance/item in Corr/Ci facility Felony 3. Townsend, Sterick, 50, DWLI, DWLI w/prev conviction.