CITATION BY PUBLICATION: To all persons interested in the estate of Leo Willard Easter, deceased

Publish one time in The Ellis County Press on Thursday, May 28, 2026.

PUBLIC NOTICE: City of Glenn Heights, Texas Request for Qualifications for Independent Auditing Services

Publish two times in The Ellis County Press Thursday, May 28, 2026, and Thursday, June 4, 2026.

TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: Notice of Receipt of Application and Intent to Obtain Municipal Solid Waste Permit Amendment Proposed Permit No. 42E

Publish one time in The Ellis County Press on Thursday, May 28, 2026. TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Notice of Receipt of Application and Intent to Obtain Municipal Solid Waste Permit Amendment   Proposed Permit No. 42E Application. Waste Management of Texas, Inc.

Car crash takes life of former Red Oak student

  RED OAK – A former Red Oak ISD student was killed in a two-vehicle crash last week on her way home from college at Louisiana State University. Courtney Hodge, 19, was a freshman at LSU and was traveling home to Red Oak for the summer when she was in the fatal accident on Louisiana Highway 190.

CITY OF FERRIS: Statement on the fatal firearm incident in Shaw Creek

FERRIS – The City of Ferris is grieving the tragic loss of a 7-year-old child on Saturday, May 23, following the fatal firearm incident in the Shaw Creek area near Tidwell.

Ellis County jury finds man guilty of assault at Dollar General

  ELLIS COUNTY – Last month, an Ellis County jury found James Gregory Long, 63, of Waxahachie guilty of assault causing bodily injury following a two-day trial on April 14-15, 2026.

Ovilla seeks residents input for parks, recreation, and open space plan

  OVILLA – Ovilla city officials are asking for resident input regarding the city’s Comprehensive Plan currently underway developing a Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Plan.

Waxahachie man arrested in Frisco for 2002 killing

  FRISCO – Frisco police  arrested a second suspect in the 2002 killing of Plano businessman and military veteran Frank Weiss, whose body was found wrapped in plastic bags and weighted down in Lake Lewisville 24 years ago. Keith Hart, 57, of Waxahachie, was taken into custody around 7:45 a.m.

Waxahachie ISD security breach exposed student data

  WAXAHACHIE – A Waxahachie ISD security breach potentially exposed the district’s ninth to twelfth grade students after a data security incident last week.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: What was the original federal government intended to do versus where we are today?

  Do you know what the federal government of the United States was actually designed to do at the beginning of the United States experiment? Let’s go over it in case you need a refresher.