NOTICE OF ORDINANCES: City of Wilmer, Texas Ordinance No. O2025-1016A (2)

Publish three times in The Ellis County Press on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, and Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025.ORDINANCE NO.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Owner’s Management Company, Inc.

Publish two times in The Ellis County Press on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025 and Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OWNER’S MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS (August 25 – September 1)

Short, Jon, 38, criminal trespass.Sims, Tanner, 32, burglary of habitation Felony 2, traffic offense, traffic offense.Lopez, Salvador, 47, commitment, commitment.

HUTCHINS ARRESTS (August 18 – 24)

Contreras, Renee, 32 disorderly conduct, discharge/display firearm, fail to ID fugitive intent give false info.Stewart, Justin, 35, warrant arrest-Dallas PD.Baldwin, Timothy, 63, public intoxication.Pacheco-Mendoza, Alejando, 32, public intoxication.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: Will Palantir’s invisible eyes lead to ultimate dystopian surveillance?

 Can you see through the cracks of the constant propaganda being hurled at Americans these days?Left or right, red, or blue – overall, the business of propaganda is to get someone to believe something, do something or buy something.

TEA releases 2025 A-F accountability ratings, restoring transparency

 ELLIS COUNTY – The Texas Education Agency (TEA) published its state’s A-F academic accountability system for 2024 and 2025 this past Friday.You can find all the results at TXschools.gov.As a reminder, the 2024 release was held up by a lawsuit.

Lancaster’s The Lovin’ Oven – baking for 50 years

 LANCASTER – The Lovin’ Oven Bakery, located in Historic Lancaster Towne Square, celebrated 50 years in business this past Saturday.The bakery was started in 1975, and has been continually baking since, closing only for three weeks in 1994 due to the Lancaster tornado.

Chick-fil-A comes to the heart of Ferris

 FERRIS – Chick-fil-A will begin serving the community with its special pop-up service starting Tuesday, August 26, 2025, and continuing every Tuesday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 100 Town Plaza.

EYES ON ELLIS COUNTY (August 28, 2025)

 ALMAThe City of Alma police made an arrest last week when during a traffic stop the individual evaded the officer on foot, tampered with evidence by attempting to destroy a glass pipe and was in possession of a controlled substance.

OUT TO PASTOR: Is that my grandfather’s hand?

 This past week, I thought of my maternal grandfather.I’m not sure what inspired me to think about my old grandpa. I haven’t thought of him for a long time because he died over 50 years ago.As a youngster, I used to spend summers with him on his farm.