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Suspects dead after standoff involving stolen police SUV

ITALY — Two young men are dead after a standoff with police following the theft of an Italy police vehicle during a traffic stop Tuesday night.

Ovilla resident Trenton Eugene Sinyard was arrested and charged Tuesday, June 2, 2015 with burglary of a habitation. His bond was set at $300,000.

Ovilla homeowner shoots neighbor breaking into home

OVILLA — Ellis County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched Tuesday, June 2, to an incident involving a homeowner who had shot and injured a man she believed was breaking in her back door at about 1 p.m.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott

Open carry passes Texas legislature; Governor expected to sign into law

AUSTIN — The Texas House and Senate passed an open carry bill Friday that allows gun owners who obtain a license to openly carry handguns.

Waxahachie PD reminds residents of youth curfew

WAXAHACHIE — With the summer break approaching, the Waxahachie Police Department is reminding parents and teenagers of the Curfew Ordinance the City of Waxahachie (Section 21-82) has in place.

Storms Saturday morning knocked down a tree onto Samantha Slovak's home in Ennis.

PHOTOS: Homes in Ennis damaged by fallen tree Saturday morning

ENNIS — Residents in Ellis County experienced damage again early Saturday morning as storms rolled through. A large tree fell on the home of Samantha and Brandon Slovak and their neighbor's home in Ennis at around 6 a.m.

T.E. Baxter Elementary principal Courtney Carpenter was named principal of the new Dolores McClatchey Elementary for 2016.

Principal named at Dolores McClatchey Elementary

MIDLOTHIAN — On Friday, May 22, Judy Walling, acting superintendent, announced the appointment of Courtney Carpenter as principal for Dolores McClatchey Elementary. The new campus is scheduled to open August 2016.

Precinct 2 Ellis County Commissioner Lane Grayson taking the oath of office on January 1, 2015.

Residents waiting on Commissioner Grayson to fulfill campaign promise

ELLIS COUNTY — Newly elected Precinct 2 Ellis County Commissioner Lane Grayson ran his campaign on the idea of transparency and said he was adamant about having an evening Ellis County Commissioners' Court meeting.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo of Bardwell Lake back in 2000.

Bardwell Lake closures cloud Memorial Day plans

BARDWELL — Recent ongoing heavy rainfall, this year already in excess of the entire year of 2014, has caused some closures at Bardwell Lake for Memorial Day weekend.