Leave a reply Letter: Vote no on the proposed WISD bond To the Editor,Why in the world would anyone vote to give the WISD School Board $125 million to build a new high school? They just bought 300 acres of property of which more than 90 acres are in a flood plain Read more
Leave a reply Commissioners support renaming highway after Kyle and Littlefield ELLIS COUNTY — The Ellis County Commissioners' Court voted unanimously on Monday to pass a resolution supporting efforts to rename a portion of U.S. Highway 287 in Midlothian to Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield Memorial Highway. Read more
Leave a reply Texas Native Plant of the Month: Chittamwood Tree Every month I will feature a Texas Native plant that will grow well in Ellis County. This month, I have chosen an obscure widely unknown little tree as our first Texas Native Plant of the Month. Read more
Leave a reply Red Oak ISD to host 3rd Annual Special Olympics Meet RED OAK — On March 24, Red Oak ISD is set to host the 3rd Annual Red Oak ISD Special Olympics Track and Field Meet in honor of the late Nancy Spigener, a former district educator. Read more
Leave a reply KBEC to host WISD bond information session April 4 WAXAHACHIE — KBEC 1390 AM will air an open forum with Waxahachie Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Jeremy Glenn on Saturday, April 4 regarding the proposed $125 million Waxahachie ISD bond. Read more
Leave a reply Editorial: Are you willing to spend $125 million on generalizations? The $125 million Waxahachie Independent School District bond proposal is raising a lot of debate and I feel it's time for me to weigh in. Read more
Leave a reply ECSO arrests man on cruelty to livestock animals charge ELLIS COUNTY — Cedar Hill resident Alvin Nelson, 71, was arrested on a charge of cruelty to livestock animals after an anonymous tip led Ellis County Sheriff's Office animal control officers to malnourished animals in Ennis. Read more
