Leave a reply Don’t suffocate your trees One of the most common problems we run into in the tree service business is suffocating trees. This is caused when a tree is planted too deep or when the soil level is raised around an existing tree (usually for a raised flowerbed), and the root flare of the tree is covered up. Read more
Leave a reply Wray files bill to reduce mixed beverage tax AUSTIN — In order to bring greater transparency to the tax code and cut the overall mixed beverage tax, Rep. John Wray filed H.B. 4039. Read more
Leave a reply Remembering Ellis County: Railroads in Ennis ENNIS — Located at Pierce Park near NW Main & US 287 in Ennis, this 27" x 42" historical marker was erected in 2000 to commemorate the beginning and impact of railroads in Ennis. Read more
Leave a reply Waxahachie man sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for bank robberies WACO — A federal judge on Wednesday, March 11 sentenced 38-year-old Richard Wayne Swicegood (aka "Lone Ranger Bandit") of Waxahachie, TX, to 40 years in federal prison for committing 13 armed bank robberies in Texas and Arkansas Read more
Leave a reply Fourth grader forgoes birthday gifts for K9 ballistics vests ELLIS COUNTY — Mansfield fourth grader Camryn Samuel, 10, wrote a letter to the Ellis County Sheriff's Office offering to donate two K9 ballistic vests to the agency. Read more
Leave a reply 20,000 colored eggs to paint Ennis Veterans Memorial Park landscape ENNIS — Foundation of Life Church will be hosting a city wide egg hunt at Ennis Veterans Memorial Park in Ennis on Saturday, Apr. 4 at 10:30 a.m. Read more
