Leave a reply Rural residents near Red Oak may lose fire protection services Posted in Headline, Red Oak on May 03, 2015 by PublisherRED OAK — Unless residents in Emergency Service District No. 4 (ESD #4) vote to increase taxes, property owners outside of City of Red Oak limits may be left without fire protection services. Read more
Leave a reply Video: Firefighters rescue mother and daughter in high water on FM 876 Posted in Headline, Waxahachie on April 29, 2015 by Staff ReportWAXAHACHIE — Ellis County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched at 10:30 p.m. Monday, April, 27, to a location at Farm-to-Market 876 and Bell Branch Road in reference to a mother and daughter who were trapped in their car in high water. Read more
Leave a reply Child molester sentenced to life without parole Posted in Ellis County, Headline on April 28, 2015 by Staff ReportELLIS COUNTY — A convicted child molester will spend the rest of his life in prison for sex crimes committed against a child. On April 24, 2015, an Ellis County jury sentenced 38-year-old Charles Bailey Attaway, of DeSoto, Texas, to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Read more
Leave a reply Red Oak woman sentenced to life in prison for murdering husband Posted in Ellis County, Feature, Headline on April 23, 2015 by Staff ReportELLIS COUNTY — On Tuesday, April 21, 2015, Amy Reese, 39, of Red Oak, Texas, was sentenced by an Ellis County jury to life in prison for the murder of her husband, Marlin Wade Reese in October 2012. Read more
Leave a reply Waxahachie Daily Light publisher calls Waxahachie residents “crazy” Posted in Editorial, Feature, Headline on April 21, 2015 by PublisherEDITORIAL: Maybe I shouldn't be doing this or giving them any kind of public recognition, but we're going to lambaste the Waxahachie Daily Light (WDL) for a very stupid decision made last Friday.An opinion piece written by WDL publisher Scott Brooks on Friday, April 17 about opposition to the $125 million Waxahachie Independent School District bond proposal is completely irresponsible. Read more
Leave a reply Blue Bell Ice Cream recalling all products Posted in Headline, Surrounding Areas on April 20, 2015 by Staff ReportBRENHAM — Blue Bell Ice Cream of Brenham, Texas, is voluntarily recalling all of its products currently on the market made at all of its facilities including ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet and frozen snacks because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes Read more
Leave a reply Dead body found at landfill in Ferris identified Posted in Headline, Surrounding Areas on April 17, 2015 by PublisherFERRIS — UPDATE 4/18/2015: Body found at Skyline Landfill has been identified as Sammy McMellon Jr. according to Ferris Police Chief Sam Love. Read more
Leave a reply Reward offered for violent sex offender with ties to Maypearl Posted in Headline, Surrounding Areas on April 16, 2015 by PublisherAUSTIN — The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to the capture of a violent sex offender who has ties in Maypearl. Read more
