Leave a reply Police searching for fugitive with ties to Maypearl Posted in Headline, Surrounding Areas on April 16, 2015 by Staff ReportFORT WORTH — Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) investigators are searching for a fugitive registered sex offender who escaped from a Fort Worth halfway house shortly after 5 a.m. Wednesday morning. Read more
Leave a reply ESD #6 board appoints interim fire chief; no action on future of dept. Posted in Ellis County, Headline on April 14, 2015 by PublisherELLIS COUNTY — The Ellis County Emergency Service District No. 6 board voted unanimously Monday night to name Wes Curry as interim fire chief over ESD No. 6 Volunteer Fire Department after a sexual assault scandal landed five firefighters, fire chief and assistant chief in jail last week. Read more
Leave a reply Board to discuss VFD future after sex assault scandal Posted in Ellis County, Headline on April 12, 2015 by PublisherELLIS COUNTY — The Ellis County Emergency Service District #6 board will meet Monday evening to discuss the future of the volunteer fire department currently under scrutiny after five fire fighters were arrested last week for aggravated sexual assault and the top two brass were arrested for allegedly covering up the incident. Read more
Leave a reply Fire chief and assistant chief arrested in sex assault scandal Posted in Ellis County, Headline on April 09, 2015 by PublisherELLIS COUNTY — Ellis County Emergency Services District #6 Volunteer Fire Department Chief Gavin Satterfield, 31, and Assistant Chief Billy Getzendaner, 34, were arrested Thursday afternoon for tampering with a witness, a first degree felony, related to the arrests of five volunteer firemen on charges of aggravated sexual assault for an incident on January 20 in the fire station. Read more
Leave a reply Ellis County firefighters arrested for aggravated sexual assault Posted in Ellis County, Headline on April 07, 2015 by PublisherELLIS COUNTY — Five volunteer firefighters with ESD #6 volunteer fire department in Ellis County were arrested Monday night on charges of aggravated sexual assault. One other individual was arrested and faces charges for videotaping the alleged assault. Read more
Leave a reply Downtown business celebrates 2nd anniversary with charity event on Saturday Posted in Headline, Waxahachie on April 03, 2015 by Staff ReportWAXAHACHIE — A local small business, Seldom Seen Quilting Studio, will celebrate its second anniversary by hosting a "Charity Stitch-a-thon" on Saturday, April 4, 2015. The studio is located inside My Father's House Antiques at 308 S. Rogers in downtown Waxahachie. Read more
Leave a reply WISD teacher under investigation for inappropriate conduct with student Posted in Headline, Waxahachie on April 01, 2015 by PublisherWAXAHACHIE — The Texas Education Agency (TEA) notified Waxahachie Independent School Distict teacher Laura Leigh Evans, certified by the TEA as a secondary English and English Language Arts teacher for grades six through 12, on Feb. 27 that she is under investigation for "inappropriate conduct with a student." Read more
Leave a reply Sheriff’s Department shuts down illegal cockfight Posted in Headline, Surrounding Areas on April 01, 2015 by Staff ReportFERRIS — The Ellis County Sheriff’s Office arrested six people and issued several dozen citations after deputies and assisting agencies shut down an illegal cockfight in the 700 block of Risinger Road, Ferris, on March 29. Read more
