Leave a reply Vehicle burglary victim shoots suspect in Red Oak Posted in Headline, Red Oak on March 28, 2015 by Staff ReportRED OAK — On March 28th at approximately 12:35 p.m., officers of the Red Oak Police Department responded to Ray’s Barbershop located at 642 N. IH-35E service road in Red Oak for a burglary of a vehicle in progress. Read more
Leave a reply Cedar Hill man sentenced to 72 months in federal prison on child porn conviction Posted in Headline, Surrounding Areas on March 26, 2015 by Staff ReportDALLAS — A 32-year-old Cedar Hill, Texas man, Michael Stratton, who pleaded guilty in June 2014 to an Information charging one count of receipt of child pornography, was sentenced Wednesday morning by U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade to 72 months in federal prison. Read more
Leave a reply Commissioners support renaming highway after Kyle and Littlefield Posted in Ellis County, Headline on March 24, 2015 by PublisherELLIS 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 KBEC to host WISD bond information session April 4 Posted in Headline, Waxahachie on March 23, 2015 by PublisherWAXAHACHIE — 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 ECSO arrests man on cruelty to livestock animals charge Posted in Ellis County, Headline on March 20, 2015 by PublisherELLIS 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
Leave a reply $600k meth bust in Midlothian Posted in Headline, Midlothian on March 18, 2015 by Staff ReportMIDLOTHIAN — The Ellis County Sheriff’s Office’s Special Investigations Unit recovered more than $600,000 worth of illegal drugs during the execution of a search warrant last Wednesday at a residence on Ranchland Circle in Midlothian. Read more
Leave a reply Little Sicily Italian Restaurant sustains fire damage Sunday morning Posted in Headline, Waxahachie on March 16, 2015 by PublisherWAXAHACHIE — Waxahachie Fire Department responded to a fire at Little Sicily Italian Restaurant located at 110 N. Hwy 77 in Waxahachie early Sunday morning. Read more
Leave a reply Waxahachie man sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for bank robberies Posted in Headline, Waxahachie on March 13, 2015 by Staff ReportWACO — 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
