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 Representative Wray announces district office opening and town hall Posted in Ellis County on April 07, 2015 by Staff ReportAUSTIN — On Friday, April 10th, State Representative John Wray will host a meet and greet at the new House District 10 District Office from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., followed by a town hall and legislative update that evening from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Waxahachie City Hall. Read more
Leave a reply Defendant sentenced to four years in prison for violating CAN-SPAM Act Posted in Ellis County on April 03, 2015 by Staff ReportDALLAS — Milos Vujanic, 34, who was convicted for his role in what U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater previously called "a massive, complicated, multi-year scheme to defraud a large number of victims," was sentenced this week to 48 months in federal prison Read more
Leave a reply Sheriff Brown: Damaging crops and farmland is a felony offense Posted in Ellis County on April 02, 2015 by Staff ReportELLIS COUNTY — The Ellis County Sheriff's Office reminds the public that it is a felony offense to damage crops and farmland in a practice known as "mudding," where vehicles leave the roadway to drive around, leaving damage in their wake. 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 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 Wray files bill to reduce mixed beverage tax Posted in Ellis County on March 15, 2015 by Staff ReportAUSTIN — 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 Fourth grader forgoes birthday gifts for K9 ballistics vests Posted in Ellis County, Headline on March 12, 2015 by PublisherELLIS 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