Outdoor burns scrutinized
Outdoor burning took center stage at Monday morning’s Ellis County Commissioners’ Court meeting, with the tax rate vote meriting only a modicum of discussion.
Outdoor burning took center stage at Monday morning’s Ellis County Commissioners’ Court meeting, with the tax rate vote meriting only a modicum of discussion.
The Ellis County Commissioners Court will meet at 10 a.m. Monday to vote on the tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year.
Since 1999, the Gingerbread House has given abused children of Ellis County a safe, comfortable place to tell their story to caring adults.
An Ellis County man has been indicted after allegedly pouring gas on Ferris police officers and threatening to set them ablaze.
Tax discussion, mosquito abatement and the former county purchaser’s pending lawsuit against the county are on the agenda for Monday’s 6 p.m. Meeting of the Ellis County Commissioners Court.
Various agencies throughout the county are doing their part to fight the summer’s mosquito menace.
The Ellis County Sheriff’s Office is asking the county for assistance with two cases of animal cruelty occurring earlier this week.
Ellis County deputies recovered more than 1,100 marijuana plants from a site just east of Ennis on Village Creek on Tuesday.
Unemployment remained steady from June to July as employment and total workers available grew in Ellis County.
Before finishing the testimony of one witness, the Ellis County and District Attorney’s office moved to dismiss the rape case against Boston Prachyl on Wednesday 11 months after his initial arrest.
The State of Texas moved to dismiss the charges against Boston Prachyl on Wednesday.
WAXAHACHIE — Boston Prachyl’s accuser Breanna Calvert faced him in open court Tuesday, charging the 18-year-old Ennis man took her virginity when he allegedly attacked her on a snow day in January 2011.
The Ellis County Commissioners Court is preparing for discussions on the upcoming fiscal year’s tax rates.
No injuries were reported after a prototype helicopter made an emergency landing in a cotton field near Avalon on Tuesday morning.
Less than 72 hours after investigators identified the woman found dead near Midlothian on July 23, police arrested a man accused of her killing.
A number of precincts around Ellis County were hit by enough voters in Tuesday’s primary runoff election that ballots ran short, requiring elections officials to use copy ballots to meet demand.
Voters in Ellis County will hit the polls today to decide a number of runoff races, including the races for Constable, Precinct 1 and Commissioner, Precinct 3.
Local police will have a presence at the upcoming funeral for a Waxahachie police officer killed Saturday in a crash with an alleged drunk driver.
Ellis County Sheriff’s investigators released an artist’s sketch of the woman found dead near Midlothian last week, along with photos of several tattoos found on her body.
Ellis County’s former purchasing agent said Wednesday she “absolutely” plans to sue the county after her termination, which she believes violates the Texas Whistleblower Act.
