Ellis County News

A small plane went down in rural Ellis County Saturday morning, but there were no serious injuries, according to a Department of Public Safety spokesman in Waco.

Jun 30, 2009 2:40 pm US/Central Reporting Larry Mowry FORT WORTH Showers are continuing to our south and west, with a few areas of light rain spreading into Hood County, Johnson County and Ellis County.

Cleburne police arrested a Waxahachie man on Saturday after determining the vehicle he was driving had been reported stolen from Ellis County, according to reports.

For Michele Terry, there is no escaping the nightmare. "I still wake up and say this seriously can't be real". Terry's 6-month old daughter died in a hot truck after being left there, accidentally, by her father.

The U.S. 287 bypass in Ennis is the first priority for the highway expansion project in Ellis County, a local Texas Department of Transportation official said Thursday.

The Red Cross is offering volunteers the opportunity to train for disaster services in Ellis County.

Last week's article featuring Ennis city water filling up a private residents swimming pool and water rate increase is upsetting the city.

A former paramedic who lost custody of her kids because of allegations of medical child abuse was hired by a Waxahachie hospital in April.

When Councilman Bill Vansyckle stepped down to run for mayor this year and won, he left his Place 3 seat vacant.

Smoke stacks line the horizon in the Ellis County town of Midlothian. It's nothing new - cement plants provide many of the jobs for people living in the town.

Residents in southern Ellis County will soon have a 28-mile stretch of natural gas pipeline running beneath their feet.

Waxahachie,Garrett, Ferris and Ennis police departments along with the Ellis County Sheriff's Office, State parole and Terry Nay's Precinct 2 constable office joined forces June 16 checking up on local registered sex offenders.

An Ellis County man could face charges after his 18 month old baby is found dead in a pool.

Police are investigating the death of an 18-month-old boy whose father said he found the child unresponsive in their pool Sunday night.

Texas veterans who are 100 percent disabled are now eligible for exemption of homestead property tax, according to Ellis County Veteran's Service Officer James Wilhoite.

The Hispanic Heritage Foundation will present its 2009 Youth Awards at 7 p.m. Thursday at the University of Texas at Arlington's Hereford University Center, 300 W. First St.

Photographers of all ages are invited to submit entries for the annual Ellis County Master Gardener Association photo contest.

There are roughly 1,000 roads in Ellis County, and within a year, a thorough evaluation of every one of them will be conducted.

Disrupting a major drug trafficking ring operating out of the DFW area, law enforcement agencies arrested 17 individuals linked with the operation, including Ennis resident Freddie Castillo, 58.

From Staff Reports Several local law enforcement officials from surrounding communities met to discuss strategic enforcement of underage drinking laws in the first of a series of quarterly collaborative meetings hosted by Drug Prevention Resources, Inc.