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WAXAHACHIE – A disturbance call last week in Waxahachie escalated into an officer involved shooting now being investigated by the Texas Rangers.

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ELLIS COUNTY – Ellis County Fire Marshal Tim Birdwell reported to county commissioners earlier this month recommending the county’s burn ban be lifted.  

Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus hosted the North Texas Weld Wars on Friday, Oct. 11, in Red Oak.

RED OAK - Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus hosted more than 160 high school welding students for the North Texas Weld Wars on Friday, Oct. 11, in Red Oak.

Sports

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18

Avalon vs Milford at home, 7:30 p.m.

Ennis vs Terrell at home, 7 p.m.

Ferris vs Quinlan Ford at Quinlan, 7 p.m.

The Hawks defensive unit shut down the Owls final drive, securing the 21-14 win. Photo by Steve Patterson / Moving Pictures

JOSHUA – The Red Oak Hawks varsity football team traveled on Friday, Oct. 12 for a district contest against the Joshua Owls. 

BURLESON – Brendyn Jackson had two touchdown receptions in the fourth quarter, including an 8-yarder from Beau Wendel with 13 seconds left to lift Midlothian (6-1,3-0) to a District 7-5A victory ov

Lifestyle

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument.

Billings, Montana (www.visitbillings.com) is the largest city in the state.

Cesky Krumlov Castle.

Everyone loves Prague, but visit the entire country before settling for just one city in the Czech Republic.

Egg Harbor Blossom Walk.

Door County (www.co.door.wi.gov) in Wisconsin is located on the peninsula between Green Bay and Lake Michigan and a popular destination winter or su

Obituaries

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Teddy J. Collard, born on March 8, 1943, in Alma, TX, to Bertha Mae Griffith and Theodore R. Collard. He passed away peacefully on Friday, Sept. 20, surrounded by his loving family.

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Our beloved Tiffiny Donnom (Hill) Ross Thomas passed away surrounded by family on August 29, 2024, at the age of 53. She was born in Dallas, Texas, on January 17, 1971.

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Bettye Bennett Lutrick was greeted by her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.

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