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Elected Ellis County officials getting pay increase

WAXAHACHIE – Ellis County Commissioners voted unanimously to set the mandatory payment rate for the new fiscal year beginning Oct. 1....

Woman allegedly steals $20,000 from Maypearl Youth Cheer Association

MAYPEARL – Ellis County resident Ashley Nicole Boston reportedly embezzled almost $20,000 from the Maypearl Youth Cheer Association. Boston was the former president of the association....

How does Ellis County keep watch for ineligible voters?

ELLIS COUNTY – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced recently he has removed more than one million ineligible voters from voter rolls in the past few years....

Maypearl ISD enforces cellphone free zones

MAYPEARL – Maypearl ISD is enforcing its phone free zones this school year. In the past, the district has been more relaxed in its enforcement....

Commissioners approve reimbursement program for NHRA Fall Nationals

WAXAHACHIE – The National Hot Rod Association has confirmed its selection of Ellis County as its chosen location for the October 2024 event, the 2024 NHRA Fall Nationals, which will be held at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis. ...

Lincer Mejia Lopez photo courtesy GoFundMe.

Man drowns attempting to save local teenager

WAXAHACHIE – A 21-year-old man, Lincer Mejia Lopez, drowned over the weekend attempting to save a female teenager in distress, according to a Waxahachie Police Department Facebook post....

News

Elected Ellis County officials getting pay increase

WAXAHACHIE – Ellis County Commissioners voted unanimously to set the mandatory payment rate for the new fiscal year beginning Oct. 1.

By RITA COOK / Freelance Writer

Woman allegedly steals $20,000 from Maypearl Youth Cheer Association

MAYPEARL – Ellis County resident Ashley Nicole Boston reportedly embezzled almost $20,000 from the Maypearl Youth Cheer Association.

Boston was the former president of the association.

By RITA COOK / Freelance Writer

How does Ellis County keep watch for ineligible voters?

ELLIS COUNTY – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced recently he has removed more than one million ineligible voters from voter rolls in the past few years.

By RITA COOK / Freelance Writer

Sports

Sophomore running back Kingston McAdams (15) was bottled up by the Seguin defense for most of the night, managing only 66 yards on 11 carries. Photo by Fred Phipps.

Red Oak taken apart by Arlington Seguin, 50-14

RED OAK – Chevy Andrews passed for three touchdowns and ran for two more to lead Arlington Seguin over Red Oak at Goodloe Stadium.

By STAFF REPORT

Argyle wins lightning delayed Homecoming game over Midlothian Heritage, 49-24

ARGYLE – Watson Bell scored four touchdowns on 170 rushing yards as Argyle defeated Midlothian Heritage 49-24 for Homecoming.

By STAFF REPORT

Life School RB Kamarion Pearson (9) is swarmed by the Canton defense. Photo by Michael Seiber.

Canton steamrolls Life Waxahachie, 51-0

WAXAHACHIE – The Canton Eagles claimed a resounding 51-0 win over the Life Waxahachie Mustangs on the road Friday night.

By STAFF REPORT

Opinion

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (September 5, 2024)

OPINION: Stats show the Biden-Harris administration just stopped caring if criminals crossed the border

The three and a half years of the Biden-Harris administration have proven beyond dispute that illegal immigration is not a victimless crime.

By REP. MARK E. GREEN (R-TENN.)

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: Losing freedom slowly, one chain-link at a time

Did you know in every country in which there was a communist takeover there was less than one percent of the total population in that country who believed in the communist idea?

By RITA COOK / Freelance Writer