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Red Oak man sentenced to life for continuous sexual abuse of children
- Written by Daily Light Report Daily Light Report
- Created: 01 April 2022 01 April 2022
Red Oak, TX - Ellis County and District Attorney Ann Montgomery announced Friday that Richard Lynn Phillips Jr., 66, of Red Oak, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for continuous sexual abuse of young children, a first-degree felony with a punishment range of 25-99 years, or life, in prison.
Fire displaces family in Red Oak
- Written by Chris Roark Waxahachie Daily Light Chris Roark Waxahachie Daily Light
- Created: 25 February 2022 25 February 2022
Red Oak, TX - Red Oak family was displaced after a fire damaged their home Thursday afternoon in the 300 block of Cobblestone Circle. Crews responded to the call around 3:15 p.m.
Red Oak joins TX-PACE program to encourage energy-efficient renovations
- Written by Chris Roark Waxahachie Daily Light Chris Roark Waxahachie Daily Light
- Created: 24 February 2022 24 February 2022
Red Oak, TX - The city of Red Oak is partnering with a Texas nonprofit organization that aims to incentivize some property owners to renovate their property and make it more environmentally friendly.
Red Oak man says his cancer surgery was postponed 'to save beds for COVID patients'
- Written by Alex Rozier (WFAA) Alex Rozier (WFAA)
- Created: 27 January 2022 27 January 2022
Dallas, TX — A Red Oak man said his Friday cancer surgery at UT Southwestern was delayed because, he was told, “the hospital needs to save beds for COVID patients.”
Red Oak Man Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For Deadly Hit-And-Run
- Written by Times News Express Times News Express
- Created: 14 January 2022 14 January 2022
Red Oak, TX - A Red Oak man was sentenced to 25 years in prison after leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in the death of another person. Stoney Jewell Ellis, 44, plead guilty to the offense of Accident Involving Death on January 14, 2022.
FATALITY CRASH IN RED OAK
- Written by Red Oak Police Department Red Oak Police Department
- Created: 07 December 2021 07 December 2021
Red Oak, TX - On Monday, December 6th, 2021 at around 6:36 PM, dispatchers at the Northern Ellis Emergency Dispatch center received a 9-1-1 call in reference to a major accident involving a single vehicle and a subject on a bicycle in the 500 block of N. IH-35E southbound service road.
House fire displaces Red Oak family
- Written by Chris Roark Waxahachie Daily Light Chris Roark Waxahachie Daily Light
- Created: 07 December 2021 07 December 2021
Red Oak, TX - A family was displaced after a house fire that occurred Monday morning in Red Oak. Firefighters responded to a call around 5:45 a.m. on Sycamore Circle. “The homeowner smelled smoke and heard the smoke detectors go off, so she got her kids out of the house safely,” Fire Chief Ben Blanton said.
First class graduates from aircraft apprentice program that builds jet parts here in Texas
- Written by Byron Harris Byron Harris
- Created: 08 November 2021 08 November 2021
RED OAK, Texas — Think of Bombardier’s apprentice aircraft program as something like junior college. It takes two years. Except you pay no tuition and actually get paid while you’re training.
Red Oak convenience store expansion to have more truck space, electric car chargers
- Written by Chris Roark Waxahachie Daily Light Chris Roark Waxahachie Daily Light
- Created: 19 October 2021 19 October 2021
Red Oak, TX - The expansion of a longtime convenience store in Red Oak is expected to provide more services for the industrial truck traffic that rolls through Red Oak, as well as hard-to-find options for people with smaller vehicles.
Connectivity is a focus for Red Oak's parks master plan update
- Written by Chris Roark Waxahachie Daily Light Chris Roark Waxahachie Daily Light
- Created: 13 October 2021 13 October 2021
Red Oak, TX - Connectivity looks to be a key component to the future of parks and recreation in Red Oak. The city is wrapping up the draft of its Parks and Recreation Master Plan, which gets updated every 10 years.
