Local News
Private jet maker Bombardier launches apprenticeship program in Red Oak
- Written by Wire Services Wire Services
- Created: 09 December 2019 09 December 2019
Red Oak, TX - Jet maker Bombardier is establishing an aviation apprenticeship training program at Texas State Technical College in Red Oak to develop a talent pipeline for its wing manufacturing facility.
KFC restaurant opens in Red Oak
- Written by Daily Light report Daily Light report
- Created: 08 December 2019 08 December 2019
Red Oak, TX - KBP Foods, one of the largest YUM! Brands franchises in the country, has opened a new Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Red Oak.
TSTC Student Ready for His Future Upon Graduation
- Written by Daniel Perry Daniel Perry
- Created: 25 November 2019 25 November 2019
Waxahachie, TX - Working with large diesel equipment is in Cesar Vazquez's blood. "I like the noise," he said. "I have always been in the diesel world. It pays well. There is a shortage of mechanics, so there is job security."
Red Oak police hosts 3-day active shooter Rescue Task Force training for 120 first responders
- Written by Patrick Clarke Patrick Clarke
- Created: 24 November 2019 24 November 2019
Red Oak, TX - The Red Oak Police Department, along with other local police, fire and EMS units, wrapped up three days of intense active shooter training in Red Oak, Wednesday.
Red Oak rapist who gave teen alcohol and a Plan B pill gets 80 years
- Written by Simone Carter Simone Carter
- Created: 23 November 2019 23 November 2019
Red Oak, TX - A Red Oak man was sentenced to 80 years in prison for raping a teenage girl repeatedly after getting her drunk. Eric Shane Harris, 36, was convicted Thursday in an Ellis County courtroom on four counts of sexual assault of a child, according to the district attorney’s office.
Red Oak ISD raises funds, donates supplies to Dallas schools ravaged by tornadoes
- Written by Patrick Clarke Patrick Clarke
- Created: 23 November 2019 23 November 2019
Red Oak - The Red Oak Independent School District paid it forward with donations of checks and supplies worth over $10,000 to two Dallas district schools, Friday.
Red Oak Film Shoot A Bit Of A Mystery
- Written by Rita Cook Rita Cook
- Created: 19 November 2019 19 November 2019
Red Oak, TX - Lancaster’s Cheryl Womble boasts the city is ripe for film production. And it appears the city’s administrative and community relations supervisor is right.
Talented Red Oak 7th grader designs eyeglass frames
- Written by Patty Hullett Patty Hullett
- Created: 17 November 2019 17 November 2019
Red Oak, TX - Lily Thompson of Waxahachie seems to have a knack for anything “artsy.” She is a very busy and engaging 12-year old student that attends Red Oak Middle School as a 7th grader.
B&B Theatres coming to Red Oak Legacy Square development
- Written by Ft. Worth Biz Press Ft. Worth Biz Press
- Created: 13 November 2019 13 November 2019
Red Oak, TX - Red Oak, located just north of Waxahachie and east of Mansfield, is getting a new upscale, state-of-the-art theater complex. Midwest chain B&B Theatres and Waxahachie-based Victron Group have announced a new theater complex to serve Ellis County and the surrounding communities.
Red Oak ISD hosts over 100 at annual pre-Thanksgiving Senior Citizen Luncheon
- Written by Patrick Clarke Patrick Clarke
- Created: 10 November 2019 10 November 2019
Red Oak, TX - Thanksgiving came early at the Red Oak Independent School District with the annual Senior Citizen Luncheon, Monday. The Red Oak High School gymnasium was transformed into a dining hall as more than 100 senior citizens were treated to a pre-Thanksgiving spread of turkey, green beans, cranberry sauce, dressing and gravy.
