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Ellis County files lawsuit against Purdue Pharma for fraudulent opioid marketing, sales
- Written by David Dunn David Dunn
- Created: 02 May 2019 02 May 2019
Waxahachie, TX - Over 70,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2017, according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse. Becky Vance could have been one of those statistics.
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Waxahachie earns trauma center designation
- Written by Daily Light report Daily Light report
- Created: 02 May 2019 02 May 2019
Waxahachie, TX - Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Waxahachie has been designated a Level IV trauma center by the Texas Department of State Health Services, one of two Level IV trauma centers in Ellis County.
44-year-old man arrested for money laundering, missing court date
- Written by David Dunn David Dunn
- Created: 29 April 2019 29 April 2019
Waxahachie, TX - A 44-year-old male suspect was arrested in Galveston two weeks ago after missing his court date for a 2017 money laundering charge.
Police identify 22-year-old man found dead on shore of pond in Waxahachie
- Written by Raegan Scharfetter Raegan Scharfetter
- Created: 26 April 2019 26 April 2019
Waxahachie, TX - A 22-year-old man was found dead Thursday afternoon beside a pond at a Waxahachie apartment complex. Police said Dru Cisneres was discovered by a landscaper
Rep. Wray co-authors bill aimed at limiting annexation overreach
- Written by Daily Light Daily Light
- Created: 13 April 2019 13 April 2019
Waxahachie, TX- State Representative John Wray, of Waxahachie, recently co-authored and voted “yea” on Texas House Bill 347, which would eliminate the “tiered” annexation system for Texas counties.
First warrant served for murder of 26-year-old Waxahachie man
- Written by David Dunn David Dunn
- Created: 06 April 2019 06 April 2019
Waxahachie, TX - Waxahachie Police detectives served a capital murder warrant Friday afternoon to a suspect believed to be connected with the murder of a 26-year-old resident in late January.
Ellis County Children’s Advocacy Center sees 13 percent increase in forensic interviews
- Written by David Dunn David Dunn
- Created: 30 March 2019 30 March 2019
Waxahachie, TX - The Department of Family Protective Services confirmed 66,382 victims of child abuse or neglect in 2018, according to a county proclamation. Three hundred twenty of those cases were in Ellis County, and among the first to respond to those matters is the Ellis County Children’s Advocacy Center.
Investigator releases update on January murder of Waxahachie man, 26
- Written by David Dunn David Dunn
- Created: 22 March 2019 22 March 2019
Waxahachie, TX - Two suspects are being investigated by the Waxahachie Police Department for the murder of a 26-year-old male in late January, according to the lead investigator.
ELLIS COUNTY HEROES: Dr. Linguist saves children by day; rescues the community at night
- Written by Samantha Douty Samantha Douty
- Created: 12 March 2019 12 March 2019
Waxahachie, TX - Kids love Peggy Linguist. This is no surprise to Leslie Deen, who is the Ellis County Child Advocacy Center executive director. Linguist, a board-certified doctor in pediatrics, remembers every patient’s’ name and personal information about them.
‘It will change Ovilla’: TxDOT receives feedback on proposed expansion to FM 664
- Written by David Dunn David Dunn
- Created: 09 March 2019 09 March 2019
Waxahachie, TX - Widening Farm-to-Market Road 664 from two to four lanes is not supposed to displace many residents’ properties, according to Donna Simmons, Texas Department of Transportation Public Information Officer.
