Bardwell News

A slaughterhouse rejected by Ellis County commissioners in November will go south into Navarro County.

A spokesman for U.S. Rep. Joe Barton doesn't think the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has much footing to continue a plan that would end up costing its partner cities big bucks.

The Ennis City Commission has put its foot down against a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' mandate to help fund stimulus-related work at Lake Bardwell.

To pay for yearly Lake Bardwell maintenance costs, both cities must negotiate with the Army Corps of Engineers to lower what the $787 billion federal stimulus package from 2008 has done: increased the cities' shared costs to $1 million and more.

Their effort also includes demands that ongoing work at the dam is stopped immediately.

The Corsicana City Council will hold an emergency meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday to discuss an unexpected $3.6 million bill from the U.S. government.

An Ellis County grand jury has indicted a 21-year-old Bardwell man for aggravated kidnapping, assault causing bodily injury and retaliation.

Nothing like a courtroom TV drama to reject a slaughterhouse. Ellis County commissioners met an angry resistance to a proposed halal slaughterhouse and multiple television crews in their Monday, Nov.

John Allen "Jay" Hoskins, a reserve officer who investigated The Ellis County Press' former news editor and a former police chief ultimately leading to their arrests, has resigned.

Louisiana's governor and a U.S. senator joined Friday in calling for the ouster of a local official who refused to marry an interracial couple, saying his actions clearly broke the law.

Two civil and constitutional rights organizations called on a Louisiana justice of the peace to resign Friday after he refused to marry an interracial couple, saying any children the couple might have would suffer.

While the city is still negotiating how it will pay for its share of the cost, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has contracted out a $2 million project at Lake Bardwell.

November is traditionally a time to honor all our Veterans. This year will be no exception! The annual Veterans Appreciation Day celebration for Ellis County is scheduled for Saturday, Nov.

Ellis County blogger Joey Dauben is being held in a Plymouth, N.H., jail on felony charges stemming from allegedly posting restricted information on his blog, The Ellis County Observer.

The following weather related road closures are as follows : Neck Rd East of FM 813 about a 1/2 of a mile at the bridge has water over the bridge Palmyra Rd has debris in the roadway Ebenezer Rd in Palmer has debris in the roadway FM 660 at Thrill Hill in Bristol there is 3 FT of rushing water Novy Rd closed where two wooden bridges are 1/2 way ...

Taxpayers in Ennis, Waxahachie and Cors-icana are about to see the dangers of dancing with the federal government.

Taxpayers in Ennis, Waxahachie and Cors-icana are about to see the dangers of dancing with the federal government.

The Ellis County Commissioners' Court voted Monday to accept the donation of a boat, trailer and motor from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to be used by the Sheriff's Department in patrolling Lake Bardwell.

NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING ELLIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' COURT A Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Ellis County Commissioners' Court will be held on Monday, July 27, 2009 at 6:00 P.M., in the Commissioners' Courtroom, 101 West Main Street , Waxahachie, Texas at which time the following will be discussed and considered, to-wit: A ...