Ovilla News

Camella Binkley recalls Oral Roberts as one of the most influential people in her life, not least because he founded Oral Roberts University, where she went to school and now serves on the alumni board.

Ovilla native Wayne Hamilton was named the Republican Party of Texas' senior adviser Monday, Nov.

Three candidates have filed to run for the vacant Place 1 city council seat in a special election to replace Dusty Fryer, who moved outside of the Midlothian city limits, but there's a sales tax increase election in Garrett, beer and wine on the DeSoto and Italy ballots and a myriad of constitutional amendments slated for Tuesday, Nov.

There's another Ellis County connection to the Republican Party of Texas these days, this time in the role of spokesman.

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In the course of surveillance, Fitch upgrades the rating on Ovilla, Texas' approximately $7 million in outstanding combination tax and waterworks and sewer system surplus revenue certificates of obligation , series 2002 to 'BBB+' from 'BBB'. The Rating Outlook is Stable.

During a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Aug. 10, Ellis County Commissioners voted to set the date, time and location of three public hearings required by statute.

A Resolution of the citizens of Dallas and Ellis counties, in Defense of Citizens' Constitutional Rights including, but not limited to: Life, Liberty and Property Rights.

Former basketball coach Dave Bliss is back in Texas. It's been about six years since he was hiding from a scandal that started with a player's killing and snared Bliss in a web of lies and financial shenanigans.

Councilman Ken Chambers is acting more like a police detective with his latest investigation, one that has exposed a controversial real estate transaction for the old First Baptist Church of Midlothian facility, which now houses the city's police department and courtrooms.

Maintained lawn. Check. Safe neighborhood. Check. A massive 12-lane toll road? Amy Self didn't factor Loop 9 into her plans when she bought it from a local Century 21 Judge Fite agent, but when she closed the deal on her house in Glenn Heights, the project highway of the controversial Trans-Texas Corridor - one of only six highway plans saved from ...

Meagan O'Toole-Pitts city editor HOMETOWN : Ovilla, Texas CAREER TRACK : Junior communication major with a minor in journalism.

When Councilman Bill Vansyckle stepped down to run for mayor this year and won, he left his Place 3 seat vacant.

Chief Mike Moon of Ovilla Police Department is working on "heavier patrols" because the increase of burglaries is on the rise across the county.