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Update - the new site is now available at http://www.elliscountyobserver.com/

We’re still in the process of uploading the content and adjusting the site’s appearance, so it will be changing regularly for a while, but it is now up and running.

Web Site difficulties

The Observer is in the process of being moved to a different service.  The domain name elliscountyobserver.com is currently inactive.  There was some trouble with the new host.  We are trying to resolve the problem.  This version of the Observer will continue to be available at eco2.wordpress.com.  We hope to have the elliscountyobserver.com domain name restored by tomorrow.

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Red Oak Flooding - Photos

Our thanks again to Chris and Tamera Moses for sending these photos of the flooding in the Red Oak area yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Moses report that approximately 5.6 inches of rain fell.

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Ennis: Councilman Served With Warrant

Byron Walker, Ward 1 councilman, had a warrant issued for “felony fraud” out of Clay County, Texas, according to a news tip to The Ellis County Press today.

Ennis Police Chief John Erisman reportedly told Clay County authorities that Walker would turn himself in today.

Details TBA…

Bardwell Chief Found “Asleep At The Wheel”

It was an interesting night for Bardwell Police Chief Michael Spurgeon.   Volunteer firefighters discovered the Bardwell Chief on a stretch of county road near the Navarro County line asleep in his squad car.  Volunteer firefighters, unable to awake the Chief, contacted the Ellis County Sheriff’s Department who dispatched a deputy to the location.   The Chief was on the border of the Navarro/Ellis County line, in uniform in the city police car- asleep at nearly midnight over the weekend.    This was an interesting call on the scanner to say the least.   Question-  Why was the Bardwell Chief so far out of the city, on a county road, asleep close to midnight, in uniform and in the police car?    Better Why was he difficult to wake, forcing the firefighters to call Ellis County dispatch?    Medical condition?  Drunkedness?        We can bet it wasn’t a medical condition, since there was no ambulance called.    

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McKinney Declines Treis’ Offer

What would a Libertarian sheriff administration look like? The first person candidate Mike Treis sought to bring on board was Constable Steve McKinney, who finished two percentage points out of the March 4 GOP primary. McKinney, who is set to endorse James Ledbetter publicly, declined the offer.

Meanwhile, Robert Guest has picked up the chairmanship of the Libertarian Party of Ellis County. You can reach him at robert@robertguest.com or 972-207-2540.

Film: Anti-Drug War Coming to Waxahachie?

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition - LEAP - will be making an Ellis County stop.

Now this should provide for an interesting April 8 run-off.

King of Spain Owns the Waxahachie Daily Light

This is not far-fetched to say, but the King of Spain is a partner with Cintra, the Spanish company reaping the 50-year-plus tolls in their contract for the Trans-TX Corridor; what makes this more interesting is that Juan Carlos also has a major stake in the Australian media conglomerate that bought 40 newspapers in Texas last year, including the Waxahachie Daily Light, the Ennis Journal, the Midlothian Mirror, the Ellis County Chronicle and the Italy News-Herald.

The WDL ran anti-TTC articles repeatedly before the buyout ($80 million was the asking price for these papers), and after, Publisher Neal White was demoted to editor and all the archived articles on the WDL website were deleted.

- Brandy Owen/The Ellis County Press