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Photo of Samantha and Toby Walters, owners of Lolli and Pop's Shops. Courtesy photo

Local entrepreneurs take next step and open a brick-and-mortar

Toby and Samantha Walters just took the next big step in their business evolution. While somewhat a leap of faith, it mostly reflects the growth they’ve experienced with their custom clothing line that includes hats and T-shirts. Not only have they taken their own business into a brick-and-mortar storefront

Yellow Rose Classic poultry competition this Saturday at Ellis County Expo Center

The first-ever Yellow Rose Classic exhibition poultry event for Texas exhibitors debuts at the Ellis County Expo Center in Waxahachie this Saturday, Feb. 22. “It's a trophy and ribbon type of competition where the best of the best poultry and waterfowl are on display,” founder/organizer Karen Richey

A view of the Texas Capitol in Austin. Photo courtesy of ricraider, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Harrison named to House Appropriations Committee

AUSTIN – Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, has announced committee assignments for the Texas House of Representatives. Locally, state Rep. Brian Harrison, R-Midlothian, was appointed to the Appropriations Committee (seniority appointment) and to the Corrections Committee (speaker appointment). Harrison serves District 10, which encompasses all of Ellis County. He was first elected

A photo of the tulip field at the 2024 Tulipalooza. Photo credit: Lauren Zoucha, Ellis County Minis

2025 Tulipalooza to benefit local charities, opens Feb. 28

Tulipalooza hosts its sixth season from Feb. 28-March 16 at Getzendaner Memorial Park in Waxahachie. The annual tulip festival, which benefits multiple local charities, will again feature “hundreds of thousands of tulip bulbs,” according to the event website. Tickets are available online now for the festival, which will be open

Pet Coalition of Ellis County: ‘Connecting the dots’

After learning that the SPCA of Texas is pulling out of its contract with Ellis County government this April, leaving residents and pets vulnerable, the Pet Coalition of Ellis County and dozens of concerned people recently met at the Waxahachie Chamber of Commerce offices. “We’re here to work with

A screenshot of where the proposed Shankle Road municipal utility district would be located in Ellis County.

CAECM to continue fight against proposed Shankle Road municipal utility district

They’re not going anywhere, and they’re in it for the long haul. That was the message delivered during a recent Citizens Against Ellis County MUDs meeting. More than two dozen municipal utility and other types of special districts have been proposed within Ellis County, one of the nation’

The front facade of Ellis County Central, located at 302 N. Monroe St., in downtown Waxahachie.

Ellis County Central: Open for business

Ellis County Central has opened its doors, with patrons able to access the county’s tax office, veteran services, department of development, engineering, fire marshal, purchasing, and human resources at one convenient location in downtown Waxahachie. Officials plan a formal opening in the near future. What was once the education