Ellis County has approved its FY 2025-2026 holiday schedule, outlining closures for federal and state holidays.

ELLIS COUNTY, Texas — A man from Fort Worth was arrested Friday after resisting a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper during a traffic stop in Ellis County, according to DPS.

The Ellis County Commission reviewed a draft of the 2026 budget for the final time before publication during its Tuesday meeting. The current draft of the general fund has a 1.84 mill levy increase, from 35.99 mills to 37.83. mills.

A back-to-school supply giveaway in Ellis County last weekend ended with three adults shot, according to Ellis County Sheriff Brad Norman.

Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 in Ellis County is closed for moving to a new building and will reopen on August 14th.

News Ellis County detention officer killed by inmate while on the job Monday, police say Sheriff Brad Norman said he wants the death penalty for the inmate, 45-year-old Arron Semeion Thompson.

Anderson has been a registered sex offender since 2016 after ten convictions for sexual exploitation of a child in Ellis County, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections. He also has previous convictions for criminal threat and for drugs.