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Police say a man who blamed his surgeon for ongoing pain after a recent back surgery bought an AR-style rifle hours before opening fire at a Tulsa medical office, killing the surgeon and three other people before fatally shooting himself. Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin identified the shooter as 45-year-old Michael Louis. He says the gunman had recently undergone back surgery and had called a clinic repeatedly complaining of pain. Franklin says the doctor who performed the surgery, Dr. Preston Phillips, was killed Wednesday, along with Dr. Stephanie Husen, receptionist Amanda Glenn and patient William Love.

The Ellis County “Love Your Neighbor” (a/k/a “LYN”) initiative and campaign has slowly been gaining momentum since its inception in late 2019. The ministry concept brought about by the leadership of Pastor Bruce Zimmerman of Waxahachie Bible Church is a simple, biblical commandment – to Love Your Neighbor – and that means spreading love and kindness all around.

Waxahachie police have arrested the man suspected of shooting another man during an online meetup in February. Police arrested 26-year-old Jesse Ray Taylor Hernandez, Jr., of Waxahachie, on Wednesday and charged him with two counts of aggravated robbery after police say he lured a man and his adult son to a driveway in the 1800 block of Longbranch Road on Feb.

Local families gathered in front of the Ellis County Veterans Memorial at the Waxahachie Civic Center on Monday morning to honor those who gave their life while serving their country. The Memorial Day event was organized by the Waxahachie Chapter of Woodmen Life, a nonprofit, memberowned life insurance organization.

The tassels have been turned, the caps have been tossed and now nearly 740 former students from Waxahachie High School and Global High School are ready to begin the next phase of their lives. Seniors at Waxahachie High School graduated Friday night at Lumpkins Stadium in front of a packed facility.

Ellis County organization Christians Rise Up in Prayer hosted an hour-long prayer vigil and praise rally to remember the 21 victims of the Robb Elementary shooting that occurred May 24 in Uvalde. A large crowd of concerned residents banded together at the Waxahachie Railyard Park in a spirit of unity and compassion for the 19 innocent children two schoolteachers who were killed.

FERRIS — As the city of Ferris continues to grow, the transformation to accommodate that growth continues. The Ferris Police Department recently made changes and Ferris City Manager Brooks Williams said, “The Ferris Police Department has undergone significant changes in the last twoand-a-half years under the leadership of John DeLeon as the Chief of Police.