Walmart raises pay for certain employees
Walmart will raise the pay of certain employees to between $15 and $18 per hour.
Hobby Lobby announces huge pay increase, sort of
Hobby Lobby announces $17 per hour for hourly employees, but there’s a catch.
The Great Escape brings escape room excitement to Waxahachie
Testing their problem solving skills, wannabe escapees are breaking out of traps set by owners of The Great Escape.
Ice cream parlor meets Mexican paleteria in Waxahachie’s Chill Zero
Chill Zero is making its mark on the city with its in-house made popsicles, coffee shakes, banana splits and sundaes along with a savory offering of Mexican style snack foods like elote, nachos and duro preparados.
Ellis County unemployment rate at 20-year high
The Ellis County unemployment rate stood at 10.1%, only a fraction of a percent down from the county’s highest 20-year record of 10.8% just the month before.
SPCA of Texas acquires Ellis County SPCA
In an announcement today, the SPCA of Texas said that it has acquired the Ellis County SPCA in Waxahachie. For two decades, the Ellis County … Read more
Baylor Scott and White Hospital implements new visitor policy
The hospital suspended its visitor policy and began restricting who can visit patients.
GNC files for bankruptcy, to close 1,200 stores
The 85-year-old chain will close one quarter of it locations. Vitamin and supplement chain GNC filed for bankruptcy protection late Tuesday afternoon, with the 85-year-old … Read more
Fate uncertain for Waxahachie Tuesday Morning
As part of the reorganization, the chain will permanently close around 230 of its 687 stores, leaving just around 450 stores.
Waxahachie JC Penney dodges bullet
A fixture in Waxahachie for almost a century, the local JC Penney store will not be among the 30% of the stores recently slated to be closed.