Tomorrow, April 29, the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office will join together with other local law enforcement and IMPACT Communities, a program of Drug Prevention Resources, to host the semi-annual Prescription Drug Take Back Event. Officers will collect unused and expired prescription and over-the-counter medications at the following locations:

• WHS Parking Lot – 1000 Hwy 77, Waxahachie – 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Wal-Mart – 700 E. Ennis Avenue, Ennis – 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
• Italy Police Department – 161 W. Main Street, Italy – 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Palmer Town Square – 101 N. Main Street, Palmer – 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Maypearl City Hall – 104 E. 2nd Street, Maypearl – 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Milford City Hall – 107 S. Main Street, Milford – 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Other partners in this effort are Ellis County Constable Pct. 1, Ennis ISD PD, Waxahachie PD, Waxahachie ISD, Maypearl PD, Palmer PD, Wal-Mart, Milford PD and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

To participate, please bring your unused prescription drugs to one of the above locations, which are available throughout Ellis County. Pills and liquid medications will be accepted; however, officers will not be able to accept inhalers or injection needle supplies. The service is anonymous and free of charge. No identification will be required before disposal, and no questions will be asked.

Drug Prevention Resources operates seven IMPACT Coalitions. IMPACT Communities is a group of community volunteers who work together to provide public education, law enforcement and public policy strategies to prevent youth substance use disorder and build healthy, drug-free communities. For more information, visit DrugPrevResources.org.

CONGRATULATIONS to our Ellis County Sheriff’s Office Explorer Post, which recently participated in the Lake Jackson Explorer competition and brought home the overall first place trophy. The post was represented by two teams: Explorer Capt. Gage Adams of Waxahachie, Remi Gomez of Waxahachie, Angela Duncan of Ennis and Sara Segura of Waxahachie. This team took first place in burglary in progress, first place in arrest and search, first place in domestic disturbance and second place in bomb investigation. The second team, Explorer Cpl. Noel Campbell of Waxahachie, Everett Bias of Waxahachie, Allison Bush of Ennis and Chase Conroy of Waxahachie, took second place in DWI and second place in active shooter.