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FEMA Funeral Assistance remains available for COVID-19 related deaths

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DENTON, Texas – The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on everyone, especially those who suffered loss due to the virus. Nothing can replace loved ones, but FEMA may be able to help ease the financial burden that comes with that loss.

Way back wit: Funny history bits about locals

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Funny history bits about locals

A Taste of Ennis, returns, Sept. 22

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returns, Sept. 22

Commissioners approve new City budget

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In front of a packed Ennis City Hall chamber, City Commissioners passed the new budget in a 6-1 vote. Following related statements and questions from citizens, several other financial agenda items were approved by similar votes.

Heritage Society meets Thursday

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Members still active in local research

Spreading the news of hope

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Helping Hands’ Korey McCrady

Appraiser explains property taxes

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Ellis County, located just south of Dallas County, expects property taxes to rise after the EC Tax Office completes the process of adopting tax rates. Cities utilize the rate to establish their annual budgets, and while Texas does not have an income tax, it does have a higherthan- average property

High-Speed Rail all but dead

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Ten years of hyperbole and big talk has apparently come to the end of the line for the bullet train that was to connect Dallas and Houston. Like the hopes of Texas Central High-Speed Railway, the decade has produced no trains and no rails.

Ennis readies for 5-weekends of fun

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After a scorching summer, this weekend ushers in the ‘Ber months, and fall’s arrival is jump-started with the pending return of the ever-popular Hay Maze and Pumpkin Patch. Watch for their signs - cooler temperatures and truckloads of bales of hay.

Lake Bardwell opened to public in 1964

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One of the biggest events in Ennis and Ellis County history was the opening and dedication of Lake Bardwell in April 1964. Thanks to Henrietta Novotny, who shared with me her original copy of the Ennis Daily News for April 23, 1964, I learned of the large scale ceremonies planned for the occasion. The whole front page was devoted to the festivities that were scheduled. Some of the other events mentioned in this 1964 issue have been shared in past installments of this column. And a number of articles have yet to be transcribed and will be shared in future columns.