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Ennis receives record breaking rain

During back-to-back months of umbrellas at the ready, local residents have endured enough rainfall to break Ennis records. Local weather-tracker Ron Vestal, who is nearing 50-years of charting atmospheric conditions, said this week that both April and May topped all previous highs.

Railroad Museum to restore facade

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Diaz describes coming restoration project

City of Ennis, Texas partners with OpenGov to make operations faster and more efficient for residents

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New online portals will modernize permitting, licensing, applications

Ennis juveniles arrested in Corsicana

Four Ennis juveniles were arrested by Corsicana Police earlier this week following the burglary of Brinson Powersports, 1931 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

19 facts related to Juneteenth

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The abolition of slavery in the United States marked the end of a long and winding road. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, a point in time when the American Civil War had already been raging for years. President Lincoln’s proclamation declared that “slaves within any State, or designated part of a State… in rebellion… shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.” While this was an important step toward enslaved individuals receiving their freedom, the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment after the conclusion of the Civil War in 1865 officially abolished slavery.

Walker honored at Ole Miss

Spring honors were announced by the University of Mississippi, affectionately known as Ole Miss, with two Ellis County students making the grade.

Lightning strike starts house fire

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A house fire near downtown on Wednesday morning, June 5, was rapidly extinguished by the Ennis Fire Department. The residence at 609 W. Baylor, on the corner of N. Clay, a block north of Walgreens. No injuries were reported.

Memorable ways to celebrate Dad this Father’s Day

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Dads do a lot for their families, and Father’s Day is the perfect time to acknowledge those efforts. The days when dads would receive a colorful necktie for Father’s Day are largely (and, for fathers, thankfully) a relic of the past. Modern Father’s Day celebrations tend to involve more careful planning, and the following are some ways to make this year’s day for dads one to remember.

Ennis EDC names new officers

Pierce, Haupt, Hayes appointed top three

Sam Houston State University announces Ennis graduate

Sam Houston State University announced an Ennis alum, Chancelor Askew, received a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology during the spring commencement exercises.