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St. Thomas church holds pet blessing day

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St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 901 Park Street, has declared 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, for their annual Blessing of the Animals date. Weather permitting, the ceremony will take place under shading trees outdoors. In the event of rain, the blessing festivities will held in the church building, located adjacent to Old Lake and Kiwanis Park west of North Preston.

Downtown aiming at Dallas Street finish

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CITY UPDATES

Having entered the stretch run to complete construction on Dallas Street, city officials can see the lights ahead, and they are on top of lampposts, not an approaching train in a tunnel.

Finding peace when answers are few

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SUICIDE AWARENESS WEEK

Walking life’s path without a single warning sign of a looming potential hazard, an Ennis family stepped into an open manhole cover and suffered the immediate effects.

Out of the blue their husband and father took his own life nearly nine month ago. The sudden, irreversible action left Brian Payne’s wife of two decades, Sheri, 44, in her own words, dumbfounded and in total shock. Their three sons, Logan (17), a senior at Ennis High School, Brady (12), who is in the sixth grade at Miller Intermediate, and Chase

Historical Society holds meeting

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ORGANIZATIONS

Sugar Glaspy, a founding member of The Ennis Historical Society, formerly the Ennis Heritage Society, announced recently that the organization is hosting a Fall membership gathering at The Wildflower Café/Interior Ideas on Thursday, Sept. 19 between 5 and 7 p.m. Attendees are urged to bring a guest.

Ennis coaches and players rally behind rival coach

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COMMUNITY

When Ennis meets Corsicana on the baseball field, there is no love lost. The rivalry has included some memorable games and big wins for both teams. Last year the teams split during the regular season before the Tigers caught fire and reached the state semifinals. There they lost to the eventual champion, Colleyville Heritage, 2-1.

Tracing the Mims children

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Colorful excerpts of Ennis and Ellis County history

Local genealogist Bobbie Dlabaj has been doing some of her excellent sleuthing. One of the most memorable photos in the book Ennis: Images of America is the one of some children in a carriage during the early 1900s. Bobblie took in on herself to search out a history of these kids and her findings are included below:

Six-year old aids Dorian evacuees

A compassionate 6-year-old from South Carolina has used the money he saved for a trip to Disney World to help feed those caught up in Hurricane Dorian. Jermaine Bell, who

Planting, avoiding the oleander

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I don’t normally talk about planting something I wouldn’t consider for my own garden but in this case, while I can’t recommend it, I want to warn you about it

Mums not exclusive to fall

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Chrysanthemums, often referred to as “mums,” are among the most popular flowers for autumn plantings and landscape decor. But these hardy, often vividly colored plants are worthy of attention as

How mulched leaves help your lawn

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Various chores are synonymous with certain times of year. For example, cleaning a pool is a summertime task. In addition, rare is the instance that Mother Nature forces anyone to