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Tabernacle Worship cuts new album Pain, loss inspire songs

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MUSIC

The Worship Team at Tabernacle Baptist Church has been busily working on new songs for their sophomore album to be released in 2020. Tabernacle Worship released their debut album, “Surrender” in June and the team continues to write and record every week.

Restaurant chains opening doors in Ennis

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BUSINESS

Patience is a virtue for a reason, and fans of several restaurants, currently under construction along the I-45 north-bound service road are applying poise to their wait.

Ennis’ Economic Development Director, Marty Nelson said the Panda Express Chinese Kitchen is in the final 60 days for finishing out their new digs next to the Days Inn. Of the number of new, casual fast food chains coming to town, Panda Express is nearly finished. The Ennis building is 2,300 sq. ft., according to the project engineer on Thursday.

People and places of Ennis’ past

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Colorful excerpts of Ennis and Ellis County history

From left, a view of Main Street as it looked in the late 1800s; Matthews Brothers Dry Goods Store’s delivery buggy and its driver Clarence D. Jones, c. 1910s; employees of the Ennis Pharmacy in the early 1900s; and workers for Southern Traction Company in 1915. These photos are from the Ellis County Museum, Ennis Historical Society, Ennis Fire Department and Loretta Davis.

Ennis begins new season ranked No. 16

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FOOTBALL

Fans of the weekly Associated Press high school football poll in Texas will no longer find the AP supplying the popular ratings. Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine, long-regarded as the Bible for the sport in this pigskin crazed state, will assume the mantle for rankings.

Sen. Cruz visits Waxahachie courthouse

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COUNTY

U.S Senator Ted Cruz received a warm Ellis County welcome when he walked up the steps and through the doors of the historic county courthouse.

Upon receiving a certificate of commendation on Aug. 2 for the reopening of the Historical Ellis County Courthouse, Senator Cruz, on behalf of the United States Senate, went on to express his admiration for the Romanesque Revival style facility, constructed in 1897, and its one-of-akind qualities.

Keeping Ennis beautiful

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COMMUNITY

Keep Ennis Beautiful (KEB) has started twin campaigns to jumpstart its work to enhance the local environment: Paint the Town and Love My Lawn.

Mother, son, found dead in vehicle

CRIME

A tragic scene took place in Waxahachie last Friday prompting an Amber Alert to locate a missing 6-year-old boy who was reportedly in the custody of his non-custodial parent.

The car identified in the alert was spotted in a downtown parking garage by a passer-by who reported it to police. Emergency personnel surrounded the car and found Phillip Oliver “Ollie” Wiedemann and his biological mother, Candace Harbin, 46, both deceased inside the vehicle at 6:35 p.m. It was parked on the second level.

Everything’s coming up roses

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If you haven’t considered knock out roses, you really should. Some people are wary of roses, thinking they are difficult to care for. Not so with all types. And it certainly isn’t true of the knock out variety. Not only are they easy to grow and maintain, there are great advantages to having a knock out rose bush in your yard or garden. They bloom continuous all season long, or will in most cases, they’re more winter-hardy than other roses and they don’t need as many pesticides.

Ennis State Bank among best in North Texas

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Ennis State Bank, which also does business as Trinity Capital Bank of Texas, made the short list among the 12 top-performing community banks in North Texas. D CEO Magazine featured the honor in an August article recently published.

Tullos responds to EISD’s B+ rating

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SCHOOLS

News of the recent 89 score, within one point of an “A” in the Texas Education Agency accountability rating which witnessed Ennis schools rise from a C to a B-plus, was predictably met with positive reception.