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The Ennis News

Blood Donation: How you can aid in the COVID-19 fight and make your community healthier

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Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood – but only about 10 percent of those who are eligible to give actually make a blood donation each year. Donated blood is a necessary part of helping patients cope with a wide variety of conditions, including burns, trauma, heart surgery, cancer, organ transplants and more. A one-time blood donation can save the lives of up to three people.

Relay for Life fundraiser celebrates another successful year

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Alma Smokehouse BBQ is downright, down-home

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Area residents and passersby on I-45 have found the down-home, laid-back atmosphere at Alma Smokehouse BBQ to be a huge hit, from the rustic atmosphere to the bodacious barbecue served hot and ready by owners Jesse and Susan Martinez, lifelong Ennis citizens.

Shop small businesses to improve the holiday experience

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It’s the time of year when newspapers thicken with sales circulars and holiday advertisements. Consumers looking to beat the hustle and bustle and steer clear of the crowds this year may want to pay attention to local businesses in lieu of trekking to nearby shopping malls.

Ennis United Way eclipsing record giving

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Ennis choir reaps regional honors

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This past weekend, Nov. 13-14, the Ennis High School Choral Department participated virtually with a number of them earning awards. Ten students recorded and submitted auditions which were judged on November 14.

A place for tail-waggers

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Much anticipated, the Puppy Patch, located at the corner of North Dallas and Baylor Street, is nearing completion. Fenced in and with a sign adorning one of the entry gates, the area will be adding another sign of rules for those bringing their pets, benches and a station for dog showers as well as receptacles for disposing of doggie debris. Local sponsors will be listed as well. An official ribbon-cutting ceremony has yet to be announced. A reminder for residents, the park is only for canines and their owners.

Judge Little offers Thanksgiving address

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Judge Todd Little, the highest elected official in Ellis County, shared a heartfelt message to area residents connecting life today with similarities the pilgrims faced at our nation’s first Thanksgiving. Judge Little, in fact, addressed the exact day the British ship Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts, Dec. 18, 1620, and how its passengers began their new settlement.

Drunk driver kills two near Alma

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An avoidable traffic accident on the southbound Freeway Service Road next to I-45 in Alma caused the deaths of two men who were struck and killed by a drunk driver at approximately 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22.

Two vehicles were involved in the wreck about 100 yards south of Exit 244 said a report filed by the Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers.

Building on big win, Ennis still rising

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Last week’s District 8-5A football championship game at the 8,500 seat City Bank Stadium revealed much about playoff bound, No. 1 ranked Ennis. While the Lions took care of previously unbeaten North Forney, 38-14, a closer look gives fans reason for optimism.

HC Sam Harrell saw much to like in a convincing triumph in which North Forney tested the maroon-clad gridders in ways unseen this fall. The Falcons had success in containing the lethal passing game that had gained a minimum of 201 yards in their first six outings.