Ennis News

Having grown up in a fairy tale world where every Cinderella met her prince and wicked witches burned in cauldrons of their own recipe, I remain amazed when acts of kindness are not necessarily rewarded by strains of music enjoyed along flowerstrewn paths.

Three young men are being sought in relation to a pursesnatching incident at the Whataburger in Red Oak this past November. Three African American males estimated to be between late teens to early twenties were seen entering the Whataburger located at 101 Harris Road in Red Oak at about 9:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2019. All three walked around the store then exited and entered a green van, later to be identified as a stolen vehicle from Dallas.

Next month is Black History Month, and after the recent news that a new aircraft carrier will be christened after Dorie Miller, for whom an Ennis school is named, some readers have contacted me, claiming local black citizens’ history hasn’t been recorded on this page very often. That struck me as not only unfair but untrue, as I have shared the history of blacks as well as whites on this page since it was started in 2017l in fact, I have enjoyed doing so since I began writing for this publication almost 18 years ago. Not only has the life of local icon Lovia Boyd been documented by me but one of the most famous African American citizens from Ellis County has been remembered by me in this paper since 2002. Bessie Coleman was more than a Waxahachie native. She was a major African American figure in the history of aviation and I am as proud of her as anyone.

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