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Bluebonnet Seeding and Hands Free Trick-or-Treating

ALL REVVED UP!

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High-wheeling at high speeds, the annual NHRA AAA Fall Nationals took place at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis last weekend. The dragstrip opened its action on Thursday and continued on Friday when photographer Fred Phipps caught this funny car popping a wheelie.

"I just got there and had yet to set up my gear when this race started," he said. "So I grabbed my cell phone and just clicked."

Ennis Athlete of the Week

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Palmer Athlete of the Week

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Citizens Accused 10/11/2020

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*The individuals listed above are persons booked in Ellis County by local authorities. An arrest is not an indication of guilt.

Jacquelyn (Cook) Suell

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Jacquelyn (Cook) Suell, 52, passed away on Oct. 3, 2020.

Visitation was held on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., at Superior Care Funeral Services, 1905 W. Ennis Ave., Ste. 201, Ennis, Texas 75119.

Graveside service was held on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, at 11:30 a.m., in Ennis Memorial Cemetery.

Ennis ISD welcomes student advocate team

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Ennis ISD has begun a strategic initiative to provide support for students who might otherwise struggle with coping, who may need motivation or might be tempted to drop out of school. Communities In Schools (CIS) helps reach out to at risk students to intercept them prior to issues becoming barriers in their education.

Pandering to pooches

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Carlton Myers is stout and has a robust personality, much like his prized four American Pit Bull Terriers. While the former is known as an excellent chef who caters at some classy venues, his penchant for pandering to pooches makes him the top dog in Ennis.

At last month’s Blue Haven Kennel Fun Show at Rotary Park, his fourth event in town in recent years, which he said attracted a smaller-than-expected entry of 15 canines, he combined his two loves and a crowd of nearly 50 ate it up.

Making way for FreshPet operations

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Work has begun at what will be a 600K square foot project, FreshPet Kitchens 3.0 plant at 4800 Sterilite Drive in Ennis. In the past two weeks, according to site manager Willie Everett (pictured), preliminary ground work has started at the new refrigerated pet food maker.

Quenton Rush is the manager for CRB construction. He heads up Trailer City, already in place, which house the many groups involved.

Ennis’ Dallas Street as it was in 1921

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H. B. Thevenet took this photo of N. Dallas St. in downtown Ennis in March 1921. Courtesy of “You Know You’re from Ennis...” on Facebook.