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City, County honor Coach Sam Harrell

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Legendary Ennis Hall-of-Fame football head coach, Sam Harrell, was recognized on Tuesday, November 19, at both Lion Memorial Stadium and City Hall for his great career. Retired ten days earlier, the man with the effervescent smile and a visor was given the key to the city as well as the City of Ennis proclaiming Nov. 19 as Coach Sam Harrell Day.

Stolen car, high-speed chase ends in Ennis

A high-speed police chase originating in Mansfield ended in Ennis earlier this week when area law enforcement pursued the vehicle. Occupants in the stolen car exited along Hwy 287 and fled on foot into a wooded area before being captured.

DFW airport to add Terminal F

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, the third busiest in the United States, broke ground this week on a new, 400,000 square-foot terminal. CEO Sean Donohue was on-hand at the groundbreaking event.

Housing project talks resume Dec. 3

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Ennis City Commissioners and representatives from a planned development had a second dialogue in the Commission Chambers on Tuesday, and extended the item to a third meeting rather than make a decision on what information was available that evening.

Falkenbach sworn in as commissioner

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Ennis City Commission is complete again with all seven- seats occupied. Tuesday’s swearing in of Cathy Falkenbach. Her place at City Hall became official when she took an oath of office to assume the duties serving and representing Ward 1 residents.

Setting the atmosphere

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Palmer Band is a thermostat, not a thermometer

EISD names superintendent search group

Action has begun in the process to secure the next superintendent of the Ennis Independent School District.

Dallas hunts for City Manager

Perhaps the highest appointed position at the municipal government level, city manager, has been vacant in Dallas since February of 2024. That is when T.C. Broadnax, 55, resigned amidst staff dissension. He arrived from Tacoma, Washington in 2017.

Lighting up the holidays!

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Festivities begin with Lights of Ennis Parade

Ellis County Republicans dominate 13-of-14 races

Results from the November 5 election in which 100,475 of 147,616 registered voters indicated the Republican Party more than held its own in traditionally red Ellis County.