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Editorials

Letting it build is a wise move »

Water has been a topic of conversation in Texas for many moons, and around here just as much as anywhere else.…

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Battle over redistricting still on »

The ongoing court battle of redistricting in Texas makes for a highly compelling argument in favor of nonpartisan efforts to do that work.…

Feb 2 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Sports

Lions get season sweep of Indian basketball »

020512 Mason

It wasn’t exactly easy, but Lion basketball defended its home court in Friday’s Battle of 287.…

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College ball for Vanya »

020212 VANYA SIGNING tease

On Wednesday afternoon, Houston Vanya signed his National Letter of Intent to play quarterback for Southwestern Baptist University in Missouri.…

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Lion soccer rallies late to tie 5A Mesquite »

EHS Boys Soccer 2012

Lion soccer players may get down, but they’re almost never out.…

Feb 2 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Lions avenge prior loss to Poteet, 58-51 »

020112 BOYS HOOPS tease

The Mesquite Poteet Pirates came to Ennis in December and shocked Lion basketball with a two-point win, but the green…

Feb 1 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Host Lions triumph »

013112 soccer tease

Lion soccer senior captain Jesus Morales put on a masterful performance Saturday with two goals and an assist, as…

Jan 31 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Blogs

Learning at home is important »

Each day, Crockett Early Childhood Center opens its doors to the bright eyes and smiling faces of young children. …

Feb 2 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Academic advisory period at EHS »

Last week I shared some of the procedural improvements that are being implemented at Ennis High School.…

Feb 1 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Opportunity can open up doors »

As we progress through life, we gain knowledge and wisdom through experiences and education.…

Jan 26 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

EJHS promotes active learning »

When you walk into most middle schools, you’ll find students required to sit in desks, passively receiving information.…

Jan 19 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

A new look in child nutrition »

In July 2011, Ennis ISD entered into a partnership with Sodexo School Services in the operating of its Child Nutrition Program.…

Jan 12 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Obituaries

Joe R. Gardner »

Joe R. Gardner, age 57 passed away January 27, 2012. Visitation will be held at the Eternal Rest Funeral Home of Ennis Chapel, Friday, February…

Feb 3 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Andrew Neason »

Andrew Neason, age 61, passed away January 25, 2012. Memorial services will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday evening, February 3, 2012…

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Louis Brust III »

Louis Brust III, 57, passed away in Ennis on Wednesday, February 1, 2012. Services are pending with Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill, Texas.…

Feb 3 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
State news

Soldier found dead in Colo. was Houston resident

  FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) — A soldier found dead in a barracks at a Colorado infantry post has been identified as 28-year-old Brandy Fonteneaux (Fon-tah-NO’) of Houston. The Army says Fonteneaux’s death is being investigated…

Jan 10 2012 / Read More »

Appeals court says Texas can enforce abortion law

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas abortion law passed last year that requires doctors to show sonograms to patients can be enforced while opponents challenge the measure in court, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.…

Jan 10 2012 / Read More »

Court hears arguments over Texas abortion law

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court is weighing whether to lift an order blocking the state of Texas from enforcing a law requiring doctors to show sonograms to patients and describe the images before…

Jan 4 2012 / Read More »
Community calendar

EJHS group presents play

The Ennis Junior High School UIL One Act players will present Hans Christen Anderson’s Red Shoes: A Fairy Tale at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 at the Ennis High School Auditorium.…

Feb 4 2012 / Read More »

Mark the day with the MAAG

The MAAG Valentine Celebration is set at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8 at Bardwell United Methodist Church in Bardwell. On this day, all are asked to bring a favorite vegetable, salad or dessert, a signed Valentine…

Feb 4 2012 / Read More »

Valentine’s on tap at Sunbeam

Retired railroaders, family members, friends and railroad lovers of the Sunbeam Club will celebrate Valentine’s Day on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at the Ennis Family Restaurant in Ennis. The whistle will blow at 11:30 a.m. for Dutch…

Feb 4 2012 / Read More »
Letters to the Editor

The thoughts of a humble cattleman

The wife and I were sitting at the kitchen table tonight just after sunset discussing with some wonderment the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 just signed into law by the President.…

Jan 7 2012 / Read More »

Don’t forget South Elm Street

I have read the responses that others have said about the condition of their streets, especially Ward Four. I live in Ward One, and I also would suggest that those responsible for making decisions about the…

Nov 19 2011 / Read More »

Make sure to get out and vote

Go above and beyond the call of duty to help our veterans. Get out and vote. This program is a very challenging and important program that has been underreported in years past. Legislators are very concerned…

Oct 29 2011 / Read More »
Lifestyles Kandice Marie Rogers and Taylor Hardy are pleased to announce their engagement and approaching wedding. Kandice is the daughter of Mark and Paula Rogers of Ennis. Her grandparents are Alford E. and the late Lorraine Rogers, and the late J.T. and Edith Venable, all of Ennis. Kandice graduated from Ennis High School and the University of Texas in Arlington in 2010. She is now employed as a registered nurse at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. Taylor is the son of Rick and Angela Nelson, of Telico. Taylor’s grandparents are Pat Nelson, of Telico, Brenda Miller, of Midlothian, and Joyce and Don Hardy, of Midlothian. His great-grandmother is Dorothy Dunnam, of Fort Worth. He is a 2006 graduate of Ennis High School. After serving 4 years in the United States Marine Corp on 2 combat deployments to Iraq with the 3rd Battlallion, 3rd Marines, Taylor is attending Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas. The couple plans to be married on June 12, 2012 tat the Chapel Creek Manor in Waxahachie.

Rogers, Hardy to wed

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Annie Mary Tyson will be featured at Wayman Chapel AME?Church’s Women’s Missionary Society Program.

Evangelist featured at Wayman

Evangelist Annie M. Tyson will speak at Wayman Chapel AME Church, located at 1013 W. Ennis Ave., at the Women’s Missionary Society Program at 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 29.…

Jan 28 2012 / Read More »
Kate Mary Glenn

Glenns welcome Kate Mary

Ava Jo, 6, and Jackson Wayne, 4, are proud to announce the birth of their baby sister Kate Mary Glenn. Kate was born Nov. 8, 2011 at 3:52 p.m. at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. She weighed…

Jan 28 2012 / Read More »
Classifieds

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Legals

Click here for Legals for February 3, 2012

LEGALS LEGAL NOTICE Public Service Announcement: Fair Housing, It’s the Law To promote fair housing practices, the City of Garrett encourages potential homeowners and renters to be aware of their rights under the National Fair Housing…

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Click here for Legals for February 2, 2012

LEGALS LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Ennis, Texas, will hold a Public Hearing on February 6, 2012 at 7:00 P.M. in the City Commission Chamber located in the Ennis Municipal Building at…

Feb 2 2012 / Read More »
National news

NC panel: Sterilization victims should get $50K

NC panel: Sterilization victims should get $50K   RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — People sterilized against their will under a discredited North Carolina state program should each be paid $50,000, a task force voted Tuesday, marking the…

Jan 10 2012 / Read More »

4 dead in apparent murder-suicide in Ohio

  LOGAN, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio sheriff says a man argued with family members over the care his sick wife was receiving, then shot to death two of his sisters-in-law and his son. Hocking County…

Jan 10 2012 / Read More »
World news

China, South Korea hold summit on NKorea post-Kim

BEIJING (AP) — The presidents of South Korea and China agreed Monday to work together to achieve peace and stability on the Korean peninsula, in their first summit since Kim Jong Il’s death opened the chance…

Jan 10 2012 / Read More »

Official: 5 killed in Nigeria mosque attack

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian Red Cross says five people were killed and at least six others wounded in an attack on a mosque and a Quranic school in the country’s southwest amid a nationwide…

Jan 10 2012 / Read More »

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