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Get educated on new city code ordinances­­ »

We’re putting the information about code ordinance changes out there far in advance of the point in time when it becomes an action item on the Ennis City Commission agenda.…

Jan 27 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Pendery’s tone quite familiar »

Second verse, same as the first.…

Jan 27 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Sports

Lion soccer locks Terrell Tigers down »

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On Thursday afternoon, Lion soccer came ready to play to open its Hwy 287 Tournament.…

Jan 27 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

The certainty of sports is unpredictability »

The trip I made to Lancaster in driving rain on Tuesday night proved to be a perfect example of sports…

Jan 26 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Bigger Tigers hold off Lady Lion basketball, 73-65 »

012612 GIRLS HOOPS tease

Lady Lion basketball easily disposed of Lancaster at home in the first round of district play, but Tuesday night’s road…

Jan 25 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Lions shine in upset over Lancaster, 79-69 »

012612 BOYS HOOPS tease

When Lion basketball headed to Lancaster in December, the Tigers dealt Ennis its worst loss of the season and coach…

Jan 25 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Lion soccer endures adversity on the road »

012412 SOCCER tease

As Lion soccer players work to improve early in the season, they are encountering plenty of difficult competition.…

Jan 24 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Blogs

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 »

A day teaching first grade »

Decades ago, when I decided I wanted to be a schoolteacher, I knew that I needed to teach big kids. …

Jan 11 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Civics vital to democracy »

I’m going to step out on the limb and talk about a subject that often gets the blood boiling and collars ruffled in break rooms and lunch counters across the nation: Politics. Click here to sign up for our E-Edition and read the rest of…

Jan 5 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Obituaries

Alvin Charles Hubacek »

Alvin Charles Hubacek passed away at Methodist Hospital in Dallas on Thursday, January 26, 2012. Services are pending with J.E. Keever Mortuary, Inc. www.jekeevermortuary.com…

Jan 27 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Maurine ‘Scotty’ Poff »

Maurine Scott Poff finished her journey and went to her heavenly home on January 26, 2012.  Maurine was born on October 21, 1918 in Bronte,…

Jan 27 2012 / 2 Comments / Read More »

Florence I. Vitovsky »

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Florence I. Vitovsky, 99, passed away in Ennis on Thursday, January 26, 2012. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, January 30,…

Jan 27 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

Bowling opportunity open

Ennis High School’s Lionettes will host an offer for two hours of unlimited bowling (including shoe rental) per group from noon to 6 p.m. Jan. 29. The total charge will be $10 for adults and $6…

Jan 26 2012 / Read More »

Benefit aids Jones family Saturday

The SPJST Hall in Ennis will host a benefit for Doug Jones featuring Ira Bradford and Bustin’ Loose at 5 p.m. Jan. 28, featuring a Mexican dinner, silent auction and dance. Jones was recently diagnosed with…

Jan 26 2012 / Read More »

Claystone blood drive on tap

Claystone Health Care will host a community blood drive at their facility at 1107 S. Clay St from 8:30 a.m. to noon Jan. 27. For information or appointment times, call 972-875-8411.  …

Jan 26 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 Ennis Daily News photo by Nick Todaro / Janie Howerton, Sandra Wakefield, Joanne Ventura and Kay Weathers are members of the Ennis Literary Guild board this year. Not pictured are Coco Colville and Laurie Wilson.

Guild plans big 2012

A new board member and new plans for the year’s activities are in store for the Ennis Literary Guild in 2012.…

Jan 7 2012 / Read More »
Ennis Daily News photo by Phil Banker / Richard Clark marked his 100th birthday at Tabernacle Baptist Church on Wednesday.

Fete marks local’s 100th

The congregation of Tabernacle Baptist Church came together Wednesday to celebrate the long life of a man described by his peers as a “top-of-the-line individual.”…

Jan 7 2012 / Read More »
Jordan and Ashley Colunga are thrilled to announce the arrival of their baby boy, Brox Carter. He was born on Monday, Nov. 14, 2011 at 6:52 p.m. at Medical City in Dallas. Brox weighed 8 pounds and 1 ounce and was 20 3/4 inches long. Proud grandparents are Diane Liska and the late Gary Doherty, James Colunga and Milly Alcala. He is the great-grandson of Leslie and Geraldine Spaniel and Mildred Banks.

Colungas welcome baby Brox

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Dec 17 2011 / Read More »
Classifieds

Click here for Classifieds for January 27, 2012

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Jan 27 2012 / Read More »

Click here for Classifieds for January 26, 2012

To place your classified ad email clas...@ennisdailynews.com or call 972-875-3801 FREE Free Cocker Spaniel, male, 2 yrs with health papers. 972-351-6698 Free to good home: Moving can’t take. 5 yr old brown, mid-size, outside dog. 972-981-9280…

Jan 26 2012 / Read More »
Legals

Click here to view Legals for January 22, 2012

LEGALS LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SHERIFFS SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF ELLIS By virtue of Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 40TH DISTRICT COURT of ELLIS County on the 19 day of…

Jan 21 2012 / Read More »

Click here for Legals for January 19, 2012

LEGALS LEGAL NOTICE Ordinance 11-12-01 An Ordinance of the City of Ennis, Texas, prohibiting the use of designated groundwater from beneath property located at 2705 Brombeck Street in Ennis, Texas and supporting issuance of a municipal…

Jan 19 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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