It was a hellishly up-and-down week for America in many ways, as an attack on a venerable celebration of patriotism was followed up by a massive explosion in the small Texas community of West. Even so, the ups have been notable. Click here to sign up for our E-Edition and read the rest of the [...]
With a former Kaufman County justice of the peace’s wife reportedly confessing her role as a player in the murders of District Attorney Mike McLelland, his wife Cynthia and Deputy Prosecutor Mark Hasse, the entire area is watching.
It’s completely fair to ask for the as complete a picture as can be painted before spending public money on a project proposal.
Ruby Essary came in to the paper on Monday ebullient over the latest show at the Ennis Public Theatre.
National Library Week is a fine time to head in to the Ennis Public Library.
It’s good to see the United States Postal Service voluntarily backing off of a decision to suspend Saturday delivery as it reworks its model to reach sustainability.
An event planned by the Ellis County Conservatives set in downtown Waxahachie plans to honor San Jacinto Day, but it doesn’t take an insider to see what their real motivations are.
Discussion again landed Tuesday on the concept to significantly rework how the Ennis Independent School District’s board conducts its public meetings, and we stand behind proposals that would open up transparency and increase access.
It’s been a hard couple of months for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and its supporters in the public fight against cancer in the state.
The murder of a district attorney has a ripple effect.
Maybe pointing this out is kicking the proverbial expired equus, but calling in a threat after the murders of two members of the Kaufman County prosecutor’s office is startlingly dumb.
Tuesday night’s meeting of the Ellis County Republican Party left me thinking one thing the whole way home: “Well, that didn’t go as I expected.”
We cannot be afraid, and we should not lose faith.
We’re extraordinarily lucky as a community to see a yoga studio open up right in downtown, and I truly hope Ennis takes advantage.
This year is proving predictably different than last in the arc of its bluebonnet season.
Newspapers are constantly evolving, and yours is no different.
It is with no small amount of need that Ellis County Fire Marshal Joe Stewart is preparing a plan for the county to hire contract inspectors to clear out the backlog of commercial inspections that have built up here.
I’ve only been going to Lonestar Fitness for about a month or so, but already there’s some things that just bother me.
We continue to find it important for local governments to put mosquito spraying efforts on their priority lists.
With just a bit less than two months until the Relay For Life, it’s important to consider what kind of support we as members of the community want to give to the work being done.
