Give A Kid A Chance, the community agency that provides back-to-school assistance and outreach throughout the year, is accepting online nominations for the August event at www.giveakidachance.com. Applications will be accepted through the end of May. An online application isn’t necessary if you have already returned a form distributed by Ennis ISD. The event is [...]
The Ennis Rotary Club is again sponsoring the 15th annual Polkafest Run at 7 a.m. May 25. The event, held on the Saturday morning of the National Polka Festival, begins with early registration at 5 a.m. Maps of the run courses are available at www.ennispolkarun.com. Awards go to the top finishers in each age group, [...]
The Ennis Literary Guild will host its next reviewer program at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, May 21 at Wildflower Cafe. The review is slated from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. featuring Dave Lieber on his book “Moving to Texas: Is the Bark Worse than the Bite?” Cost per event at the door is $20, which includes lunch [...]
Registration is under way for summer school at Ennis High School. Signups run through May 31. Registration packets may be picked up at the EHS Ensign office or can be downloaded from the EHS home page on the Ennis ISD website. Summer School begins June 17 and runs through July 25. It is offered Monday [...]
Staff Report Two years since it received an Academically Unacceptable rating from the state, Ennis High School’s juniors turned in high scores on the most recent state testing.
Staff Report Two years since it received an Academically Unacceptable rating from the state, Ennis High School’s juniors turned in high scores on the most recent state testing.

Police are searching for a suspect after responding to the scene of a reported shooting on Gilmer Street in Ennis at 2:30 p.m. this afternoon.
Team Priceless Personalities is selling homemade dog biscuits at $2 per bag. They’re available for purchase at Ennis Vet Clinic. and will also be available the night of the Relay.
Team Erase Cancer is raffling a Cricut Scrapbook Machine. Contact Margie Norum or Janet Duckworth at Family First Hospice for tickets.
• T-Shirt fundraiser — $15 a shirt, printed with “Step Aside Cancer I’m here to LAP You!!” • Raffle fundraiser — $5 each for 17 chances to win a Thirty-One product. Drawings will be held daily through May 17. For more information, call Elizabeth Wester at 972-935-7005.
A faculty cookbook fundraiser is running at Crockett Early Childhood Center for Team Anchor of Hope. Cost is $15, cash only. Reserve a copy of these favorite recipes by dropping money off at the school’s front office or by sending it too “Crockett ECC Recipe Book,” at Crockett ECC, located at 1701 W. Lampasas St. [...]
Team Ennis Bible Church will host a haircut donation aiming at $400 by the night of the Relay. Two team members will donate 24 inches of hair to Locks of Love and the team is taking donations between now and 10 p.m. the night of the Relay. For more information, call Shana Skeans at 972-748-3980.
The EHS Relay for Life team is raffling a gift card basket that has $160 worth of gift cards. Raffle tickets are $1 and they’ll be sold all the way to and at the Relay, which is May 17. Contact Melinda Shaw meli…@ennis.k12.tx.us.

Relay For Life is only weeks away in Ennis, and organizers are pushing to complete their work on all facets of the annual event.
Miller takes center stage Dorie Miller Intermediate’s Center Stage Choir will be presenting “Disney’s 101 Dalmatians, Kids!” at 7 p.m. Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4. Tickets can be purchased at the door. Tickets for adults cost $5 and students $3.
Sterling House Ennis will host a free Spring Health Fair from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, April 26. Healthcare professionals will be on hand to provide free health services and screenings including blood pressure, cholesterol, vision, diabetes and others. For more information, call 972-875-6900.
Matt Walker, candidate for the Ennis City Commission Place 6 seat, is hosting a candidate meet-and-greet at the Ennis National Bank Building at 116 W. Ennis Ave. from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 25. Refreshments will be served. RSVP requested to matt…@yahoo.com or by calling 214-274-7979.