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HC Sam Harrell talks to the team following full-pads and 100 degree weather

Sun, 08/18/2019 - 12:00am

Meet the Lions slated for Monday, 6:30 p.m.

First glimpse of a new edition of Ennis maroon will take place on Monday, Aug. 19, when Meet the Lions takes place at 6:30 p.m. at Lion Memorial Stadium. Thousands of fans will cheer for the initial...

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James Moore

Sun, 08/18/2019 - 12:00am

EISD adds Moore to Admin. staff

SCHOOLS New head of Ennis schools, Jay Tullos, announced an essential administrative hire in James Moore, a native of Houston who grew up in the Nacogdoches area. He will serve as the Executive...

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The savage rape and killing of Frances Cervenka shocked the state 125 years ago and is still a cause of great sadness for her descendants.

Sun, 08/18/2019 - 12:00am

Family recalls 1893 rape, murder

HISTORY In 1893 one of the most gruesome murders in the history of the Ennis area took place. The fatal rape and mutilation of 15-year-old Frantiska (“Frances”) Cervenka, a daughter of Karel Cervenka...

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Courtesy Photos/Ennis ISD
Ten campuses and over 5,000 students donned backpacks and headed to school on Thursday, most of them smiling. Ten weeks of summer couldn’t contain the energy of starting fresh, seeing friends again and meeting new teachers. Ennis schools were brimming full of bright eyed and bushy tailed students this week, and the new beginning continues on Monday, Aug. 19.

Sun, 08/18/2019 - 12:00am

EISD Rocks the Return

BACK TO SCHOOL Ten campuses and over 5,000 students donned backpacks and headed to school on Thursday, most of them smiling. Ten weeks of summer couldn’t contain the energy of starting fresh, seeing...

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Brayden
DeBorde

Wed, 08/14/2019 - 12:00am

DeBorde named state officer for Texas 4-H

A ranch hand on the family’s Lazy D Farm, Rice junior Brayden DeBorde is anything but lethargic. In fact, at 6’4 and wearing a huge cowboy belt buckle, even speaking with a slight Texas twang, the...

TOP HEADLINES

EISD Rocks the Return

08/18/2019 - 12:00am
Family recalls 1893 rape, murder

08/18/2019 - 12:00am
EISD adds Moore to Admin. staff

08/18/2019 - 12:00am
Meet the Lions slated for Monday, 6:30 p.m.

08/18/2019 - 12:00am
Give A Kid A Chance a success

08/14/2019 - 12:00am
DeBorde named state officer for Texas 4-H

08/14/2019 - 12:00am
Maroon in full bloom

08/10/2019 - 5:00am
Hopkins, Schmidt power Ennis to sweep of Hillcrest

08/10/2019 - 5:00am
Lions to ‘get after it’ on Monday

08/10/2019 - 5:00am
Ennis Rotary presents awards

08/10/2019 - 5:00am
Ari’Ona goes to Washington

08/10/2019 - 5:00am
John Wray, time well-spent in Austin

08/07/2019 - 12:00am
Ennis to scrimmage Legacy at home, Aug. 22

08/07/2019 - 12:00am
Fins Up, its Shark season

08/04/2019 - 12:00am
Parlaying an 0-for into financial worth

08/04/2019 - 12:00am

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James Moore

08/18/2019 - 12:00am

EISD adds Moore to Admin. staff

SCHOOLS New head of Ennis schools, Jay Tullos, announced an essential administrative hire in James Moore, a native of Houston who grew up in the Nacogdoches area. He will serve as the Executive Director of Accountability and Compliance, the same job...

Castellaw family identified in old photo

Citizens Accused

I-45 car chase through Ferris, Palmer

Italy adds SRO presence to campus

SPORTS

08/18/2019 - 12:00am

Ennis scrimmages Legacy at home, Thursday

Ennis and Mansfield Legacy will take to the turf on Thursday, Aug. 22, for a football scrimmage. The two teams met a year ago before a crowd that numbered in the thousands. The event starts at 5 p.m. when freshmen and junior varsity players will...

Italy VB off to rousing start

Texas Wesleyan begins third year in NAIA

Streak finally ends for Shaw

Meet the Lions slated for Monday, 6:30 p.m.

Ennis VB, now 6-2, takes third in tourney

OPINIONS

08/18/2019 - 12:00am

It's a mad, mad world indeed

Alexandria Occasio-Cortez opined that if we do not do something dramatic soon to correct Global Climate Change, we only have 12 years left on this old Earth. The thesis is that man-made gasses released in the atmosphere as a result of the use of...

Some people weren't allowed to go somewhere

The impact of good teachers

Can we have a little levity, please?

NPR - Flying a false banner

OBITUARIES

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08/14/2019 - 12:00am

Willie Mae Smith

Willie Mae Smith, 93, passed away on Aug. 10, 2019. Visitation will be held on Friday, Aug. 16 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Superior Care Funeral Home Chapel, 215. N. Dallas St., Ennis, Texas 75119. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, Aug. 17 at...

John W. Slovacek

Daniel G. Livar

Blossom Rose Clark

Dan Carlton Baker

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Memorial Day ceremony set for 11 a.m.

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Severe storms hit area hard

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10 reasons to respect Texas farmers, ranchers

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Remembering Ennis men lost at Iwo Jima

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