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Citizens Accused 10/10/2021

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Francisco Antonio Gallegos, 25, Ennis. Manufacture deliver CS PG 1 GT=4GLT200G, possession marijuana GT4OZLT=5LBS, manufacture deliver CS PG 2 or 2-A GT=4GLT400G (x2), unlawful possession firearm by felon, unlawful possession metal or body armor by felon. Booked on 09/28/2021 by ECSO.  

Grab your gloves and litter pickers

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Keep Ennis Beautiful has announced that the 2021 North Texas Community Cleanup Challenge (NTCCC) has officially begun. The North Texas Community Cleanup Challenge is a friendly competition among North Texas communities to see who can cumulatively pick up the most litter between Sept. 1 and Oct. 31.

Chamber seeks new president

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Retired Ennis Chamber of Commerce President Jeannette Patak, left the civic group with a vacancy at the top. After joining the chamber in 1996, she was named president in 2007. The lifelong Ennis native served with distinction and will not be easily replaced.

The community organization partners with businesses and currently has over 400 members. According to Patak, the Executive Board has formed a search committee of nine. They will review applications for the position. Information has been posted on the Chamber’s Facebook site, as well as on Indeed.

Mexican musical band a downtown hit

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Downtown Ennis was a musical sensation last Saturday when “Mornings at Minnie” came alive with the sounds of Mexico 2000 Ballet Folklorico in Minnie McDowal Park.

Several shoppers who had enjoyed the Downtown Ennis Bluebonnet Market appreciated the music and what Ennis – A Main Street City called an “awesome display of Hispanic heritage.”

Sarah Escobar was among the audience.

“I am from the Corsicana area, so this is new to me,” she said. ”I’ve been visiting my boyfriend’s family here in Ennis and we came out today to shop and to welcome this band.”

Grab your gloves and litter pickers

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Keep Ennis Beautiful has announced that the 2021 North Texas Community Cleanup Challenge (NTCCC) has officially begun. The North Texas Community Cleanup Challenge is a friendly competition among North Texas communities to see who can cumulatively pick up the most litter between Sept. 1 and Oct. 31.

Mark LaFollett mourned by many

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The death of a man with extensive Ennis roots has caused a groundswell of grief among his many friends and one-time neighbors. Mark LaFollett, 53, was living in Tyler, but had spent his youth in Ennis where he graduated from EHS in 1986. He died in Tyler on Sept. 6 from complications of Covid-19.

LaFollett, married and the father of two sons and a daughter, had served honorably in the U. S. Army for eight years. He had been employed by the City of Ennis and Ennis Ford and was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church.

Memories of Ennis - Jack Lummus: Who was he?

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Who was Lt. Jack Lummus, the man whose name has been embraced by the city of Ennis for his bravery? The following biography of Lummus was written as a monologue for a tour of Myrtle Cemetery in 2016 in which the lives of famous citizens were profiled as visitors stopped at their gravesites. Monologues, which included a number of other well-known Ennis residents, were read by local actors under the direction of the the Ennis Public Theatre and the Ennis Historical Society.

Choir performs downtown, Oct. 2

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Always a crowd-pleaser, the award-winning Ennis Choral Department proudly presents their annual, fall concert, Bless the USA, outdoors next Saturday morning, 10 a.m., downtown.

Head Choir Director Jason Gadberry describes the performance as a concert of patriotic songs and spirituals. The top choir that earned sweepstakes honors in 2020, returns for the Oct. 2 show during the Farmers Market.

According to Gadberry, the concert has been moved to an outdoor location in order to provide the safest concert experience for both the performers and the audience.

Grab your gloves and litter pickers

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Keep Ennis Beautiful has announced that the 2021 North Texas Community Cleanup Challenge (NTCCC) has officially begun. The North Texas Community Cleanup Challenge is a friendly competition among North Texas communities to see who can cumulatively pick up the most litter between Sept. 1 and Oct. 31.

Citizens Accused

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Matthew Paul Mikula, 46, Ennis. Possession CS PG1/1-B LT1G. Booked on 09/23/2021 by Waxahachie PD. Tonya Marie Ruiz, 40, Ennis. Theft property LT$2,500 2/more previous convictions, tamper w/government record defraud/ harm, fail to ID fugitive intent give false info, unauthorized use of vehicle. Booked on 09/21/2021 by Ennis PD. Ralphael Morales, 28, Ennis. Possession CS PG 1 GT=1GLT4G (x2), assault family/house member impede breath/ circulation, fail to ID fugitive intent give false info, driving while intoxicated 2nd/FTA/BF, possession marijuana LT2OZ/ FTA/BF.