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Minutes Matter: Don’t put heart health on hold

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Meg Sullivan, MD, Cardiologist

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Just in time for spring and summer migration, hand-painted, customized bird-houses are available now through June 30 at the new Ennis Welcome Center, 201 NW Main St.

Banking on history: A look back at 1883 Ennis

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The old Ennis National Bank Building, 110 W. Ennis Ave., seen here in an architectural drawing and a recent photo, was built in 1883 by town pioneer Joseph Baldridge. More on its history is contained in the document to the right. The check from 1890 was made out to Lawrence Daffan, early railroad superintendent and father of local writer Katie Daffan. The National Bank check and the card of historical documentation were owned and framed by Johnny Henry and presented to the Ennis Welcome Center by his daughter Leslie Henry. (Courtesy of Gina Rokas).

Marching band given ok to practice by UIL

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Pacing back and forth like caged polka bands forced to miss Ennis on Memorial Day weekend, members of the Ennis High School marching band are driven by an innate beat for performing.

Taste the success of the steak & burger bash

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Unwilling to allow the three month coronavirus pandemic to end the school year with a bad taste in their mouth, the Ennis Boys & Girls Clubs annual Steak and Burger Bash will go on as planned on Tuesday, June 2.

Maintaining health, safety during pandemic

Teresa Mooney, ERMC

Ennis Public Library launches summer reading program

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It’s that time of year for youngsters, teenagers and adults. Reading and stretching the mind in a new, exciting theme at the Ennis Public Library.

Memorial Day, ‘Never Forget!’

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Despite having to abbreviate the annual Memorial Day ceremony at Veterans Park due to Covid-19 regulations, then canceling to strong storms on Monday, a crowd still gathered in the wind and rain. Ellis County Marine Corp League Commandant Robert Bell, of Ennis, held a gun salute in the rain (left to right) by Corey Bonnell (Waxahachie), Dane Williams (Ennis), Glen Parker (Red Oak) and both Robert Gillentine and Eddie Salazar, of Ennis.

Cops bust cockfighting event in Dallas

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Ennis GK Bell awarded scholarship

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It may be a foregone conclusion that when awarding a scholarship to a student, a library is a good judge of academic prowess. Friends of the Ennis Public Library, a respected philanthropic supporter of the EPL, selected senior Sarah Bell as their 2020 recipient.