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Ellis County Judge Todd Little releases message on COVID-19

Last week we gathered in the spirit of Thanksgiving, commemorating the 400th anniversary of the pilgrims landing on Plymouth Rock. The resilient men and women who set out on a hope for a future of liberty and freedom ventured uncharted waters; enduring the hardships of building a new life.

NARFE December Meeting Canceled due to Covid

The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE), Chapter 1191, will not hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting in Ennis on Dec. 8, 2020, due to the CoronaVirus.

Local cameraman recorded history as it happened

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An aerial photographer in World War II, James Ford Curry returned to Ennis to share his love for the visual with his hometown, opening a popular studio that flourished for over 30 years.

Ennis chosen Best Community Improvement

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Build it and they’ll come, the line from the 1989 movie, Field of Dreams, suggests building a classic baseball field and players will want to suit up and play. In Ennis, a similar vision has taken place.

A woman worthy of a promenade

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Granny Sue, as she is known to many, Sue Rudd to others, celebrated her 90th birthday in style on Nov. 27. She sat on a homemade throne and waved to passersby during a parade of well-wishers inside vehicles. All told there were at least 25 cars and trucks, including a police squad car, a fire engine from the Bardwell Volunteer Fire Department, many drivers from her home church, First United Methodist Church of Ennis. Christen Vick, who is on staff at FUMC and just reelected to the Palmer ISD trustee board, helped coordinate the procession of vehicles.

Ellis County reports Covid-19 figures

Ellis County has kept tight records throughout the coronavirus pandemic, and, to the credit of Judge Todd Little, has communicated the numbers on a weekly basis. When the State of Texas took over the report, discrepancies were visible residents and the media, which prompted the County Seat to issue their own figures along with those from Austin.

Police address recent crimes in Ennis

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Three recent crimes, each unresolved and violent in nature, were addressed this week by detectives at the Ennis Police Department.

Covid-19 Rollback

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On Thursday, December 3, 2020, Ellis County and all of Trauma Service Area E (TSA-E) reached seven consecutive days of lab-confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations being above 15%.

Per Governor Abbott's Executive Order GA-32, all restaurants, retail stores, office buildings, manufacturing facilities, gyms, exercise facilities and classes, and libraries are required to return to a maximum of 50% occupancy levels. Bars and or similar establishments are to be closed. Additionally, all licensed hospitals are required to discontinue elective surgeries.

Shooting at QT

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Public Information Statement:

Drunk driver kills two near Alma

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An avoidable traffic accident on the southbound Freeway Service Road next to I-45 in Alma caused the deaths of two men who were struck and killed by a drunk driver at approximately 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22.

Two vehicles were involved in the wreck about 100 yards south of Exit 244 said a report filed by the Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers.