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Hwy speed limit raised from 55-70

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TRAFFIC

Signs were installed on Monday along Hwy 287 in Ennis raising the posted speed limit from 55 mph

to 70. With construction on 287 from IH-45 to Hwy 34 nearing completion, the north and southbound main lanes have opened and the speed limit has been increased.

Garrett police confiscate card skimmers

Contract workers discovered the skimmers and contacted the police

Credit and debit card skimmers have been a problem for years at self-serve gas stations. The problem was discovered at the Garrett One-Stop Gas Station on Thursday. Contract workers were at the station to service and calibrate the gas pumps when they discovered the skimmers attached to the self-pay device on the pumps. The workers immediately contacted Ellis County dispatch who sent Garrett police officers to the store. Garrett police removed three skimmers from the pumps at the station.

Gifts for avid hunters, anglers and outdoorsmen

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The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services’ 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation unveiled that more than 90 million United States residents aged 16 or older participated in some sort of wildlife-related activity that year — the most recent year on record. Wildlife recreationists spend nearly $150 billion per year on their activities. With this in mind, those who have hunters, anglers or outdoorsmen on their holiday shopping lists may find that gifts facilitating these specific pursuits can be the ideal fit this holiday season.

Ennis overwhelmed by pigeons in 1961

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Colorful excerpts of Ennis and Ellis County history

Here are some old local news items I found at Newspapers.com . A couple of them have run in this column before and are being included again due to requests and questions about the stories by readers. Many thanks to Carolyn Edgeware for your emails and suggestions for future Ennis historical subjects to be covered on this page.

Kids and more kids

Four-legged officer joins EISD campus police

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EISD PD

Dogs learn much from humans, but they have been known to teach a boy about fidelity, perseverance and to turn around three times before lying down. As a close companion to man, they are said to be the only thing on earth that loves people more than it loves itself.

Ennis ISD recently added man’s best friend to its campus police force in a two-year old Belgian Malinois. The Dutch Shepherd mix is considered a canine officer, and his handler is Matthew Blair.

Officially part of the Ennis community

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On Sept. 17 the Ennis Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Covenant Christian Academy. After a successful pilot year, CCA has officially begun this year with expansion. Doubling the number of classrooms and facilities, CCA entered the 2019-20 school year with a new and remodeled Junior High and High School wing. In addition, they have doubled the elementary classrooms. Plus, they are now offering excellent core education classes like Spanish, theater arts, music, art and Bible. Once a month they can be a part of 4-H and culinary arts as well.

Life by design

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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

A local woman’s Emmy nomination has been the talk of the town, drawing congratulations from friends all over the country. TV production designer Lindsay Lipscomb, daughter of Ennis High counselor Diane Lanicek, said the recognition from her professional peers, friends and family has been a surreal experience.

“Special, the Netflix show that I production-designed was nominated for four Emmys,” Lipscomb explained. “One was for best short form drama/comedy. The other three were nominations for three of the actors in the show.”

County Preparedness Fair set for Sept. 21

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Extreme weather caused the cancellation of last year’s event, moving the Ellis County Preparedness Fair this year to Midlothian on Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Midlothian ISD Multi-Purpose Stadium. It

Confusing language in tax proposition

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On Nov. 5, Texans will go to the polls to vote on several amendments to the State Constitution, including one about allowing additional taxes. Proposition 4 concerns whether or not

Ground spraying for mosquito control to begin

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The City’s Department of Health Services began testing for the presence of theWest Nile Virus (WNV) and other mosquito related diseases on May 6th of this year. So far this