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Ennis rocks on

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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Togetherness, family fun and community spirit are still the goals of Rockin’ Ennis.

The local popularity of “kindness rocks,” painted rocks left in public places by kids, artists, teams, all kinds of people, was first reported on last year. The Ennis group, complete with a Facebook page, has continued to grow and there are now more than 460 members, a jump of over 200 since last September

Crimes of the Heart

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THEATRE

Theatre Rocks begins the seventh season of productions under Bill and Suzanne Rhoten with a rendition of the 1986 Pullitzer Prize winning Crimes of the Heart. It opens next week, Aug. 9-10, and continues on Aug. 16-17 and 23-25.

The first show of the new season is set in the mid-20th century in small-town Hazlehurst, Mississippi. Written by Beth Henley, an SMU grad, it was also nominated for a Tony Award for best play.

DMN goes ‘up on the roof’

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BUSINESS

Open just a few months, Rooftop 101, located at the corner of McKinney Street and W. Ennis Ave., appears at No. 6 in the Dallas Morning News feature on Rooftop Patios.

The section on Cool Rooftop Patios in DFW ranked bars and restaurants with no ceilings. George Wartsbaugh and Ross Massengill co-own the third-floor establishment at what once was the Sports Connection. The building was completely gutted and restored and now includes a furniture showroom and has second floor office space.

Red Oak accident results in two fatalities

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Dispatchers at the Northern Ellis Emergency Dispatch center received multiple 9-1-1 calls on Friday, July 26, 2019, at 4:01 a.m.,in reference to a major accident involving a motorcycle and passenger

Gentry sale opens Aug. 1

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The estate sale of remaining contents of the home of former Ennis Daily News publishers Charles and Mary Helen Gentry, recently announced, is still set to open Aug. 1 and

Owner suffers two stolen vehicles in Ennis

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Three underage teenagers are answering questions about their possible role in the theft of two vehicles from 1107 N. Preston last week. They were taken at the same time around

Raphael House shop sale ends today

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Harriett Adams, whose Ennis Avenue house is now also a shop called “The Shop at the Raphael House,” holds its final “Christmas in July” sale today. Regular hours are 11

Make the transition to high school easier

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Over the course of an academic career, the average student switches schools three to four times. Elementary school gives way to middle school or junior high. From there, students will

Move on? No thanks. Both sides aim to keep talking Mueller

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WASHINGTON (AP) — “It’s over,” President Donald Trump declared after former special counsel Robert Mueller ended hours of testimony about his two-year investigation into Russian election interference. But don’t expect

US presses WTO to stop lenient trade treatment of China

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pressed the World Trade Organization on Friday to stop letting China and other economies receive lenient treatment under global trade rules by calling themselves