Community

Serving the felt needs of 506 area families, Give-A-Kid-A-Chance, partnering with local churches, organizations and the Ennis ISD, added yet another chapter in its well-received decade of taking care of their own.

Vacations are a great way to escape the daily grind and relax while making memories. According to a recent survey from Nationwide Travel Insurance, U.S. consumers are optimistic about travel plans throughout 2024. Ninety-one percent said they have plans to travel domestically, and 50 percent had international trips on the horizon. Also, 40 percent intended to travel more than they did in 2023.

Ennis’ 2024 Freedom Fest was absolute blast for all in attendance

We must never forget the reason for Texas Emancipation Day because not all people were free until June nineteenth, 1865. Before the Emancipation proclamation, the infamous Fugitive Slave Act effectively said that if a slave escapes to a free state and then the slave must return to the property of the slaveholder. This means that no slave was technically freed even if they escaped to freedom. The late abolitionist John Brown once said, “I have only a short time to live, only one death to die, and I will die fighting for this cause. There will be no peace in this land until slavery is done for.” Brown’s words were true in every sense of the word.

Two years after becoming a national holiday, Ennis residents gathered at Rogers & Maise Park to celebrate Juneteenth on Wednesday morning.

Members of Ennis Retired School Personnel Association and the Ennis Junior High National Honor Society recently delivered books to first grade students in Ennis ISD. Travis, Bowie, Austin, and Houston Elementary first grade classes received brand new books.

Jeannette Patak talks of her favorite trails, interacting with people

Galloping goodness was the spirit of the day last week when Ennis’ Runnin’ Free Ranch hosted a crowd of about 40. They gathered for information and to meet the staff and the three horses (Zeke, Sevin, Eli) who combine for a demonstration of equine assisted counseling. A handful of people participated in a show of the interactive sessions between people and horses which illustrated the chemistry and effective nature of RFR.