Around Town

Ennis and the KJT Auditorium hosted the Tolbart Texas State Chili and Meat Championship Cookoff during June 11-12. Four locals placed and were awarded at the conclusion inside the lodge at 1216 S. Paris Street.

*The individuals listed above are persons booked in Ellis County by local authorities. An arrest is not an indication of guilt. Peggy Jean Brooks, 47, Ennis. Assault causes bodily injury family member. Booked on 06/04/2021 by Ennis PD.

The public is cordially invited to the Ellis County Precinct 2 Maintenance Facility Open House, Tues., June 14, at 10 a.m. at 1400 S. Oak Grove Rd. in Ennis.

Gossip is just news running ahead of itself in a red satin dress.” New York Post gossip writer Liz Smith said that, and she ought to know.

Ennis-born Bob Banner (left) with Dinah Shore and George Montgomery at the 1956 Emmy Awards.

I think readers will like the old news items I picked for this week. I chose some funny ones from the Ennis Daily News, The Ennis Weekly Local, and a few national papers that carried news of the Bluebonnet City.

The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Chapter 1191 held its monthly meeting from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the IHOP in Ennis on Tuesday, June 8, 2021.

The Friends of the Ennis Public Library will be having a Children’s Book Sale on Thursday, June 24, 2021, 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.; Friday, June 25, 2021, 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.; and Saturday, June 26, 2021, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.