Around Town

Friends of the Library Book Sales Canceled for 2020

Few Ennis residents are left who remember Katie Daffan, once a famous literary figure in Texas who lived her final years in Ennis. “Miss Katie,” as she was affectionately known, was born in Brenham but grew up in Ennis.

The John Rowe Building, 101 S. Dallas, now home to a number of shops and a restaurant, was built by Hix McCanless, who had been commissioned by Rowe, an early commercial leader, to construct his dry goods store, one of several Ennis firms he

One of the Ennis Post Office’s earliest known mail carriers was Ambrose (“A.B.”) Ross. Born in Tennessee in 1864 he moved to Ennis in 1891.

*The individuals listed above are persons booked in Ellis County by local authorities. An arrest is not an indication of guilt.

8th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser

CORRECTION: Autumn Daze
The Ennis News reported erroneously
last week that Oct. 26 and Autumn Daze
would also return, complete with entertainment
venues. That will have to wait until

Friends of the Library Book Sales Canceled for 2020

This year marks the 93rd anniversary of a Texas tragedy in which a favored son of Ennis lost his life. Jack Castellaw, 21, son of a local pharmacist, was among 10 Baylor Bears players, coaches and fans killed when their school bus stalled on a train track at Round Rock and was struck by the Sunshine Special. En route to Austin to defend their standing in the Southwest Conference, the Baylor basketball team instead became victims of lax railroad safety laws.

Katie Daffan’s wedding