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Ellis County, located just south of Dallas County, expects property taxes to rise after the EC Tax Office completes the process of adopting tax rates. Cities utilize the rate to establish their annual budgets, and while Texas does not have an income tax, it does have a higherthan- average property

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In front of a packed Ennis City Hall chamber, City Commissioners passed the new budget in a 6-1 vote. Following related statements and questions from citizens, several other financial agenda items were approved by similar votes.

returns, Sept. 22

One of the biggest events in Ennis and Ellis County history was the opening and dedication of Lake Bardwell in April 1964. Thanks to Henrietta Novotny, who shared with me her original copy of the Ennis Daily News for April 23, 1964, I learned of the large scale ceremonies planned for the occasion. The whole front page was devoted to the festivities that were scheduled. Some of the other events mentioned in this 1964 issue have been shared in past installments of this column. And a number of articles have yet to be transcribed and will be shared in future columns.

After a scorching summer, this weekend ushers in the ‘Ber months, and fall’s arrival is jump-started with the pending return of the ever-popular Hay Maze and Pumpkin Patch. Watch for their signs - cooler temperatures and truckloads of bales of hay.

Ten years of hyperbole and big talk has apparently come to the end of the line for the bullet train that was to connect Dallas and Houston. Like the hopes of Texas Central High-Speed Railway, the decade has produced no trains and no rails.

The second annual Bristol Fall Fest is gearing up for Oct. 1.

A festive crowd was on hand for the annual Ennis United Way Campaign Kickoff Fish Fry Luncheon last Wednesday at Tabernacle Church.

Ellis County Congressman, Jake Ellzey, is hosting two Service Academy Forums this week in the area. The first is on Wed., 6-8pm, Sept. 7, in the Lecture Hall at Waxahachie High School (3001 US-287, Waxahachie). Registration begins at 5:30pm.