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A one vehicle accident occurred at approximately 1 a.m. on July 13 that resulted in a single fatality according to the Ennis Police Department.

Ellis County Sheriffs, with help from the Palmer Police Department, responded to calls along I-45 on July 12 by rescuing passengers from a vehicle trapped in rising waters.

Solid police work has resulted in the arrest of Marcus Nast, who helped abduct a seven-month-old baby in Ennis last week. The 25-year-old was nabbed at a motel in Weatherford on Thursday according to the Parker County Sheriff’s Office.

Ennis Firefighters were called to extinguish a burning vehicle on the west end of town at 9:20 a.m. on Tuesday, July 13. According to Fire Chief Jeff Aycock there were no injuries reported at the Colonial Place Apartments on Yorkstown Drive.

Eric Alejandro Elias, 41, Ennis. Possession CS PG 1 LT1G. Booked on 07/12/2021 by ECSO.  *The individuals listed above are persons booked in Ellis County by local authorities. An arrest is not an indication of guilt.

As cities are often known for their personality, Ennis surely has its own, albeit on a lesser stage than LA’s City of Angels, Kansas City as the City of Fountains for nearly 300 years, though BBQ is rising fast.

In what is expected to be a very tight race for the District 6 Congressional election between Midlothian’s Jake Ellzey and Susan Wright, of Arlington, early balloting during July 19- 23 could prove the difference.

Some people are very patriotic and others, perhaps, will do whatever it takes to draw salutes from total strangers.

Credit the teamwork in law enforcement for the capture of Faith Joann Reid, 20, and for the return of the seven-month-old missing child, Miguel David Lee Ramirez. It didn’t take long.

Growing numbers of homelessness in a market where rent has approached $1.60 per square foot is adding to the pressure felt by low income or unemployed individuals and families.