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This closure will begin between 8-5-20 and 8-12-20 and the project will be completed by 8-25-20.

**Press Release**

Date: Approximately 02:45 a.m.

Location: 1800 W. Ennis Ave Ennis Texas

Victim: 29 –year old male of Waco

A decade of community service to students and families, Give-A-Kid-A-Chance (GAKAC) will continue this month, albeit in an abridged format due to COVID-19.

Palmer Independent School District has released its approved Back to School Plan (B2S) for the fall. The seven-member Board of Trustees and others in attendance held a meeting on Monday night, which went smoothly except for a few sparks (see wearing masks).

A Thursday blaze at Mitchell Automotive, 105 Centennial Ave., east of I-45 in Ennis, did extensive damage to a recreational vehicle and five cars inside a garage bay. The facility is located adjacent to the Ennis Feed Store, a U-Haul dealer and Dana’s Grooming Room (formerly Unclaimed Freight). According to Fire Marshall Chad Wester the fire is believed to have originated due to an electrical short between the refrigerator and the water heater. The Gary Mitchell racing family uses the RV when traveling to weekend events. Asked if the vehicle was a total loss, Wester at first said yes, then pointed out that they were able to start the engine and drive it outside. Three race cars and two others that were being serviced received smoke and cosmetic damages. While three fire engines and one with a ladder arrived on the scene, only one was used. The fire was confined to the RV and was extinguished in 10-15 minutes. No injuries were reported.

Harnessed the light and heat of the sun, solar energy will soon be available from a battery storage project currently underway in Scurry-Rosser.

John Horan is still mourned in Ennis. He was the next to last member of Honor Flight of Ellis County, the first Texas unit of the Honor Flight organization. A celebration of life service was planned for 2 p.m., July 18, 2019 at Tabernacle Baptist.

An increased reliance on virtual home instruction has many students rethinking their organizational strategies and daily school schedules. Learning at home is different from being in a traditional classroom environment, but with some effective strategies, students can persevere without missing a beat.

Unsolicited seeds arriving in packages to residents in several states have led to warnings from the Texas Master Gardener Association. The packs have originated from outside the United States and are currently considered a mystery due to the recipient no placing an order.