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Making good on a campaign promise to protect life, including life in the womb, Ellis County Judge Todd Little presented a resolution declaring Ellis County as a sanctuary county for the unborn during the January 28 meeting of the Commissioners Cou

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Theatre Rocks!, 505 N.W. Main St., is kicking off its 2020 season with an original production written and directed by the theater’s founding director Bill Rhoten.

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Sounding much like McGruff, the crime dog, Julissa Martinez comes across with the kind of bite and tough-on-crime attitude that belies her pleasant appearance.

Voting for the Republican and Democratic primaries begins with early voting on Feb. 18 and expires on Feb 28. In order to vote in the primaries, Tues., March 3, you must be registered to vote by Monday, February 3, 2020.

Excitement, like helium in balloons, filled the air during Thursday night’s fifth annual EISD Science Fair.

EISD administrator Dr. Lacey M. Padgett, who refers to science as being like magic, except that its real, has been doing everything to promote Thursday’s District Science Fair except change her name to Dumbledore.

Ennis youths are making their mark at the Ft. Worth Exposition and Stock show this year. Destany Youngblood’s longhorn steer, Redstar Arizona, won Reserve Grand Champion Steer in the Texas Longhorn Breeders of Tomorrow Youth Division Show. Christopher Nicholson was able to capture a calf during one of this year’s calve scrambles. Nicholson won a $500.00 purchase certificate for a show Heifer.

The popular local gospel group Ellis County Singers are scheduled to perform at the First Presbyterian Church of Ennis, 210 N. McKinney St., at 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9.

Count on the Ennis Chamber of Commerce to make available the Ellis County candidates currently running for office at a Meet & Greet that will be open for area residents. It is set for 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10, at the Chamber of Commerce. It is located next to the Quality Inn, Denny’s and Whataburger along the service road on southbound I-45.

Nature lovers adore the peace that water brings to a pastoral setting, whether it’s the babbling brook of the wilderness or the trickling mini-waterfall of a terrace garden. But what can be more soothing or fascinating than a koi pond? With its colorful varieties of Japanese carp darting among rocks and plants,