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Colorful excerpts of Ennis and Ellis County history

Here are some old local news items I found at Newspapers.com .

EISD PD

Dogs learn much from humans, but they have been known to teach a boy about fidelity, perseverance and to turn around three times before lying down.

On Sept. 17 the Ennis Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Covenant Christian Academy. After a successful pilot year, CCA has officially begun this year with expansion.

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

A local woman’s Emmy nomination has been the talk of the town, drawing congratulations from friends all over the country.

TRAFFIC

Signs were installed on Monday along Hwy 287 in Ennis raising the posted speed limit from 55 mph

Contract workers discovered the skimmers and contacted the police

The U.S.

Extreme weather caused the cancellation of last year’s event, moving the Ellis County Preparedness Fair this year to Midlothian on Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Midlothian ISD Multi-Purpose Stadium. It

On Nov. 5, Texans will go to the polls to vote on several amendments to the State Constitution, including one about allowing additional taxes. Proposition 4 concerns whether or not

The City’s Department of Health Services began testing for the presence of theWest Nile Virus (WNV) and other mosquito related diseases on May 6th of this year. So far this