Around Town

*The individuals listed above are persons booked in Ellis County by local authorities. An arrest is not an indication of guilt. Joshua Joe Barton, 21, Ennis. Burglary of habitation. Booked

Ennis people and events have often made regional, even national, news. And on occasion, a note of levity marked the various stories of local interest that appeared in daily and weekly newspapers across the country.

This postcard, dating to the early 1900s, shows the corner of Ennis Avenue and Main Street with only horses and wagons in sight – not a single automobile. Courtesy Ennis Public Library

*The individuals listed above are persons booked in Ellis County by local authorities. An arrest is not an indication of guilt.*

Jaime Benavente Sanchez, 51, Ennis. Driving while intoxicated 2nd. Booked on 01/12/2021 by
Ennis PD.

Cousins Elaina and Fabian enjoyed playing in the snow.  Families all over Ennis enjoyed the rare sight of snow last Sunday. The Riddles family built a snowman.

Courtesy Photos

Anyone in need of daily essentials or who are experiencing homelessness of any kind are invited to the Ellis County Homeless Coalition’s Let’s Get Warm Giveaway. The free event will be held on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., at First Baptist Church Waxahachie, 450 E. U.S. 287.

The North Central Texas Area Agency on Aging is offering free self-management health education workshops for older adults with chronic disease, diabetes, or chronic pain. These At-Home Workshops were developed through Stanford University and provide tools and information about making healthy food choices, increasing physical activity, managing symptoms and pain, goal setting and much more. Workshops also provide opportunity to connect to others from the safety of their homes.

*The individuals listed above are persons booked in Ellis County by local authorities. An arrest is not an indication of guilt.

Diamontae Dunson, 19, Ennis.

In a 2018 edition of the Ennis News, the story of the 1903 murder of Ellis County landowner Josh Reagor was featured on the front page. As readers have expressed interest in seeing some of the actual news coverage of the case, I’m pleased to share this article that appeared in the Waxahachie Daily Light the day of the killing, December 16, 1903.

I thought I’d share in this edition of Town Topics a little further information on the Reagor murder case that forms the feature above. Here is a short news item that appeared in the Ennis Daily News on June 24, 1904, telling of the apprehension of two of the four men wanted in connection with Reagor’s killing.