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Veteran healthcare executive Dr. Jeff Comer, named the Chief Executive Officer of Ennis Regional Medical Center in August, was introduced during a Meet-and-Greet on Thursday evening at the main lobby.

Halloween might never have had a better take on the quirky spookiness of the season than the humorous play Clue which opens at Ennis Public Theatre, 113 N. Dallas St., on October 13.

Financial donations and volunteering are popular ways to give back to nonprofit organizations. However, there are many additional ways to give back, including donations that can help save lives.

A Seniors Prom is planned for adults age 55+ on Friday, September 30, at the Ennis VFW Hall.

Led by years of serving families in Ellis County, Boze-Mitchell- McKibbin Funeral Home continues today. In fact, the local branch in Ennis, located at 800 S. Kaufman Street, is going on 10 years at their present home.

The Board of Directors of the Ennis Heritage Society has announced its line-up of activities for the fall, according to President Steve Connatser. “We think our initiatives are compelling and informative, and we hope old and new members will plan to attend and will enjoy each meeting.”

Cats are beloved pets across the globe. In 2020, there were roughly 53 million cats owned as pets in the United States and Canada combined.

The number of people living with diabetes has risen dramatically over the last four decades. According to the World Health Organization, between 1980 and 2014, the number of people with diabetes rose from 108 million to 422 million.

District Superintendent James Hartman tendered his resignation as Head of Ferris Independent Schools, a retirement decision that was accepted on Tuesday by the FISD Board of Trustees. Hartman, who was in his eighth year in Bricktown, will be the new Vice President of IDEA Public Schools in Tampa Bay. The second career move can transpire following his final day in Ferris on Friday, October 7.

Now that the long-needed sanitary sewer-line replacement project on Preston Street was completed two months ago, street repair work will take place over the next three weeks, weather permitting.