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Your heart is one of the hardest working parts of your body. It’s also one of the most threatened. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. – about one in four deaths. Additionally, in the U.S., someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds. And about one in five of those heart attacks is silent – meaning you may not be aware of damage to your heart that is happening or has already taken place.

Local City Commissioner Shirley Watson has created a large display of leaders, influential business persons, teachers, athletes and activists from Ennis, both current and from the past in honor of Black History Month. Visuals and written tributes are in the Ennis Public Library through the month. Staff Photos/Mark Warde

Transforming the headquarters of the former Ennis Business Forms into the new City Hall at 107 N. Sherman St., will be officially open for business the first week of March. In anticipation of the move, City Hall will be closed to foot traffic on Feb. 28 and reopen for business at the new location on Mar. 1.

Spring primaries are just around the corner, with instructions for voting in the joint polls released by Ellis County Election Administrator Jana Onyon. Both Randy Bellomy and Kelly H. Blackburn, the party chairmen in the county for the Republican and Democratic parties, having approved. The last day to register to vote is Monday, January 31.

Deep-rooted public servant, Russell Thomas, was honored at the Tuesday City Commission meeting as he retired after 24 years on the Economic Development Corporation. During that stint, which began in 1998, he served as Ennis Mayor for 16 years, the longest tenure in city history.

Directors, staff and volunteers of the Ennis Public Theatre, 113 N. Dallas St., are readying for their new musical production, the first of 2022, ‘The Sound of Music,’ which opens Thursday, Feb. 17 and continues weekends through Feb. 27.

Ennis Independent School District has begun a search for a new police chief to head-up the eight-person staff after the recent resignation of Jeremy Scruggs.

One of the most tragic events in Ennis history took place in the late spring of 1911 when a man facing a divorce suit shot and killed his neighbor and alleged rival in a downtown hardware store.

Chocolate is a popular gift on Valentine’s Day. According to the Nielsen Company, Valentine’s Day is the third busiest holiday for chocolate sales, following Halloween and Easter.

Hearts abound on February 14, and few symbols (and gifts) are more widely associated with a holiday than heart-shaped boxes of chocolate are with Valentine’s Day.