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City Commissioners met on October 7 to conduct the business of Ennis with Mayor Pro Tem Lynda Isbell leading with the gavel. She managed the agenda competently in her first foray in charge, as Mayor Kameron Raburn was absent. It was his only missed meeting in his 18 months at the wheel.

Psychological thriller opens Oct. 17-18 at Theatre Rocks

Future Farmers of America (FFA)member and Ennis High School student Macy Dudley and Peanut, her show lamb, made the grade last weekend at the Texas State Fair.

(AUSTIN) — Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock today announced the Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council (OAFC or the Council) has voted to award 109 grants totaling $21.2 million to entities across Texas responding to the opioid crisis. This vote marks a major accomplishment for the program.

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Ever-popular, the Pumpkin Patch and Hay Maze have added a few elements that are expected to draw folks to North Plaza. The Ennis Choir, with over 180 voices, will perform this weekend, Oct. 4, at 10:00 a.m.

Opens in October at Ennis Public Theatre

Texas Women’s Foundation announced this week its annual Community Grants giving, which included The Heights Family Resources and 22 other nonprofit organizations that help the lives of women, girls and families. TXWF distributed $822,160, an average of $35,000 per organization in North Texas, of which The Heights, located on Hwy 287 in Midlothian, is the lone recipient in Ellis County.

Ellis County Commissioners Court and then County Judge Todd Little recently approved a new budget that included a 14 percent raise for County Sheriffs and staff. It began on Wednesday, October 1, and upped the starting salary for new, sworn deputies from $72, 467 to $83,220.