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Availability of COVID-19 vaccines continued this week with the fourth week of distribution in Ellis County. Four vaccination providers in Ennis have been listed, including Ennis Regional Medical Center.

Ellis County Master Gardener Association continues making scholarships available to graduating high school seniors residing in Ellis County. The motive behind the higher education encouragement is to provide opportunities to students who to study horticulture and/or life sciences disciplines. The program began in 2003 and the ECMGA has awarded 46 scholarships totaling $90,100.

In the quest to enhance environmental education, Keep Ennis Beautiful presented a package of resources for students to access at Bowie Elementary School on Thursday.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump acknowledged his defeat in the Nov.

ENNIS POLICE made an arrest over the weekend related to the double homicide approximately three weeks ago. One local individual was apprehended in the early morning hours on Sunday at Lionbackers.

An act of vandalism took place on Nov. 17 on the basement level of the Ellis County Historic Courthouse that has both the perpetrator and County Judge Todd Little under investigation.

Baylor University recently honored a pair of Medal of Honor recipients, U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Andrew Jackson “Jack” Lummus, Jr and U.S. Army Corps Col. John Riley Kane.

A new year is always an opportunity for a fresh start. A new beginning. That’s one of the big reasons so many of us set New Year’s resolutions. Turning the page on the calendar gives us a chance to turn the page on unhealthy habits, resolve to be better, healthier versions of ourselves and look to the future with hope for what’s to come.

Ellis County continues to battle the advance attempts of coronavirus cases from Dallas and Fort Worth, where the spread is considerably worse.

Nothing beats sipping a hot, soothing beverage after a day of choosing the perfect Christmas tree or lobbing snowballs in the backyard. Teas, hot toddies, coffees, and mulled ciders certainly can fit the bill, but a mug of rich hot chocolate is a holiday season staple.