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As a result of the number of homeless individuals in Ellis County, and in anticipation of that number growing through evictions this summer, a local cooperative group has been designated to help.

A pair of the city’s finest students graduated this weekend during the Ennis High School commencement exercises at Lion Memorial Stadium.

Build it and they’ll come were the words of James Earl Jones in the movie, Field of Dreams. And they did. Ennis is experiencing much the same since the midtown devastation of a tornado less than a decade ago.

“The Secret of Raphael Ranch.” Sounds like a Nancy Drew title but there really is a mystery at the site of the former estate of one of Ennis’ pioneer families.

What has become a city-wide annual fireworks show is slated for Saturday, June 27, at Ennis Veterans Memorial Park from 6-9 p.m. at 2301 Ennis Parkway, adjacent to Don Jose’s and All-Star Bowl on the west side of town.

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

Support networks are vital for cancer patients. The experts at Weill Cornell Medicine note that the support of family friends, both in the immediate aftermath of a diagnosis and throughout treatment, can help patients regain a sense of normalcy and maintain their emotional stability, each of which improves their chances at ensuring a positive clinical outcome.

In the wake of the global COVID-19 outbreak in early 2020, millions of people across the globe found themselves scrambling for hand sanitizer. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention note that cleaning hands at key times is one of the most important steps people can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs, there are differences between washing with soap and water and washing with alcohol-based hand sanitizers.