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Both of these fire trucks, along with a third, helped fight a 1943 blaze that killed 17 year old Roland Rider.

A recurring question was asked about the namesake of the John Rowe building on Dallas Street, just off the Avenue. I have written about him before, as has Sugar Glaspy of the Ennis Historical Society. And on this page, local genealogist Bobbie Dlabaj turned up some good information not very long ago. Here is her letter in its entirety in which she discusses her exploration into Rowe:

A collaborative effort by Ennis Regional Medical Center and the American Nurses Association (ANA) will celebrate National Nurses Month in May. It is an expanded recognition of the positive impact nurses have on the health and well-being of the extended community.

Media reports continuing to endorse the lockdown of America were supported by a Yahoo poll that said the majority of the country clearly backs to stay home policies of the last month. Meanwhile the Department of Labor indicates over 33.5 million are now unemployed.

What was a wobbly eyesore, a three-story brick building that had lost its facade while searching for a buyer, has found its Cinderella story.

Area residents are not the only ones who have been cooped up and are looking to get outside to do business. Announced over a year ago to a hugely positive response, the downtown Puppy Patch is close to becoming a reality for man’s best friend.

A church that’s been looking for a new home finally has it, although concern over Covid-19 has delayed plans for its opening. For five years the Ennis campus for the Waxahachie-based The Avenue Church has gathered momentum in the community. It still has a devoted following, men, women and children who look forward to the day the new church doors open.

Tensions are as tight as a high “E” string as the coronavirus pandemic has the administration in Washington D.C. pulled taut by two ends in what has become a political battle of tug-of-war. In the middle is a country whose right to work has been squashed by a virus that almost everyone survives.

In uncertain times, good news is worthy of acception, as long as its not too good to be true, or so said the late author Matthew Henry.