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Ennis Assistant City Manager Daniel Ortiz-Hernandez has accepted an offer to serve as City Manager for Beloit, Wisconsin. During his two year and five months in the Bluebonnet City, he has helped lead more than 240 employees across 12 departments with a combined budget of $74 million.

Sokol Hall has been recognized by the Texas Historical Commission for its significant role in Texas history and will honor it with an official Texas Historical Marker.

City of Ennis officials announced a mutually agreedupon resolution with Ennis Main Street 501(c)(3), doing business as Destination Ennis, about a recent lawsuit between the two organizations.

Ennis Main Street is teaming up with Ennis Economic Development Corporation and the Greater Ennis Chamber of Commerce in launching a training and development series at no cost for small businesses, beginning Tuesday, May 5.

Thursday, May 7, the National Day of Prayer will be held at 7 p.m., in downtown Ennis at Minnie McDowal Park. The public is invited to attend. An order of topics being prayed for will be available on North Dallas and West Knox streets.

Ennis Pointe Senior Living, who took over for Brookdale in September 2025, has done more than adding a fresh coat of paint. They are now owned by Sinceri Senior Living, from Mount Vernon, WA, who, in 35-years have expanded to 77 properties.

Area voters have federal and state races approaching on Tuesday, May 26, though Ellis County also has a lone Commissioner campaign on the ballot. Precinct 2, with its road crew and office located in Ennis, has two Republican farmers vying for the vacant seat.

Two show dates by the Ennis Lionettes, April 24 & 26, had 39 high school dancers perform well over 20 different performances to songs related to places and experiences that may await us in life, hence the theme: “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!”