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Putting the wraps on construction and a complete redesign of downtown Ennis, North Dallas Street was unveiled to a very receptive audience of locals and visitors during Saturday’s annual Autumn

Theatre Rocks!, 505 NW Main St., has just concluded On Golden Pond’s popular run and will be gearing up soon for its December production of A Christmas Carol. Meanwhile, the

Battle of Iwo Jima (Japan) survivor Hershel “Woody” Williams will present the Medal of Honor trophy to the winner of Friday’s Ennis versus Corsicana on Friday at Tiger Stadium. The

A multi-faceted focus on helping military veterans in the area drives VFW Post 7106 to meet social and felt needs from their remodeled facility at I-45 and N. Kaufman Rd.

In Ennis, tasty Czech fare is delectable goodness all year round. To share your favorite recipes, contact Randy Bryan Bigham at randybigham@yahoo.com. Czech dumplings & sauerkraut Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose

Father John Dick is out among his people, meeting and shaking hands and greeting those who have arrived for today’s food truck. “Every first and third Thursday the food truck

Bardwell area residents endured a shutdown of water on Wednesday and a lack of water pressure has continued through Friday.

Colorful excerpts of Ennis and Ellis County history

Editor’s Note: The following account of the “haunted” Raphael House is an updated story that first appeared on the Memories page in 2017.

Thanks again to readers for spotting the mistake in last week’s Town Topics. The bit about San Jacinto was an updated item that ran in this column before. It was corrected at that time but the wrong version of the story was selected to run again.

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Ennis’ 16th Annual Fall Festival, officially known as Autumn Daze, kicks of Saturday morning with a 5K (3.1 mile) dash and a one-mile fun run at 8 a.m. It all takes place on the new North Dallas Street.