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ELECTIONS

Ellis County Director of Elections, Jana Onyon announced this week the details of the country-wide ballot for the Tuesday, Nov. 5 election. Early voting starts Oct. 21-through-Oct. 27, and Oct. 28-through-Nov.

huge crowd was on hand at Thursday’s Taste of Ennis at the Knights of Columbus Hall, where 29 area restaurants contributed to a fund-raising event with proceeds going to support Helping Hands of Ennis.

Deadly wildfires ravaged thousands upon thousands of acres of land across California in the summer of 2018.

Weather is often the first indicator that the seasons are changing. For many people across the globe, the hot days of summer will soon be giving way to the more crisp days of fall.

Colorful excerpts of Ennis and Ellis County history

These pictures from various eras of Ennis history are courtesy of the Ennis Historical Society’s archive at the Ennis Public Library and Kevin Graves.

A new reader of the Ennis News who kindly said he enjoys the history columns here on the Memories page, asked about the original owner of the Hoefer House B&B, 310 W. Denton.

Dependable and passionate, the staff and service who provide to the needy of Ennis at Helping Hands are a mainstay in the community.

With their big, fluffy blossoms, peonies enchant us. They usually like cool weather but, if properly looked after, they do adapt to warmer climates, even to the hot temperatures we face here in Texas.

Recently a guest on “Central Texas Gardener,” the KERA-TV show, spoke of the many references to gardening in the Bible. I enjoyed learning about the various flowers, plants and herbs that we still enjoy today that have a Biblical history.