News

COMMUNITY

Mark Twain added to that line, “...and a sleepy conscience, these make for the ideal life.” Friends of the Ennis Public Library held a successful book sale Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Jewelry designer Theresa Giron, who has been making special appearances at the The Shop at the Raphael House, 500 W.

CRIME

A routine traffic stop resulted in Christopher Horton, of Ennis, being arrested with over 600 grams of cocaine in his vehicle on Monday.

Art Briles, the reported scapegoat at Baylor over a sex scandal involving a handful of players, received good news recently when the transfer of two football players from Colorado to Mount Vernon, Texas, where Briles has returned to coaching.

Baylor (3-0) defeated Rice (0-4) in Houston, 21-13, on Saturday in a defensive game that saw former Ennis all-stater James Lockhart register a season-best four tackles (3 solo), with two TFL’s, including his first sack of the year and a fumble rec

Alyssa Noel was the top finisher for St. Edward’s University at the debut cross country race this month when she placed ninth overall at the Ken Garland Invitational in Denton.

Colorful excerpts of Ennis and Ellis County history

Here are some old local news items I found at Newspapers.com .

EISD PD

Dogs learn much from humans, but they have been known to teach a boy about fidelity, perseverance and to turn around three times before lying down.

On Sept. 17 the Ennis Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Covenant Christian Academy. After a successful pilot year, CCA has officially begun this year with expansion.

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

A local woman’s Emmy nomination has been the talk of the town, drawing congratulations from friends all over the country.