News

As the holiday season nears, so does the time for phone scams to begin. Scammers do not take time off, but they do seem to increase during the holiday season.

FFA

A pair of local brothers returned from an FFA competition in Lindale, and in their tow was the difference between a pigsty and an award-winning oinker.

EHS CHOIR

Thursday night the Ennis High School choir will present their annual fall musical, “The Spirit of America,” which will take place in the main auditorium. It begins at 7 p.m.

THEATRE

The plays are still high-caliber at the Ennis Public Theatre (EPT), 113 N. Dallas St., but some of the faces are new.

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.