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Marshalltown Community College (Iowa) recognized 189 students who earned inclusion on the spring term dean’s list, including Ennis’ own Ryan Carter. His GPA during this semester, January to May) was a perfect 4.0.

Ennis Mayor Angie Jeunemann loves the Bluebonnet City but takes time to enjoy the world. Here, she and her husband Dennis, pose at Stonehenge in Salisbury, England, during a recent trip.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University will be gaining a student that has additional, unexpected money for his tuition this fall.

A reader recently asked about koi ponds and if I had any ideas or advice. I surely do.

Koi ponds can make for beautiful additions to landscaped backyards or home gardens.

BAND

Ennis High School Marching Band starts rehearsing for the fast-approaching 2019-2020 school year on Wednesday morning, July 31. Director Gary Goodwin begins year No. 35 overall in his career, 26 in a row at Ennis.

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Togetherness, family fun and community spirit are still the goals of Rockin’ Ennis.

THEATRE

Theatre Rocks begins the seventh season of productions under Bill and Suzanne Rhoten with a rendition of the 1986 Pullitzer Prize winning Crimes of the Heart. It opens next week, Aug. 9-10, and continues on Aug.

BUSINESS

Open just a few months, Rooftop 101, located at the corner of McKinney Street and W. Ennis Ave., appears at No. 6 in the Dallas Morning News feature on Rooftop Patios.

Few things beat summer heat better than walking into a comfortably chilled air conditioned home. Air conditioning is often taken for granted, but sorely missed when it is not working.