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SPCA shelter reopens in Ellis County

After a distemper outbreak caused a major disruption and forced the SPCA’s Ellis County Animal Care Center to close, the facility is resuming operations this week after all its dogs received a clean bill of health. On Friday, the SPCA of Texas began accepting animals at its Ellis County shelter from county and municipal animal control officers.

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When childhood toys become prized possessions

Almost every little child remembers his/her favorite toys growing up. Twenty-five-year-old Madison Cox, formerly an Ennis native, recalls her most cherished things – all relating to Disney’s “Little Mermaid.” From the time she was 8 years old, she always asked for “anything” to do with this famous Disney character, which was not uncommon with little girls back in the early 2000s.

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