The Italy Festival and Parade has been rescheduled to Saturday, December 14th due to impending inclement weather. All times are the same; just the date changes.

Most people in Italy, Texas sit in front of the television and watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade on Thanksgiving Day, but for one Italy High School senior that did not happen this year. Taylor Turner could not watch the parade on television this year because she was in New York City participating in the parade.

The Italy Ministerial Alliance invites everyone to the annual Community Christmas service this coming Sunday night, December 8th. The service begins at 6:30 pm at Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist Church. There will be a Festival of Choirs from six of the area churches and Pastor Preston Dixon will bring the Christmas message.

The Italy Gladiators dominated their district competition for an undefeated 5-0 district championship and then amassed 32 all-district awards to top the list.

The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have a called meeting on Monday, December 2, 2013. The meeting, slated to begin at 6:30, will be held in the Italy High School Cafeteria at 300 S. College Street, Italy.

Italy head basketball coach, Brandon Ganske, would like to notify his players regarding a shoot-around session inside Italy Coliseum which will be open from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. for the high school boys playing basketball.

You have heard of Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly, well Stafford Elementary decked their halls with tables of food! As you went down several of the halls you saw lots of tables with green beans, chicken nuggets, fresh carrots, turkey, sweet potatoes, macaroni and cheese and so much more and we haven’t even mentioned all the tables overflowing with desserts.

The Collinsville Pirates end Italy’s playoff run before it could really begin after a first-quarter injury to senior Gladiator quarterback, TaMarcus Sheppard, helped sink Italy’s hopes for an area championship.

Italy High School and Junior High School students participated in the 9th annual Reading Marathon this past week. There were 80 reading time slots available to sign up for and read for pleasure.

City of Italy dedicates new walking trail surrounding Upchurch Park after IYAA president/Italy EDC Board member Charles Hyles oversees project until completion.

The Lady Gladiators win 1-out of-3 during tournament play, finishing with a dominant win over Hillsboro.

The Italy Economic Development Corporation will have their regular monthly meeting on Monday, November 25th at 6:00pm in the Italy City Council Chambers at 105 West Main Street, Italy.

The 6th annual Italy Christmas Festival and Parade will be held on Saturday, December 7th, 2013 in downtown Italy, Texas. The festival’s activities will run from 7:00am to 2:00pm. Make plans to participate and celebrate the season with your neighbor.

Everyone is invited to the third annual community wide Thanksgiving BBQ provided as a holiday season gift by the Italy Ministerial Alliance on Sunday, November 24th, from 12:30-2:00 pm.

November 14th at ten minutes after ten in the morning, Milford ISD was told to evacuate their school after a Chevron liquified petroleum gas pipeline exploded just south of Milford off of FM 308 and Highway 77.

The 1A Italy Lady Gladiators use own tournament to improve their court skills and realize their potential after a strong showing in first-round matchup against 2A Peaster.

Malakoff passes test from the Lady Gladiators but Italy gets an ‘A’ for effort in a high-scoring contest.

The Italy Lady Gladiator Volleyball Team lands 9 separate players on the 2013 All-District list with Madison Washington and Bailey Eubank receiving first-team honors.

Fan bus has been cancelled due to lack of interest.

Congratulations to the following students for making the Italy High School honor roll list for the second 6 weeks of the 2013-2014 school year. Keep up the good work!

Bi-district burgers and fries fill up bye week with Italy waiting for a winner between Wolfe City and Collinsville.

The 2013 Gladiator Football playoff shirts are ready! Please make plans to come by the Italy High School dome on Thursday, November 21st between the hours of 3:00pm and 8:00pm and pick up your preordered shirt(s).

Sue Mendoza teaches special education at Stafford Elementary. Loving to write herself, Mendoza loves to have her students get excited about writing and what could be better than to have your own book published? So, she decided to make it a school project having the students write and illustrate their own books and get them published through Student Treasures Books.

The Italy Junior High basketball teams open their season against the Mildred Eagles inside Italy Coliseum with three close and entertaining games.

Inspirational pre-game photos from Italy’s Senior Night pep rally as the Gladiators prepare for playoff battle.

The coaching staff at Italy ISD has released the tournament brackets for this week’s Italy Basketball Tournament. This annual tournament will pair varsity girls and boys teams from across the state in a three day event. Our own Lady Gladiators will take the court at 12noon on Thursday, November 21st for their first game of the tournament.

The council met in front of a full audience to discuss department reports and 15 items on the agenda.
Note: Complete video added 11/20/13, 10:10pm.

The Italy ISD School Board of Trustees held a special meeting Monday afternoon and conducted two interviews for interim superintendent.

The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have a special called meeting on Thursday, November 21, 2013. Meeting time is slated for 6:30pm and is scheduled to be held in the Administrative Conference Room at 300 S. College Street, Italy. The meeting has been called to discuss the superintendent search process with the TASB consultant.

The Italy Independent School District (ISD) Board of Trustees has employed Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Executive Search Services to assist with the search for a new superintendent to replace Barry Bassett, who is retiring from Italy ISD.
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The Italy Police Department and Italy Fire Department combine forces to start their “Shop with a Hero” program. The program was established to build positive relationships between Police Officers, Firefighters and the children of the community.

Italy’s Lady Gladiators show signs of greatness during first home game inside Italy Coliseum against the Hubbard Lady Jaguars.

Monday morning it was standing room only in Milford ISD’s gymnasium as the school and community came together to honor the veterans for Veterans Day.

The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have their regular monthly meeting on Monday, November 18, 2013. Meeting time is slated for 7:00pm. The meeting will be held in the Italy High School Cafeteria at 300 S. College Street, Italy.

The Board of Trustees of Italy Independent School District will have a special called meeting on Monday, November 18, 2013, beginning at 4:15 PM in the Italy High School Conference Room, 300 College Street, Italy, Texas.