Recently several teachers and staff of the Italy Independent School District where recognized for their hard work and dedication to the district.

It’s 100º plus outside and the streets are scorching. Swimming and playing are things on the minds of IHS students, as well it should be. However, when August rolls around, school should be uppermost on the minds of students. Luckily we have someone looking out for our kids’ future and serious minded about it.

The Italy Gladiators rely on their depth to win all three 7-on-7 matchups during a four-town scrimmage in Axtell this past Thursday.

The Italy Water Tower is receiving a fresh coat of paint from courageous painters.

One giant step for the City of Italy as it upgrades to satellite linked water meters in a money saving venture with RG3 Utility out of Hallsville/Red Oak.

July is just around the corner and it will be August before we know it. August brings two-a-day workouts for the Gladiators which means only one thing….Football Season! Get your ad space reserved in the 2012 Football Program today!

Welcome to the City of Milford, Texas!

“A City of about 700 nice friendly people (and 3 or 4 old grouches)”

Good weather brought groups of cyclists to Italy on Saturday. The 27th Annual Tour d’Italia was sponsored by the Lone Star Cyclists and over 1050 people registered and rode the countryside around Italy. Membership chairman, Rhea Reedy, estimated 555 people registered on Saturday morning, before the ride.

The mission of Milford Titus Women is to unite the Women of Milford and to be Jesus to our community by meeting one another’s needs and encouraging each other to be all we can be in christ.

Italy Police Officer, Eric Tolliver, placed 5th overall in the Marksman Challenge Invitational held in Decatur, Texas  June 9th. The competition was based on and created by a competitor of “Top Shot”, which is a shooting and weaponry competition show on the History Channel.

Italy Police Department recognizes 6 people who graduate as members of the first class of the Italy Citizens Police Academy.

The Italy ISD School Board will have its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, June 21, 2012.  The meeting will be held in the Italy High School Band Hall at 7:00pm. In addition to the regular monthly business, the agenda slates two new hires for the district.

On June 15th, 2012 at around 7:56pm, the Italy Police Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety conducted a traffic stop on a white 1999 Lincoln Towncar on I-35E (NB) at around milemarker 389.

Central Baptist Church of Italy hosts Vacation Bible School-Amazing Wonders Aviation, June 18-22.

Italy’s select baseball team out slugs, out plays and out lasts Alvarado to claim both wins of a double-header.

The Jimmy Davis Memorial Fieldhouse is undergoing renovations as Coach Hank Hollywood and his staff prepare for the upcoming school year.

This year has come and gone very quickly, but according to Mr. Miller (principal of Stafford Elementary) a lot has been accomplished.

Can you believe it? It is summer already. Where did the time go? Recently, at the Italy High School campus, in the old gymnasium, Stafford Elementary students were being honored for all their hard work, good behavior and good grades. Not only were the students being honored but teachers and staff were also being honored for all the hard work they have put in over the school year.

The Italy Lady Gladiators make presence known throughout the all-district list after successful 2011-2012 season.

Italy Gladiator head baseball coach, Josh Ward, is proud to announce the team’s 2012 All-District selections.

Italy Gladiator Basketball head coach Aidan Callahan accepts a head coaching position in Llano to help rebuild the Yellowjacket boy’s basketball program.

Immediate Press Release regarding upcoming Heart of Texas Fellowship of Christian Athletes Super Centex Victory Bowl with Italy Gladiator, Larry Mayberry, Jr., participating.

The Italy EDC will have their regular monthly meeting on Monday, June 4, 2012. The meeting will be held in the Italy City Council Chambers at 105 West Main Street and is slated to begin at 6:00pm.

After a long day of chants, cheers, leaps and mascot skits the results have been posted announcing the 2012-2013 IHS/IJHS cheer squads. 

Once again it is time to celebrate birthdays at Trinity Mission. This month it is an all girl’s birthday celebration. The birthday girls are: Laverne Lewis, Beverly Carter, Sizie Thompson, Evelyn Pollock, Rosalynn Lee and Billie Baxter.

Italy High School honored their graduates last Friday night with a graduation ceremony for 36. The top 10% were seated on the front row, as well as National Honor Society members. Cords and collars, gowns and caps were donned as they passed in front of the school board, received their diploma and moved their tassel to the other side.

The Board of Trustees of the Italy Independent School District will have a called meeting on Monday, June 4th at 7:00pm. The meeting will be held in the administration office at the Italy High School campus (300 S. College Street, Italy). New hires are the primary action items being considered by the board during this meeting.

Peri Patterson knew at a very young age that she wanted to teach children. It started back when she was about fourteen years old when she would help her grandmother teach her Sunday School class. She was good at it, had a “knack” for it and loved teaching the little ones. She now has twenty-nine years of teaching under her belt.

The Italy Police Department invites the community for a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, June 5th, 2012 beginning at 6:00pm. The meeting will be held at the Mt. Gilead Missionary Baptist Church, 300 Harris Street.

Lots of excitement in the Dome last Thursday evening for forty-three Stafford Elementary kindergartners. They were so excited about being in the “Dome” and they were so excited about graduating to the first grade.

Waxahachie Independent School District, in conjunction with the City of Waxahachie and Waxahachie Chamber of Commerce, are proud to announce the inaugural Dale Hansen Football Classic. The Classic will take place September 7-8, 2012 in the new state-of-the-art Stuart B. Lumpkins Stadium in Waxahachie, Texas. The 9,500 seat facility features excellent viewing capabilities from all locations, a champion style artificial playing surface, and a spacious, three-level, 6,000 square foot press box.

The end of the school year is here but the Italy High School graduating Class of 2012 is embarking on their first steps to the rest of their life. These Gladiators have worked hard the last 12 years and it has paid off-in more ways than one. With over $245,000 awarded in scholarships, these seniors are ready to begin the next part of their journey. The following students have received honors:

The title is not a play on words. With all the reality TV shows highlighting talent, American Idol, The Voice, So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing With The Stars, the public now realizes there are talented performers in every nook and cranny of this great nation. Believe it or not, that fact includes Italy, Texas.

A reminder for everyone to exercise their right and obligation and get out and vote in the Texas state primary on Tuesday, May 29th. Polling location in Italy (Pct. 131) will be the Italy City Council Chambers at 105 West Main Street, Italy. The polls will be open from 7:00am until 7:00pm.

Patrick Roberts graduated with his Doctorate of Pharmacy degree this past Sunday in Lubbock at the United Spirit Arena, on the campus of Texas Tech University. Patrick was the valedictorian at Italy High School in 2005. He received his Associate Arts degree in Pre-Pharmacy at Navarro College and was accepted into the Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Pharmacy in 2008.

Richard Skifton was awarded a fellowship for graduate students that will pay him fifty-thousand dollars a year to go to school and get his PhD. Richard is married to Ashley Clark a graduate of Italy High School.

Wednesday morning there was all kinds of summer fun being had at the Haight’s. There were water slides, trains, games, a petting zoo and they even had a zip line! We can’t forget about all the goodies they had to eat like pizza, snow cones and brownies.

You better watch out, here comes the pre-K graduating class of Stafford Elementary. You better get ready because here they come, they are ready for kindergarten.