Local football heroes, Jasenio Anderson of Italy High School, and, Rolando Vega of Milford High School, were recognized, along with their FCA Red teammates, during the FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) All-Star Victory Banquet held in Waco.
Charlotte Morgan was selected as the “Teacher with Heart” by her peers at Stafford Elementary.
My family and I moved to Italy in 2007, so I am not a long time resident of the city. But I am a native Texan. My personal belief is that the City Government could use some new blood. No one has opposed Mayor Jackson for several years, and 2 years ago, after he faced no opposition, his salary ballooned to the point that he is paid more than all of the other mayors in Ellis County combined. (see story excerpt 2 & 3) What else has happened in Italy during Mayor Jackson’s tenure?
My name is Mark W. Stiles and I was born in Houston, Texas. I have two children, Ross (11th grade) and Emily (9th grade) that attend Italy High School. I also have two grandchildren, Kirstin Viator (5th grade) and Easton Viator (kindergarten) that attend Stafford Elementary.
Early voting for the Italy City Council and school board of trustees will be May 2-10 at city hall council chambers. Extended voting hours — from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. — will be Tuesday, May 3, and Tuesday, May 10. Election Day is Saturday, May 14, in the same location.
I am very blessed to have been born in America for many reasons. Here we have freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom to bear arms, etc. We are so blessed to live in the most wonderful country in the world and have so many rights that other countries don’t offer.
The “Tiger of the Month” award is an incentive for students to learn and be the best they can be. Each month a student is chosen from each grade (pre-k thru 6th) and honored with the award. Pictures of the “Tigers of the Month” are displayed on the bulletin board down the the sixth grade hallway.
The Italy Gladiator Regiment Band and Band Booster Club would like to thank the many generous people of this community who donated items and who attended the spaghetti dinner and dance Saturday evening.
Janet Watson grew up in the small town of Frost, Texas. After years of traveling with her job she is back in the area living in Mertens and is the new director of nursing at Trinity Mission. She started her new position January 29th, 2011.
The Award winning, Italy Gladiator Regiment Band, received tremendous support during their, Easter themed, Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday at the Uptown Café in downtown Italy. The band is in the process of raising funds for a group trip to Florida.
The IHS Gladiator Regiment Band will have its annual spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Saturday, April 9. Dinner will begin serving at 5:00pm at Italy’s famous Uptown Cafe.
Italy High School is currently in full swing of its second Read It Forward: Pass It On literacy project which will end April 29. The goal is to see how many 7-12 grade students, teachers and staff members will read the chosen book Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy by Sonya Sones during April.
Italy High School track coach Heather Richters has released an updated schedule for next week’s district High School track meet. The Junior High Track team will travel to Rio Vista today to compete in their district meet. By releasing these detailed schedule of events, Coach Richters hopes that this will foster support from the community to come out and cheer on our Gladiators and Lady Gladiators.
Updated schedules
The Milford Cash Grocery building was gutted by fire Tuesday night. However, thanks to the exhaustive efforts of local firefighters, adjacent structures were spared and no one was injured.
Judi Rowe addressed the Italy Park Board Tuesday night regarding the upcoming Tour d’ Italia slated June 18 in Italy.
Meals on Wheels of Johnson and Ellis Counties have released their meals menu for April 2011. These meals are subject to change.
The Italy Park Board made last minute plans for the Mayor’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt at its monthly meeting Tuesday evening.
The City of Italy Park Board will have their monthly meeting today, Tuesday, April 5, 2011. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers of the Italy Municipal Building at 105 West Main Street, Italy. Meeting time is 5:30pm. The agenda slates discussions regarding the upcoming easter egg hunt and election of secretary/treasurer.
The of Central Baptist Church youth group will be traveling to Glorieta, New Mexico for their youth camp at Centrifuge this summer. With fundraising efforts ongoing the youth have began a new money making campaign. They are selling adorable hair bows!
The Italy School Board of Trustees met for more than five hours Monday evening in a called session to discuss staff contracts.
The Italy School Board of Trustees named Barry Bassett as lone finalist in their superintendent search at a called meeting Monday night.
The 22nd annual Ellis County Youth Expo concluded on Saturday with a barbecue lunch before the sale began at 1:00 p.m. Several exhibitors representing both Italy and Milford made the sale and received much support from local buyers.
The Relay For Life of Central Ellis County will be held on May 20 & 21, 2011 at the Waxahachie Sports Complex. The local team from Central Baptist Church is trying to raise money to support the American Cancer Society’s fight to find a cure for cancer. They need your help this year.
We want champions, anyone can be a champion if you never give up, encourage others and do your best. That is the theme behind the NED special assembly.
To help inspire the Stafford Elementary 5th grade class, who will be taking the TAKS test on Monday and Tuesday, school faculty and the 4th and 6th grade students thru a pep rally in their honor, Friday inside the school’s cafeteria.
After adjourning to executive session near the end of Monday’s regularly scheduled meeting to consult with county attorneys, Ellis County Commissioners voted unanimously to authorize the County Judge to execute a contract of sale pertaining to the conveyance of all property located at 109 W. Franklin, 111 W. Franklin, 113 W. Franklin, 115 W. Franklin, 200 S. College Street, 114 S. Rogers Street, and an unnumbered lot on S. Rogers Street immediately adjacent to 115 W. Franklin in Waxahachie, Texas to Children’s Palace Investments, Inc., doing business as AZEB.
Ellis County Commissioners met in a special session today, adjourning immediately into executive session to deliberate on personnel-related matters. After reconvening in open court, they voted unanimously to dismiss the Ellis County Purchasing Agent.
The Gladiators traveled to Clifton on Tuesday night to represent Italy in the fifth game in district play. They came to perform well and it showed, according to Head Coach Josh Ward.
The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have a called meeting on Monday, April 4, 2011. Meeting time is slated for 6:00pm and will be held in the Italy ISD Administration Building at 300 S. College, Italy. The agenda lists this meeting to be primarily conducted in Executive Session as Administrator, Teacher and other personnel contracts will be discussed. The top item on the agenda will be consideration for Lone Finalist for the district’s Superintendent position.
Several students with ties to Italy entered the Ellis County Youth Expo Show and Sale this week and have been fairing well. The Expo will conclude on Saturday following the sale which starts at 1:00 p.m.
Congratulations to the Italy High School students who placed in the top six at the District 15AA High School Academic UIL meet in Grandview this week.
These two home grown girls Patty Hernandez from Avalon and Alice Compton from Italy prove that you don’t have to be from a big city to come up with a big idea. With a little bit of creativity, a good idea and a little bit of spunk you can make your dream a reality.
Ernestine Phillips, age 94, of Plano, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2011. She was born May 7, 1916 in Mertens to Ernest and Beulah (Perry) Dickson. Ernestine was a member of the Central Baptist Church in Italy, where she taught Sunday school for 50 years.
This letter is to inform you that the award winning Italy Gladiator Regiment Band is seeking donations for their upcoming spring trip to Orlando, Florida. The trip is a reward for their outstanding achievements over the last 5 years of competition.
Italy High School students Cruz Enriquez and Zac Mercer represented the creative side of the Gladiators in the recent Rodeo Austin ‘Eco Art Show’ in which all project entries had to be made out of recyclable materials.
Friday night the moon might have been full because the beast came out of the Gladiators as they took on Whitney Wildcats in a district game. The Cats were cut short at every move they made. The final score was Italy 7, Whitney 0.
The Italy Lady Gladiators performed a high level at the non-district Grandview Zebra Relays on Thursday which included schools from many different classifications.
The Italy EDC’s March meeting began with the roll call. Mark Stiles, Randy Boyd, Tom Little, Darrell Rosemond, Elmerine Bell, and Joyce Hobbs were all present. Mark Souder, Sr. was absent.
Held at Mertz Tennis Park in Corsicana and hosted by the Rice Bulldogs, the Italy Tennis team, head coached by Aidan Callahan, participated in the invitational tennis meet on Saturday.
Even though he had been adventurous all his life, Tom Little of Italy did something in 2010 that he thought he would never do. He attended the Relay For Life of Central Ellis County and walked in the Survivor Lap.
The Italy School Board of Trustees revoked its offer naming Michael Steck of Veribest ISD as lone finalist in the school’s superintendent search at a called meeting Monday evening.
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David Del Bosque grew up in the small, south Texas town of Alice. His parents did not speak english. His father had a second grade education and his mother had a sixth grade education. So, little David did not know how to speak english when he started school. But now David Del Bosque has his doctorate in educational leadership.
It’s that time again! It’s time for Mayor Jackson’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt in Italy. But it is not at the library this year. They have changed the location to the UpChurch Ball Fields.
The Gladiator Regiment Band Boosters will meet on Monday, March 28 at 5:30pm in the Italy High School Library at 300 S. College Street. The meeting will serve as a planning session for the upcoming Spaghetti Supper and High School Dance (scheduled for April 9). All supporters of the award winning Gladiator Band is welcome to attend this meeting.
The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have a called meeting on Monday, March 28, 2011 in the school’s Administration office located at 300 S. College Street. Meeting time is 7:00pm. The agenda slates the meeting will be an Executive Session meeting to select a Superintendent finalist as well as discussion of personnel.
Monday, March 28, 2011, the Italy EDC will have their monthly meeting at 7:00pm in the Council Chambers of the Italy Municipal Building at 105 Main Street, Italy. The agenda slates items pertaining to a report from Grant Administrator Darryl Ratcliff and a proposed schedule of events for the demolition of the Italy Community Center property.
March is a fun time for the recipients of Meals on Wheels, they get to have their meals delivered to them by the Mayor or City Administrator of their town. This year March 24th was the day Terri Murdoch (city administrator) helped deliver meals. Needless to say, there is a lot of handshaking going on as each meal is delivered.
The Italy School Board of Trustees named a Lone Finalist for superintendent Thursday evening following three days of board interviews. However, the applicant’s school board refused to release him from the remainder of his five-year contract.
Italy’s JV boys baseball team pencils in another win after a strong performance against Maypearl while the Lady Gladiators start strong but struggle late against the Lady Panthers in Maypearl.
