The Texas Association of Counties is providing specialized safety training for Ellis County employees this month, utilizing a driving simulator that offers county employees a unique experience to prepare for unexpected driving situations.
Avalon’s senior class is participating in a community service project called Jeans for Teens. Jeans for Teens gives jeans to homeless teens who need them.
Central Baptist Church has cancelled all services for Wednesday, February 9th. There will be no RAs, GAs or Mission Friends also. Jeremy Beggs, Youth Minister, will open the Cornerstone for the youth that want to come tonight.
When Homer Uehlinger and Kayrene Thompson married in 1969, they had dreams like most other young couples. They wanted to continue to love each other and start a family. They hoped to spend their lives together, raise a family and then retire to enjoy their golden years.
Italy ISD will be closed today due to icy road conditions caused by the current winter storm. Classes will resume at normal time on Thursday morning, February 10.
Due to the possiblility of bad weather, the Italy High School campus will have their regularly scheduled 4th period classes today in order to serve lunch. At the end of 4th period, students will then report back to their testing classrooms to begin and complete tomorrow’s scheduled benchmark testing TODAY.
The Italy Economic Development Corporation moved forward with plans to demolish the buildings at 100 and 108 East Main Street at a called meeting and public hearings Monday evening.
Clifton — The Italy Gladiators and Lady Gladiators Varsity and JV teams matched up with the Clifton Cubs and Lady Cubs to close-out the month of January.
Italy Gladiators’ Basketball head coach Aidan Callahan and Lady Gladiators’ head coach Stacy McDonald invite Gladiator fans to attend several upcoming events:
It was a night of music at the 2011 Centex Honor Bands Concert with 15 members of the Italy High School and Junior High Bands performing at McGregor High School on January 29.
The May Uniform Election Date is set for Saturday, May 14, 2011. The ballots this year will be comprised of both city and school board elections.
The third six weeks P.A.W.S. assembly was quite a show. More and more students were receiving more and more “tiger” awards. The students were excited and growing with anticipation as each name was called hoping to hear their name called soon.
The youth of Central Baptist Church are taking orders for Krispy Kreme doughnuts that will be available on Friday, February 18th. Orders must be made by Thursday, February 17th, 3:00pm. On that Friday the doors will open at 6:50 a.m. If you want to guarantee your doughnuts, you must pre-order.
Tanya Parker, Italy High School principal, has announced that Monday, February 7, 2011 the benchmark testing schedule will be in effect. Students are to report to their 3rd period class at first bell (8:02am). All seniors who are not required to take benchmark tests will need to report to school at 11:00am.
Due to pump failure caused by winter freeze, and the lack of water pressure, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has required our water system (City of Italy PWD ID # 0700028) to notify customers of the need to boil their water prior to consumption.
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Due to treacherous road conditions, below is a list of known sporting event cancellations affecting Italy athletics:
Classes at Italy High School and Stafford Elementary have been cancelled for Friday, February 4th.
The Masonic Lodge of Italy will be selling bar-b-que by the sandwich or by the pound on Sunday, February 6. The Masons will be at the lodge (113 Main Street, Italy) from 9:00am to 3:00pm ready to help you put together your Super Bowl meal including sausage on a stick and roasted corn.
Monday was the one-hundredth day of school for the students at Stafford Elementary. To celebrate this event the pre-k, kindergarten and first grade classes came together and enjoyed some activities using the number one-hundred.
The Italy EDC will have a called meeting on Monday, February 7, 2011. In addition to the meeting there will also be a hearing. The agenda slates the community center project as its primary topic of business. The meeting and hearing will be held in the City Hall Council Chambers at will begin at 6:30pm.
The Titus Women of Milford will sponsor its annual Father/Daughter Dance on Saturday, February 12. All girls ages pre-k and up escorted by their fathers, grandfathers, etc. are welcome to attend.
City of Italy residents that were scheduled to have their trash picked up on Tuesday, February 1 will have their trash picked up this Friday, February 4. If further information is needed contact Italy City Hall (972/483-7329).
Due to the inclement weather closings of the Italy ISD campuses the Gladiator Booster Club meeting has been cancelled and will be rescheduled at a later date.
The 5th annual Ennis Czech Music Festival will be held Saturday, February 12th. There will be five different bands performing, with the first band taking the stage at 1:30pm and the last band’s performance beginning at 10:00pm.
The City of Italy Park Board will have their monthly meeting (rescheduled from January 4 and January 18) on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 in the Council Chambers of the Italy Municipal Building (105 W. Main Street, Italy, Texas). Meeting time is 5:30pm. Agenda items include discussion of the recent Christmas Festival and project planning for 2011.
Bailey Eubank can be proud of the job she did at the Fort Worth Stock Show last week. Bailey showed her heifer, E.U. Snowflake, who was named Grand Champion Shorthorn Female on January 22, 2011.
Italy ISD is closed today, Tuesday, February 1, due to the dangerous road conditions this morning. Classes resume tomorrow at their regular schedule. Everyone please stay safe today if you must get out.
With the winter weather heading full steam towards North Texas the decision has been made to move games scheduled for Tuesday night against Rio Vista to be played tonight (Monday, January 30th). The Lady Gladiator varsity game will begin tonight at 5:00pm followed by the varsity boys. There will not be any JV games due to this emergency change in schedule.
Italy’s Varsity and JV Gladiators and Lady Gladiators played four games against Whitney. The JV Girls game was played in the old Italy gym while the JV Boys and both Varsity games were played under the Italy Coliseum dome.
In and amongst the young lovers, heart throbs and twitterpated couples wandering starry-eyed in our midst, there are many activities listed in Texas for the 28 days of February. Here are a few ideas to get you started on the planner.
Meals on Wheels of Johnson and Ellis Counties have released their meals menu for February 2011. These meals are subject to change.
Lots of new books this month. Here are just a few of them! If you see anything you want, email the library and they will save the book (or put it on reserve), for you.
Mildred, Venus, Italy White and Italy Gold each participated in the Italy Junior High Basketball Tournament this past Saturday. A fairly even field, all the teams won at least one game before the end of tournament play.
Wednesday, a man was seen carrying a big wooden cross around our little town of Italy. He sported a rhinestone studded cowboy hat and looked to be quite a character. His name is Chuck Johnson and he carries a big cross around America to remind folks about Jesus.
The Avalon cheerleaders are back from Florida and boy are they excited. They had a lot of new and different experiences and are ready for next year’s cheerleading camp.
The 2011 Italy Powerlifting Team is powered by pride and guided by IHS Athletic Director Craig Bales and coaches Jeff & Heather Richters. Team members have competed in three meets thus far, in Forney, Rice and Blooming Grove, and have continued to surpass previous bests one lift at a time.
Italy’s 7th & 8th grade Junior High girls challenge the Rio Vista Eagles at home in the dome.
The meeting began with the roll call. Mark Stiles, Mark Souder, Sr., Randy Boyd, Elmerine Bell, Tom Little and Darrell Rosemond were all present. Joyce Hobbs was absent.
This past Saturday, January 22nd, 4 members of the Gladiator Regiment band performed with in the Region 8 East Zone All-region band at Groesbeck High School. The band consisted of students from over 20 middle school feeders of 1A, 2A, and 3A high schools.
With the Keetch-Byrum Drought Index reading for Ellis County at only 186, Ellis County Commissioners voted unanimously to lift the ban on outdoor burning.
The Gladiators and Lady Gladiators’ Varsity and JV teams saddled up and journeyed to Axtell to tangle with the Longhorns Friday night. After Axtell’s fans made it tough on the Lady Gladiators, Italy’s faithful returned the favor in the Varsity boy’s finale. All in good fun, of course!
The Italy School Board of Trustees approved the issuance of $1,505,000 Series 2011 Refunding Bonds at its monthly meeting Monday evening.
The Italy Economic Development Corporation will have their regular monthly meeting on Monday, January 24, 2011. The meeting will be held at the Italy City Council Chambers at 105 Main Street, Italy, Texas and will begin at 7:00pm.
The Italy Gladiators and Lady Gladiators’ Varsity and JV squads traveled to Maypearl to take on the Panthers in what proved to be an exciting night of Texas 2A Basketball.
The 2010-11 Gladiator Yearbook is now available for purchase! You can order online by clicking the banner link displayed on the Italyisd.org website. Also, there is still time to upload photos to be considered for use in the yearbook.
The Silver Spurs Silver Spurs 4-H Horse Club of Ellis County earned numerous awards at the Johnson County 4-H Horse Committee horse judging competition at the Diamond-W Arena in Alvarado on Saturday, January 15.
The Italy ISD School Board will have their monthly meeting on Monday, January 24 beginning at 7:00pm. Prior to the meeting there will be a public hearing for discussion of the AEIS report which will begin 6:45pm. The hearing and meeting will be held in the Italy High School Band Hall at 300 S. College Street.
Paula Zalucki is Trinity Mission’s new administrator. She has been at Trinity Mission for about two weeks. Recently Zalucki completed the requirements to be licensed as a nursing home administrator in the states of Texas and New Mexico. She has been a healthcare executive with more than 24 years experience in hospitals, multi-hospital systems and nursing care facilities.
Italy — During the Italy J.V. Boys Basketball Tournament held in Italy on Saturday, the JV Gladiators needed to move past Rice in the first round to make into the championship game.
Grandview — The Grandview Zebras have had a consistent basketball program for years, respected for their long-range shooting abilities. Often, varsity games between Italy and Grandview must be decided in the final minutes and Friday night was no different.
