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.

Once again the Park Board had to postpone this meeting due to lack of quorum. This meeting has been re-rescheduled for February 1.

The Italy City Council will conduct its regular monthly meeting tonight, January 10, 2011. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers at 105 Main Street, Italy, Texas and will begin at 7:00pm.

It was a packed house for Ellis County’s swearing-in ceremony on Saturday, January 1, 2011 at 10 a.m. in the second floor courtroom of the Historic Courthouse in downtown Waxahachie. Voices fairly rang as the large crowd pledged allegiance to our flag, and many hummed along as Max Navarro, a student at Waxahachie’s Finley 7th Grade Center and son of County Auditor Mike Navarro gave a flawless rendition of the National Anthem.

In a special meeting on Friday, December 17, Ellis County Commissioners appointed Patrick Wilson of Waxahachie to the office of County and District Attorney. The appointment was made necessary by the recent gubernatorial appointment of Joe Grubbs to the bench of the 378th District Court. Grubbs will replace Judge Al Scoggins, recently elected to the 10th Court of Appeals.

The Italy City Council will conduct its regular monthly meeting tonight, December 13, 2010. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers at 105 Main Street, Italy, Texas and will begin at 7:00pm.

The Italy Economic Development Corporation moved forward with the demolition of the unusable community center and recently acquired adjoining building.

The Italy Economic Development Corporation will have their regular monthly meeting on Monday, November 22, 2010. The meeting will be held at the Italy City Council Chambers at 105 Main Street, Italy, Texas and will begin at 7:00pm.

The City Of Italy held a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Wastewater Treatment class last week. The class was arranged to help the city employees obtain their state requirement certification and is one of many classes to come.

The City of Italy Park Board will meet on Tuesday, November 16, 2010. The meeting will be held at the Italy City Council Chambers at 105 Main Street, Italy, Texas and will begin at 5:30pm. The lone agenda item is slated as a discussion and possible action regarding the annual Christmas Festival.

The Italy Park Board will sponsor its Third Annual Christmas Festival and Parade Saturday, Dec. 4 in downtown Italy. The board nailed down specifics at a called meeting Tuesday evening.

The City of Italy Park Board will meet on Tuesday, November 9, 2010. The meeting will be held at the Italy City Council Chambers at 105 Main Street, Italy, Texas and will begin at 5:30pm. The lone agenda item is slated as a discussion and possible action regarding the annual Christmas Festival.

There will be a regular meeting of the Italy City Council today, November 8, 2010 at 7:00pm. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers of the Italy Municipal Building, 105 Main Street. The meeting is open to the public.

Voters are encouraged to verify their registration details in advance for the November 2 General Election.

As you are well aware we are in the midst of a intense election season. Early voting is going on now and will continue until Friday, October 29. Political races for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Agriculture Commissioner and several Supreme Court Justices are just a few of the political seats awaiting your vote.

Ellis County Commissioner Bill Dodson was recently honored for his completion of a voluntary, 64-hour advanced course on county government titled Commissioners Court Advanced Curriculum.

The monthly Prime Timers Luncheon held at the Central Baptist Church (CBC) in Italy, not only served up a great meal to guests, it also gave the community a chance to meet and enjoy a discussion with Ellis County Commissioner of Precinct 3, Heath Sims, who highlighted the current status of the county and gave insight into the everyday business of the Commissioners’ Court.

The Italy City Council will conduct its regular monthly meeting tonight, October 11, 2010. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers at 105 Main Street, Italy, Texas and will begin at 7:00pm immediately following the 6:00pm Proclamation Reception honoring the 2010 IYAA Volunteer and Citizen of the year.

Ellis County Commissioners approved two proclamations during Monday’s regularly-scheduled meeting. The first declared Friday, October 1, 2010 as “Pink Out Day” in support of breast cancer awareness, while the second recognized the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office Explorer Post 106 in celebration of its one-year anniversary.

The Italy City Council will have a called meeting on Thursday, September 30, 2010. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers at City Hall located at 105 Main Street, Italy. Meeting time is 6:30pm. Business to come before the council will pertain to closing out the 2009-2010 fiscal year.

There was a packed house for Thursday morning’s meeting of the Ellis County Commissioners’ Court, a scheduled public hearing regarding the 2010-2011 budget, with action on that budget following the hearing.

The Italy City Council will have a work session to discuss the 2010-2011 budget on Thursday, September 16, 2010. The meeting will be held at the Council Chambers at Italy City Hall located at 105 Main Street, Italy. Meeting time is 6:30pm.

The City of Italy Park Board will meet on Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The meeting will be held at the Italy City Council Chambers at 105 Main Street, Italy, Texas and will begin at 5:30pm. The lone agenda item is slated as a discussion and possible action regarding the annual Christmas Festival.