Sports

MHS shrugs off cold start, wins opener

The Midlothian Panthers are finally off the season-opening schneid, thanks to a balanced offense and some strong defensive play after a slow start.

Lifestyle

Ken Ansell: Are you waiting for God to show up?

I was reading in Acts 4:31 about the early church and how they prayed together and the “place in which they were gathered together was shaken.” This passage and other…

News

Ellis County nonprofits hope to raise money on North Texas Giving Day

Chris Roarkcroark@cherryroad.comThe largest online fundraising campaign in North Texas is now underway.The donation window for North Texas Giving Day, which is set for Sept. 17, opened Thursday. Organized by Communities Foundation of Texas, the annual event collects money for approximately 3,300 nonprofits in 20 counties, including Ellis County. Causes include education, health, social services, arts,…

Business

Chamber pitch competition returns Sept. 10

The Midlothian Chamber of Commerce’s “Shark Tank”-like competition is back, with as much as $10,000 in funding value available for aspiring businesspeople to get their dreams off and running.

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Opinion

Texas History Minute: James Madison, father of the Constitution, Part 2

In the hot summer of 1787, James Madison convinced delegates at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia to approve an entirely new kind of government for the new nation. But the real test came when the states were asked to consider the new document. Madison, one of the Founding Fathers, was a man of principles but…

Conversations

Ex-judge Little, NCTCOG part ways

After just over a year into his new job, former Ellis County judge and Red Oak mayor Todd Little is out at the North Central Texas Council of Governments.

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Sports

MHS shrugs off cold start, wins opener

The Midlothian Panthers are finally off the season-opening schneid, thanks to a balanced offense and some strong defensive play after a slow start.

Lifestyle

Ken Ansell: Are you waiting for God to show up?

I was reading in Acts 4:31 about the early church and how they prayed together and the “place in which they were gathered together was shaken.” This passage and other supernatural things came up in…