Softball Jags pick up postseason honors
The Heritage High School softball team received numerous honors at the conclusion of the 2022 season. The Jaguars received three superlative awards in a vote of district coaches.
May 2022
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TSTC announces spring 2022 honors graduates
RED OAK — Texas State Technical College has announced its Board of Regents Honor Roll members and honor graduates from the North Texas campus, who were recognized at the Spring 2022 Commencement held Monday, May 2, at the Waxahachie Civic Center in Waxahachie.
MPD to host Junior Police Academy
This summer the Midlothian Police Department School Resource Unit will be hosting its Junior Police Academy (JPA). Back after a two-year hiatus, the JPA is a camp designed to strengthen the connection between law enforcement and local youth, giving them a chance to see what it's like to become a police officer over their summer vacation.
Nature Walk at Mockingbird Park set for Saturday
A free, half-mile nature walk will be led by a member of Indian Trail Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists this Saturday, May 21, at 9 a.m. at Mockingbird Nature Park, 1361 Onward Road, Midlothian. Come watch springtime come to life on the prairie. Learn about the indigenous plants and wildlife.
Muñoz ends GOP precinct chair run
Midlothian resident Jais Muñoz has withdrawn from an upcoming election for an Ellis County Republican Party precinct chairmanship, according to a news release. “After careful thought and much prayer, Jais Muñoz has decided to end his campaign for Republican Party Chairman of Precinct 1034,” the release states.
FirstLook Boutique rebrands as The Thrifty Lark
FirstLook, a sexual health and pregnancy center focused on providing positive, life-affirming alternatives to abortion for women and families, unveiled its newly expanded and remodeled thrift store over the weekend with a two-day event featuring 50% off storewide, food trucks, and prizes.
Movies in the Park schedule set for summer
The 2022 Movies in the Park schedule includes three popular family movies, kicking off with Disney’s “Encanto” on Saturday, June 4, 7 p.m. at Hawkins Spring Park, 1498 FM 1387.
High gas prices hurt, but opportunity to make good choices
WASHINGTON — The water level in Nevada's Lake Mead has fallen so low that authorities found two bodies previously hidden in the reservoir's depths, one an apparent homicide victim stuffed into a barrel. Upstream along the Colorado River, in shrinking Lake Powell, another set of waterlogged human remains was recently found in a submerged car. Meanwhile, the bodies of long-dead mountain climbers are emerging from the melting glaciers of the Himalayas and the Alps.
Stay away from my house — and my womb
WASHINGTON — Patience might not be among the special skills possessed by those harassing Supreme Court justices outside their homes. But a little more patience could prove more productive for abortion rights advocates as well as for our fragile republic.
City Council expands use of shipping containers
Shipping containers were approved as allowable by right for heavy and medium industrial zones last Tuesday in a short meeting of the Midlothian City Council. City planning manager Marcos Narvaez told the council that the city has received numerous requests regarding the use of shipping containers as accessory buildings.