The Midlothian Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Legislative Luncheon Series over three dates starting in August into September. The Legislative Luncheon Series is an opportunity to connect the communities of Midlothian and Ellis County with their local, state, and national representatives.
Some people visit parks to enjoy nature, while others relish them for play. Whatever the reason, Midlothian’s annual Parktopia, set for Friday, July 22, 5 to 9 p.m. at Community Park, 3601 S. 14th Street, celebrates all things parks, as well as Parks and Recreation Month.
A live mortar shell from what is believed to be from the World War II era was safely detonated by federal authorities in the Italy area on Sunday following its discovery. A concerned citizen discovered the device in Chambers Creek at U.S.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is hosting a blood drive in conjunction with American Red Cross Blood Services from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 6 at the church located at 2418 Brown Street in Waxahachie.
A planned mixed-use development between U.S. Highway 287 and Shady Grove Road drew extra scrutiny from the Midlothian City Council during its July 12 regular semimonthly meeting.
A large grass fire along U.S. Highway 67 near 9th Street last Monday afternoon brought about the evacuation of residents in the Northridge neighborhood before the fire was brought under control, city authorities said.
Global supply chain issues have provided a setback to the construction of Jean Coleman Elementary. The new elementary school scheduled to open by the first day of school in August will now be pushed to open at the start of the second semester in January 2023.
No Ellis County team made the list, but Dave Campbell’s Texas Football last week released 2022 preseason high school football rankings that are chock-full of teams that local schools will be facing this fall.
The drill for catching channel catfish in numbers this time of year is pretty basic - feed them and they will come! I’ve written enough words about catching catfish to fill a very large book through the years and caught and cooked my share but just a few sentences can pretty well sum up the ease of catching lots of channel catfish during the summer months.
“Sing 2” is next up in Midlothian’s 2022 Movies in the Park series. The popular animated film will be shown on Saturday, July 16, 7 p.m.