Bill Spinks wspinks@cherryroad.com Coming off a strong 2023 football season in which they went three rounds deep in the playoffs and were state-ranked for almost… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Heritage High School athlete and recent graduate Julian McCullough was given a college offer by the University of Oklahoma after clearing 7 feet in the high jump, and accepted it.
Ennis' native son, former Lions standout football linebacker and remarkable track and field star, Dane Ross Vernor, is back home for some much-deserved rest and relaxation after four extremely challenging years spent at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He went from midshipman to becoming a naval officer with the rank of Ensign in the United State Navy at his official graduation and commissioning ceremonies held at the Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Friday, May 24.
Students who are enrolling at Texas State Technical College’s North Texas location for the fall semester can apply for a variety of scholarships.
I’ve been farming 38 years in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. This year represents an unfortunate first for me. I planted crops without irrigation water.
Bill Spinks wspinks@cherryroad.com A calendar of events in the Midlothian and surrounding areas. Clubs and organizations are encouraged to send meeting and event notices to… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
HUNTSVILLE — The following area students received degrees during the 2024 Spring semester at Sam Houston State University.
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center recently announced that Brooks Williams, MSN, RN, CCRN-K, CENP, has been named vice president nursing and chief nursing officer of the regional hospital.
Bill Spinks wspinks@cherryroad.com Early voting is underway for the June 15 Midlothian City Council Place 6 runoff between incumbent councilmember Hud Hartson and Wayne Shuffield. Early voting centers opened on Monday and continued throughout the week, with the polls open on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Early voting will conclude on Monday, June 10, and Tuesday, June 11, with locations open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. In Midlothian, early voting is taking place at the Midlothian Conference Center at 1 Community Circle Drive. Other voting centers are open in Waxahachie, Red Oak, Ennis and Palmer. All registered voters in Ellis County may vote at any early voting center. Election Day voting next Saturday, June 15, will take place at six locations across Ellis County, including the Midlothian Conference Center. In the May 4 City Council Place 6 balloting, no candidate received a majority of votes. Shuffield led with 1,228 votes, followed by Hartson with 907, Dannion McLendon with 484 and Ronnie Morris with 429. Shuffield and Hartson advanced to a runoff as the top two vote-getters. Hartson, a veteran Dallas police officer, was voted into office in a 2020 special election to complete the term of the late Art Pierard. Hartson avoided a runoff in a three-way race for a full term in 2021 by a comfortable margin. Shuffield is a former Midlothian ISD board president and a trustee for 10 years (2005-2015), and former chairman of Midlothian Economic Development who is still serving as the MED treasurer. Questionnaires from both candidates are being published on Page A6 of this week’s issue of the Mirror. Other races decided on May 4 were the election of Ross Weaver to Place 5 on the Council; the re-election of incumbents Richard Peña and Gary Vineyard to Place 1 and Place […]
Bill Spinks wspinks@cherryroad.com Looking for savings wherever it can, the Midlothian ISD board of trustees on Monday night approved the issuance of the final variable-rate… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close