February 2025

Rance Purser on LSC honor roll at Angelo State

SAN ANGELO — An even 200 Angelo State University student-athletes and student-athletic trainers, including Rance Purser of Midlothian, have been named to the Lone Star Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for their academic achievement during the fall 2024 semester. To be eligible for the recognition, student-athletes must have a minimum 3.30 grade point average (GPA) for the semester and be on the institution's athletics roster.

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MISD sends 8 to state wrestling meet

Despite this being a rebuilding year for the Midlothian and Heritage wrestling teams, both MISD schools qualified a total of eight competitors for the University Interscholastic League Class 5A boys’ and girls’ state championships being held this weekend at the Berry Center in Cypress. Heritage senior Eve Smith is back on a quest to win gold after placing as state runner-up a year ago.

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Make a date with nature at Mockingbird Park

After kicking off their 2025 season of events at Mockingbird Nature Park this Saturday with the Mayor’s Winter Walk, members of the Texas Master Naturalists Indian Trail Chapter of Navarro and Ellis Counties will continue their nature activities with Wildflower Walks on Saturdays, beginning March 15, at 9 a.m. Participants will enjoy guided ½-mile walks to learn about the wildflowers, native plants, and animal life of the park, located at 1361 Onward Road.

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