In response to the nation's escalating labor shortages, particularly in critical infrastructure sectors, Representative Jake Ellzey (TX-6) will formally introduce the Apprenticeship Infrastructure Tax Credit Act of 2025 in the coming days.
In a special meeting held last week, Ellis County commissioners voted 4-0 to appoint former State Rep. John Wray (R-House District 10) to fill the County Judge seat beginning Thursday, when Judge Todd Little will vacate the position.
DALLAS — Methodist Health System has announced that Methodist Midlothian Medical Center has earned “A” safety grades for spring 2025 from The Leapfrog Group, the highest rating possible from the independent hospital watchdog.
AUSTIN — There were medals to be had for both Heritage High School and Midlothian High School at the Class 5A University Interscholastic League state track and field championships last Friday.
IRVING — Behind strong power hitting by Jocelyn Martinez, the Midlothian Lady Panthers (24-8-1) posted not one, but two playoff shutout victories last weekend at MacArthur High School as they dumped Dallas W.T. White, 10-0 and 26-0, to advance to the Class 5A Division I region semifinals.
Hot-hitting leadoff batter Michael Gray and the Midlothian Panthers are moving on in the Class 5A Division I baseball playoffs.
Focused and prepared for the first round of the state baseball playoffs, the Jaguars of Heritage High School hosted the second game against the Waco University Trojans on Friday night, May 2, but due to another day of rain, the Jags were forced to have the game moved to the Midlothian Panthers turf field. However, the threat of further weather problems didn’t win out — but the Jags team did, by a score of 8-0.
Firefighters at Midlothian Fire Department’s Station 1 are in mourning following the death of Riggs, the station’s 3 ½-year-old Yellow Labrador.
Sophomore Lauryn Price of Heritage High School was inadvertently left off the list of District 14-5A qualifiers at the conclusion of the district tournament held at the Corsicana/ Ennis tennis courts on April 24 and 25.
A number of options were on the table on Monday evening as the Midlothian ISD board of trustees addressed ways to reduce a projected 2025-2026 budget deficit of about $5.45 million during the board’s third budget meeting of the year. “We’ve got a major deficit, and we’ve got to figure out how to overcome it,” board president Gary Vineyard said.