Luke Clayton: Lots going on in the outdoors this week
I’ve got several topics I wish to share with you this week including a couple of tasty outdoor recipes as well as a fishing pattern that is currently underway on a lake near you.
Bill Spinks
MidloFest a 'success'
It was already an established springtime event in downtown Midlothian, but Saturday’s expanded MidloFest event has been deemed a success by the Midlothian Chamber of Commerce.
Texas History Minute: How the semicolon impacted Texas history
Every so often, news reports emerge of court cases that hinge upon the meaning of a word, or a spelling error, or even the correct placement of punctuation.
Early voting underway for May 3 polling
Early voting is underway in Midlothian and across the state of Texas for the Saturday, May 3 joint local city and school board elections. Ellis County Elections Administrator Jana Onyon announced on Tuesday that voting options have been expanded in the county.
MISD staffers on leave following school incident
A Midlothian mother is speaking out following an alleged incident that was reported involving a Dolores W. McClatchey Elementary School staff member and her son, a young special needs student.
Battle Axes throwers compete at worlds
Nine competitors from Battle Axes Indoor Axe Throwing in Midlothian recently returned from the World Axe & Knife Throwing Championships presented by AxeThrowingInsurance.com in Appleton, Wisconsin with plenty of top performances.
City of Midlothian shares its earth-friendly toolkit
What do lighting, landscaping, and managing storm water have in common? All are part of the City of Midlothian’s earth-friendly toolkit.
Baseball Panthers hit home stretch
The Midlothian High School baseball team got back on the winning track this past week, completing a home-and-home sweep over Crandall last Thursday and opening their final series of the regular season on Tuesday night with a road win over Terrell.
Good Friday service brings town together
The second annual “Midlothian Worship Night” was hosted by five area churches — Harvest Hill, Creekside Church, OneWay Church, and The Lighthouse Church — on Good Friday, April 18. Midway Church was also there represented.
Jaguar ballers continue to roll vs. Ennis
The first place Midlothian Heritage Jaguars traveled across Ellis County last Tuesday evening, April 15 to take on the third-place Ennis Lions (12-8-2 overall and 7-2 in district). The Jaguars have been on a red-hot streak by winning 8 of their last 9 games, with their only loss coming against 6A competitor Denton Guyer.