Midlothian ISD trustees received some excellent news at last Monday’s regular monthly meeting: Jean Coleman Elementary will open for students on Wednesday, Oct. 12, nearly three months ahead of its postponed schedule.
As Republican governors transport migrants from Texas all over the country, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said the policies are exposing the hypocrisy of Democrats and the media on their stances on immigration policy.
SAN DIEGO — A Malaysian defense contractor nicknamed “Fat Leonard” who orchestrated one of the largest bribery scandals in U.S. military history has been arrested in Venezuela after fleeing before his sentencing, authorities said last week.
HAVANA — A strengthening Hurricane Ian’s rain and winds lashed Cuba’s western tip, where authorities evacuated 50,000 people, as it roared on a path that could see it hit Florida’s west coast as a Category 4 hurricane.
Knee arthroplasty is basically a resurfacing job where metal is wrapped around and cemented to the exposed large bone ends with a layer of plastic cartilage inserted between. The knee cap gets a slick plastic knob to allow smooth gliding. On day nine, 17 staples were removed from my new knee. The two bottom staples were where Rosie the robot resided to guide the surgeon. My entire leg is bruised and tender. After a few more weeks on the walker, antithrombosis stockings, lots of pain and physical therapy, they tell me I will sing praises to the new knee. Not there yet.
Members of the Midlothian City Council continued to be sharply divided on what the city’s ad valorem tax rate for the new fiscal year should be on both the high and low ends — but finally met somewhere in the middle and settled on a 65cent levy per $100 taxable valuation during a special meeting last Tuesday afternoon.
In their final regular meeting of the 20212022 fiscal year on Tuesday, the Ellis County Commissioners’ Court tackled a long list of agenda items, not the least of which was the county budget and tax rate for the new fiscal year that starts one week from Saturday.
Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to Texas businesses and residents affected by the severe storms and flooding that occurred Aug. 22-25, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration. SBA acted under its own authority to declare a disaster in response to a request SBA received from Governor Greg Abbott on Sept. 13.
Mid-Way Regional Airport has a new manager after Sharlette Wright was hired recently. Wright comes to Ellis County from Cleburne, where she was previously the manager of Cleburne Regional Airport.
The Midlothian ISD board of trustees faced a dilemma at last Monday night’s regular meeting — weighing the need to make room for future added debt versus the desire to give a break to taxpayers stressed by high prices.