In a quick special meeting on Tuesday, the Ellis County Commissioners’ Court voted unanimously to lift ahead of schedule a 90-day burn ban that had been in place since June 26. The lifting of the ban is effective immediately, but regulations governing open burning are still in place in the county.
The Midlothian Police Department will present its 26th Citizens’ Police Academy. The previous 25 academies have been very successful and the department hopes to improve upon the popular program.
The Midlothian Police Department will kick off the 2022 National Night Out campaign at an organizational event on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Midlothian Community Park, 3601 S. 14th Street.
A new facility in Ellis County will soon be providing support for combat veterans, first responders and their families. The Eagle Oak Retreat is an 11-acre tree-lined ranch in the countryside along U.S.
Local dignitaries were on hand for the opening of the first Bank of America Financial Center in Midlothian at 2221 FM 663 last Wednesday morning. Bank of America’s new Midlothian Financial Center is reflective of the company’s high-tech and high-touch approach to meeting the banking, lending, and investing needs of its local clients.
Students begin a new school year with hopes and dreams of better lives. Teachers and administrators similarly have high hopes for their students, trying to create classrooms and schools of the highest quality where these dreams can be nurtured and minds developed, as difficult as this sometimes is given the limits of budgets. Southern Methodist University in Dallas was created with such hopes but also with many obstacles. In the end, SMU was the result of a fight to relocate another college and the fate of a Dallas medical school that culminated in a world-class university.
Mirror report The Midlothian Fire Department responded to the following incidents: Aug. 22 530 Allen Ln, Midlothian, TX 76065, smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional 4333 Power Way, Midlothian, TX 76065, alarm system sounded due to malfunction 721 East Ridge Dr 435, Midlothian, TX 76065, EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 1011 Skyview Ct, Midlothian, TX 76065, EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 5810 Hackberry Ct, Midlothian, TX 76065, unintentional transmission of alarm, other 4851 Hidden Lake Trl, Midlothian, TX 76065, EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 502 Cooper St, Cedar Hill, TX 75106, dispatched and cancelled en route 5406 Leander Way, Midlothian, TX 76065, EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 1021 McAlpin Rd, Midlothian, TX 76065, EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 990 N Walnut Grove Rd C106, Midlothian, TX 76065, EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 1900 W Main St, Midlothian, TX 76065, EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 170 Henderson St 1101, Midlothian, TX 76065, EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 605 Walter Stephenson Rd, Midlothian, TX 76065, assist invalid 610 S 14th St Memory Care, Midlothian, TX 76065, EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 5010 Judy Dr, Midlothian, TX 76065, EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 606 Deleon Dr, Midlothian, TX 76065, EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 412 Rolling Hills Dr, Midlothian, TX 76065, EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury Aug.
With updated COVID-19 booster vaccines now authorized and recommended for use, doses are expected to begin shipping over the next few days and arriving at health care providers across Texas this week.
It’s that time of the year again, where eight caring community leaders and their volunteers come together to put on a night of events to support and to ensure the future of the Ellis County 4-H and Future Farmers of America (FFA) youth programs.
The North Texas Food Bank will join Feeding America and other member food banks for Hunger Action Month this September to inspire people to join the fight to end hunger and raise awareness of people experiencing food insecurity across the United States.