A tax abatement incentive agreement for an expansion of the Gerdau steel plant in Midlothian was agreed to by the Ellis County Commissioners’ Court last week, following suit with a similar agreement the city of Midlothian approved earlier this year.
An update on the upcoming Pancake Breakfast Fly-In/Drive-In scheduled for the morning of Saturday, June 4 will highlight a light agenda for the Mid-Way Regional Airport Joint Airport Board during Thursday afternoon’s scheduled regular meeting.
United Recyclers Group Scholarship Foundation recently announced Midlothian High School senior Briley Blackmon as a $2,500 College Award recipient for 2022. Briley is the daughter of Jeff and Nicole Blackmon.
More than 30 graduates from Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus received associate degrees and certificates of completion at TSTC’s Spring 2022 Commencement held Monday at the Waxahachie Civic Center in Waxahachie.
K-12 grade teachers who are employed at any school district located in Ellis County are eligible to apply for this certification program, which will equip them with the necessary tools and skills to inspire learning, better manage coursework and improve student outcomes by implementing Google’s digital tools in the classroom. Through this partnership, Google is offering 100 new certificates to Ellis County schools. Teachers who complete the training program will receive an industry certification and 12 hours of Texas CPEs.
Kess Parmelly of Earthtones Greenery in Midlothian poses with the "50 Club" sales award given to the company from Exmark Lawnmowers recently for outstanding sales and service for 2020-2021. COURTESY PHOTO
RED OAK — Preparing students to be “ready for life” is a top priority for Life School, a charter school district serving more than 5,000 students in the North Texas area. The district is now partnering with a like-minded partner, school-based mentoring program Mentors Care. Together, they will help students graduate and prepare them for what comes next – life.
On Friday, State Representative Brian Harrison toured two campuses in the Midlothian Independent School District, Midlothian High School and J.A. Vitovsky Elementary School. He met with Deputy Superintendent Darin Kasper, MHS Principal Dr. Kalee McMullen, and J.A. Vitovsky Principal Hollye Walker as well as students and faculty members.
The Texas Department of State Health Services notified the City of Midlothian Animal Services division on Thursday, May 5, that a skunk taken from the Brandi Ridge Subdivision on May 2 tested positive for rabies.
Music documentaries have been among the hottest and most lauded programming throughout the pandemic, from Peter Jackson’s epic dissection of the making of the Beatles’ “Let It Be” in “Get Back,” to Questlove’s Oscar-winning revisitation of the star-packed 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival in “Summer of Soul.” h And the hits just keep on coming. Among the performers getting the video-retrospective treatment in the coming months include backup-singer-turned-star Sheryl Crow, the late rapper known as XXXTentacion, multi-talented Latin titan Jennifer Lopez and country rebel Tanya Tucker. h Here’s a look at new music docs vying for your eyes and ears in 2022: