Final Football Sign-ups will be held Saturday, July 31 at Upchurch Ballpark from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. during the IYAA Garage Sale. Sign-up forms, county issued birth certificates and a registration fee of $65.00 can be submitted during that time. (Continued…)

The IHS Band Booster Club will meet on Thursday, August 5th in the Italy High School Band Hall. Meeting time is scheduled for 7:00pm. There are important plans that need to be ironed out for the upcoming school year. All band parents are urged to attend. (Continued…)

Nettie Sue Hollingsworth Jenkins, age 82, of Italy, passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at Trinity Mission Health and Rehab. She was born June 26, 1928 in Frost, Texas to James Clint and Nettie Ethel (Pevehouse) Hollingsworth. She married Glenn Gilbert Jenkins on March 12, 1946 and was a longtime resident of Italy. (Continued…)

Remodel of the facility purchased from Ellis County Auto as part of the County’s facilities bond program is expected to be completed in early September, allowing the Community Supervision Department to move out of the temporary facility on Highway 77 on schedule. (Continued…)

Milford High School graduate Daniel Nazar, has been accepted at the Harvard School of Law in Cambridge Massachusetts. Nazar, class of 1999, left Milford to attend the University of Texas at Austin, graduating in 2003 with honors. (Continued…)

As our gridiron Gladiators take to the field next week for their two-a-days practices our Lady Gladiators will also take to the court for theirs. Coach Richters, the new head coach of the Lady Gladiator Volleyball program, has released the Varsity/JV practice and game schedules for the 2010 volleyball season. (Continued…)

The Italy Economic Development Corporation heard some good news Monday evening at its monthly meeting. (Continued…)

Lots of new books this month. Here are just a few of them! If you see anything you want, email the library and they will save the book (or put it on reserve), for you. (Continued…)

It is time for the July birthday celebration at Trinity Mission once again and this time it is all girls! The July birthday girls are Lona Butler, Emma Davis, Evelyn Hocutt and Francis Davidson. (Continued…)

First Baptist Church of Italy is setting sail for Vacation Bible School fun on the HIGH SEAS! Kids will feel the sea spray on their face as sails snap overhead. They’ll experience the deep rolling waters of God’s love. It’s easily the best time they will have all summer. It’s five solid evenings of activities for the children of Italy. All kids are invited—so, pack up and head to First Baptist Church!!! We are serving supper and fun all week! (Continued…)

The Italy Economic Development Corporation will have their regular monthly meeting on Monday, July 26, 2010. The meeting will be held at the Italy City Council Chambers at 105 Main Street, Italy, Texas and will begin at 7:00pm. (Continued…)

Italy — On Friday and Saturday at the Upchurch Ball Fields in Italy, several teams from around Texas converged on Field 1 to battle for the right to advance in the Texas Teen-Age Baseball/Softball Association’s Boys State Tournament High School Eligible Boys State Baseball Tournament. (Continued…)

Betty Burks, Pat Berrier and Carol Lineback invite you to join them in celebrating their mother’s 100th birthday: Buna Guthrie. The celebration will be at Central Baptist Church at 113 South Ward Street, Italy, Texas on August 7, 2010 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. (Continued…)

The IYAA will be having a fund-raising garage sale and football sign-ups on Saturday, July 31 starting at 8:00 a.m. at the Upchurch Ball Fields in Italy.

Donated items can be dropped off on Wednesday, July 28 between 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m at the fields as well. (Continued…)

Meals on Wheels of Johnson and Ellis Counties have released their meals menu for August 2010. These meals are subject to change. (Continued…)

Reunion of all years of graduates! Saturday, July 31st at Milford High School at 2 – 5pm…after, all is invited to Miss Millie’s for a private party with appetizers/dinner & drinks. (Continued…)

When I walked into the principal’s office at Stafford Elementary I was coming to interview the new principal. There she sat in her chair, at her desk and was already going to work to be ready for the coming school year. Her name is Tammy Wallis and she comes to us from Red Oak, Texas where she was the assistant principal for the Red Oak Intermediate School for the past two years. (Continued…)

Billy and Mary Copeland were honored as the recipients of “Yard of the Month” for July and after one look at their yard, you know why.

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On Friday and Saturday at the Upchurch Ball Fields in Italy, the IYAA will be hosting High School Eligible (HSE) Boys Pool Play baseball games in a partnership effort with the Hillsboro Sports Association who is hosting the Texas Teen-Age Baseball/Softball Association’s Boys State Tournament. (Continued…)

Under the direction of NCAA certified basketball coach Aaron Itson, the Texas Elite basketball team will once again combine the athletic talents of both Italy and Maypearl and participate in the, NCAA sanctioned, Prime Time National Basketball Tournament (11th – 12th grade division). (Continued…)