The Milford FFA Ag-Mechanics students cleaned up at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeos Ag-Mechanics contest held March 15-17. (Continued…)

The Italy Police Department is proud to announce that one of its officers will receive the 2012 State of Texas Law Enforcement Achievement Award for Public Service. (Continued…)

As in previous Easter egg hunts, fun was abounding on Saturday morning. Children from Italy and beyond grabbed their baskets or buckets and enjoyed hunting eggs at two different places. Thrilled with the thoughts of eggs filled with surprises, the kids checked high and low to fill up their basket. The first egg hunt was at the Dunlap Library and afterwards, the children moved to the Upchurch Ball Fields for the Mayor’s fulfilled gathering. (Continued…)

It happens—my daughter got a speeding ticket during her spring break from college while driving on the interstate through the city of Italy. So that’s on her. But what happened next is on the city of Italy.

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Italy’s girls and boys’ Junior High track members represent during the 2013 Wampus Cat Relays with both the 7th and 8th grade boys finishing 2nd overall in their point totals. (Continued…)

Monolithic Constructors, Inc. is offering durable concrete fencing that defies ever-changing soil conditions, is fire proof and withstands the force of straight-line winds. (Continued…)

Avalon IDS will hold its Pre-Kindergarten Round-Up for children ages 3- 5 years old on April 12,2013. (Continued…)

The Lady Gladiators continue to march over their league challengers, a softball district championship is already in sight. (Continued…)

Former Dallas Cowboy and Italy High School graduate Keith Davis will take part in the upcoming Dairyland Donkey basketball games scheduled Saturday, April 6, at 6 p.m. in the Italy Gladiator Dome. (Continued…)

A small collection of Italy’s best prove it’s quality that matters, not quantity, during Ennis track meet as the Gladiators and Lady Gladiators take on larger school classifications. (Continued…)

The Italy Economic Development Corporation decided Monday evening to hold a public hearing, possibly within the next 30 days, to pursue the construction of a walking trail at Upchurch Ball Fields. (Continued…)

Kortnei Johnson, a sophomore at Italy High School, becomes a gold medalist in the 100m dash at the 2013 Texas Relays in Austin with a time of 11.82. (Continued…)

The City of Italy has posted a notice for a public meeting to be held Monday, April 8, 2013. The purpose of the meeting will be to consider and review the Curfew Ordinance’s effects on the community and on the problems the Curfew Ordinance was intended to remedy. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers of the Italy Municipal Building, located at 105 W. Main Street, Italy. Meeting time is slated for 6:00pm. (Continued…)

Texas Pony of Americas Club is pleased announce the 2013 Win A POA 4-H Essay Contest. This is a statewide 4-H contest open to registered Texas 4-H club members between the ages of 9 (or entered in the third grade) and 16 as of August 31. The purpose of this contest is to acquaint 4-H members with the Pony of the Americas breed, horse ownership and care in general. The winner will receive a registered POA, halter and lead rope, a Junior Membership for a year in the Texas POA Club, and various other donated prizes. (Continued…)

Easter is not the only thing to be celebrated at Trinity Mission in the month of March. Resident’s birthdays were also celebrated with lots of fun. (Continued…)

There comes a moment in every season for every great team when they must come together to overcome. That is a difficult sentence but not as difficult as Italy’s comeback win over Itasca on Tuesday. (Continued…)

Have you ever had a close family pet that was just a part of your family? So close that when they died you were very sad and grieving? That is what happened to Dr. Del Bosque and his wife Neva. (Continued…)

Franky Jackson has been the mayor of Italy for 14 years and he is ready to retain his place as mayor for many more. He was born and raised in Italy and has always had a heart for Italy. (Continued…)

The Italy Ministerial Alliance (IMA) invites everyone to the Easter sunrise service on Sunday, March 31st. The service will be from 7:00-8:00 a.m. at the downtown pavilion. (Continued…)

During the week of April 1, 2013 some Italy High School and Italy Junior High School students will take STAAR or EOC tests. It is necessary to temporarily change the daily schedule in order to accommodate the testing needs. Testing information and schedule changes are reflected below. (Continued…)

Please join us on Saturday, March 30 for our annual Easter Egg Hunt. The Hunt starts at 9am, and the littlest hunters will look for bunny eggs in our children’s room. Older children, 9 and under, will hunt outside. Punch and cookies will be provided, and a splendid time is guaranteed for all! (Continued…)

Avalon ISD kick started the Easter Season off by being the first Easter Egg Hunt this year. Even though Monday evening was cold it did not stop anyone from coming out to hunt eggs. It was a pretty amazing sight when you looked over the school yard and saw over 4,000 eggs and masses of candy. The look of surprise and happiness in each face of the students gazing at all the eggs said it all. (Continued…)

The annual Mayor’s Easter Egg Hunt will be Saturday, March 30, at 10 a.m. at the Upchurch Ball Fields. (Continued…)

The Italy School Board of Trustees officially canceled the 2013 school board election Monday night at their monthly meeting. Two incumbents did not sign up to run again – Curtis Riddle and Jon Mathers. Two people, Ida Overton and Sal Ramirez, did sign up to run and are unopposed in the election originally scheduled in May. (Continued…)

Several Italy Gladiator basketball players receive all-district recognition after finishing as the District 14 1A-1 runner-up in 2013. (Continued…)

The start time for the Italy Gladiator home baseball game against Frost will be 3:00pm instead of 6:00 for Good Friday, March 29. This should still give fans some time to make it to both the softball game in Frost at 1:00 then return to Italy for the baseball game at 3:00 if they wanted to. (Continued…)

Holly Bradley, IHS graduate and current Italy ISD employee, is taking part in the Make A Wish Foundation Walk on April 6, 2013 and asks the community for help with this cause. (Continued…)

The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have their regular monthly meeting on Monday, March 25, 2013. The 7:00pm meeting will be held in the Italy High School Band Hall at 300 S. College Street, Italy. The meeting is open to the public. Everyone is welcome to attend. (Continued…)

Al Boon, a long-time resident of Ennis, was proud to speak about the local veterans and the success in the establishment of the Ennis Veteran’s Memorial Monument. The City of Ennis, local civic organizations, and its residents should be commended for supporting the Ennis Veteran’s Memorial. (Continued…)

Time is running out to purchase your tickets to the Dairyland Donkey basketball game on Saturday, April 6, at 6 p.m. in the Italy Gladiator Dome. (Continued…)

The 2013 Ellis County Youth Expo kicks off early next week. View the following schedule of events and make plans to come out and support our local youth. (Continued…)

The Junior High Track meet that WAS scheduled for Monday, March 25 in Itasca has been rescheduled and will now be held on Thursday, March 28. (Continued…)

James Hobbs has tossed his hat in the proverbial ring for mayor of Italy. Having his ‘feet wet’ by serving on the Italy City Council he is now ready for more. (Continued…)

In celebration of St. Patricks Day the student council had to come up with something fun for the kids at Stafford Elementary. And they did, they decided to have a contest to see which class could wear the most green! (Continued…)

The Lady Gladiators have terrorized the district with a well-balanced offensive and defensive attack to be undefeated at the midway point of district play. (Continued…)

The Italy Gladiator Band Boosters will meet Thursday, March 21, at 6 p.m. to finalize plans for the upcoming Dairyland Donkey basketball game. (Continued…)

Posted results from Italy’s JH girls track team efforts during the Grandview Zebra Relays. (Continued…)

Lucy Ricker was born November 25, 1917 in Marshall, Texas to Edmund and Lucile Daniel. She went home to be with the Lord March 19, 2013. She was 95. (Continued…)

The Italy High School Lady Gladiator and Gladiator track team results from the recently held Scurry-Rosser track meet. (Continued…)

The Italy Gladiator Band Boosters will host Dairyland Donkey basketball game on Saturday, April 6, at 6 p.m. in the Gladiator Dome. (Continued…)

Italy 5-year-old, Azlin Rose Itson seeks for sponsorship(s) and donations as she represents her home town, her county and the great State of Texas during upcoming national pageants. (Continued…)

Congratulations to Andrea Windham and her One Act Play-ers on their advancement in the district-zone competition yesterday in Richardson. Their production of All In Disguise won the entire cast and one crew member superlative awards. Their next level of competition (district finals) will be in Krum on Friday, March 22nd. Their performance will be at 1:00pm. (Continued…)

The Mt. Zion AME Church, at 733 Hardeman Street, Italy, welcomes everyone to their “Old Time Revival” scheduled for Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 7:00pm. Everyone is welcomed to join for singing and praising! (Continued…)

Italy sophomore Jaclynn Lewis pitches a perfect game to help the Lady Gladiators shutout Avalon 15-0 and improve to 4-0 in district play. (Continued…)

Over half of the Italy Lady Gladiator basketball roster receives all-district accolades with Kortnei Johnson grabbing a superlative honor. (Continued…)

Kurt Heilbronner, age 75, of Italy, passed away Wednesday evening, March 13, 2013 at his home. He was born November 3, 1937 in Glendale, California to Karl and Lillian (Curtis) Heilbronner. Kurt served in the U. S. Navy for 20 years as a flight mechanic. He retired from Pratt-Whitney after 20 years of service. After his retirement he went to work with his friend, Rick, restoring old WWI and WWII air crafts. Kurt married Ruth Rock on April 27, 2007 in Plano, TX. (Continued…)

So many awards, so many proud parents, grandparents, and students could be seen in the Stafford Elementary cafeteria for their fourth six weeks honor assembly. (Continued…)

The Italy Gladiator Regiment Band captured top scores in the recent UIL Concert and Sight Reading competition held recently in Groesbeck. (Continued…)

Italy heats up at the plate to build a 17-7 district win over Itasca who was sent home after five-innings of play. (Continued…)

Booster Club Vice-President, Flossie Gowan has called a meeting for this afternoon (Tuesday, March 12, 2013) at 5:15. The meeting will be held in the stands at the boys baseball field. All parents and supporters of Italy Gladiator athletics are welcome to attend. (Continued…)