When one walks into Brent Palmer’s home, it becomes very obvious what has captured his interest. Sitting in the middle of a room planned to resemble a tastefully designed pool hall is a pool table. During one of his sessions at his pool table, Brent confidently ran a table of 9-balls, one through nine, […]
In the early morning hours before school on September 24, 2014, with some of the students still reconciling their bodies to being awake, a small team stood alert, excited and eager for the day to begin. Three nine-year-old Mt. Peak Elementary School students, Brylee Stewart, Sloan Short and Jeremiah Cuellar had decided to make […]
The sound of the Russian jets roaring overhead struck fear in the Nigerian villagers’ hearts. They screamed as they ran for cover from the bombs. “It was incredibly scary,” Princeton Abaraoha, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Midlothian exclaimed. “The only time you heard the jets were when it was too late and the […]
True altruism comes in a shining moment, demonstrated in lives that are changed for the better. A young soldier who served valiantly in Iraq returned home with post-traumatic stress disorder and a traumatic brain injury. He had periodic suicidal ideation and treatment was illusive. He tried going to school and to hold a job […]
In some of the more beautiful neighborhoods around Midlothian, it is sometimes hard for an individual house to be notable. From developments still being built like Shiloh Forest Estates to older neighborhoods like Park Place, appealing facades and massive arched front porches can start to blend into one another. By adding personal touches, some […]
On your mark, get set, go! And off go the Rowdy Runners as they heed the call for another marathon. This elementary school-based running group was one of the recipients of a grant funded by the Midlothian Education Foundation. It is just one of the jewels in the crown of this organization. As MEF […]
MIDLOTHIAN, TX — The days had become nights and the nights were endless. The tiny baby was but a whisper of life. The tubing, tapes and frightening machines were all there to help this tiny life grow stronger. Unfortunately, life could not be suspended at the side of the incubator. Parents needed to eat. […]
MIDLOTHIAN, TX — Flying high and solo is as close to true freedom as a pilot can get. Omri Kalinsky, a member of Texas Soaring Association, has the opportunity to experience that freedom whenever he wants to get in one of his two glider planes. “Going to fly is what I get up for in […]
MIDLOTHIAN, TX — A cool breeze drifted through the craggy slabs of granite as father and son, Cliff and Matthew Hackler, stood where only a few have dared. The 32 F temperature hardly made a difference as they looked around at the gray-plated ground they had just hiked, jutting mountain peaks and lakes that looked […]
MIDLOTHIAN, TX — Some people singing at Carnegie Hall may find themselves nervous and trembling at the enormity of it all. But for one little girl, she saw her future. “I remember standing on the stage at Carnegie Hall,” remembered Nyadia Thorpe, teacher and choir coach at Frank Seale Middle School. “Watching the women […]
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