Like most all of Ellis County, Italy is growing. Located 20 miles south of Ennis on SH-34, the farming community has increased from 1,926 in 2020 and is up to 2,329 this year. It was named after a settler who had once visited the European country.
Always the heart of smaller, suburban towns, their public schools, is critical in Italy. The development of the high school band, the addition of a cafet…