Digging for gold in Italy

Known as “The biggest little town in Texas,” Italy, 25-miles southwest of Ennis, has a population of 2,161 and growing. Its high school sports have done very well in boys basketball, state champions in 1996, and have enjoyed many years of success in football and girls softball. Volleyball, not so much. Over the past 10-years, the Lady Gladiators have produced winning records just four times; 2015 …