Former Willow Park Mayor Brad Johnson now lives in Kerrville, and he has provided some first-hand information from that flood area. The following descriptions and photos are from him:
DALLAS – For the first time since 2015, the No. 3 state-ranked Aledo Bearcats reached the state semifinal round of UIL baseball competition. After taking down Colleyville Heritage in the Region …
Willow Park Baptist Church and the YMCA are partnering to bring a new dedicated YMCA building to Willow Park and to the greater east Parker County area. Pastor Clark Bosher and Williams have …
A packed house saw the transition of mayors at the May Willow Park city council meeting on May 12. Outgoing mayor Doyle Moss gave a farewell speech thanking his fellow council members and …
This past week (May 7-8), Lila Satterfield fulfilled a promise she made to Aledo tennis coach Joe McCoy at the start of the spring season. “Lila had set this goal of making it to state …
“If there had been 30 or 40 meters more to that race, she’d be a state champion,” declared Aledo Ladycats coach Mike Pinkerton after junior Molly Garrison ran the race of her …
“Oh, man! It’s 37 degrees in there!” Rupendra Pandey exclaimed as he finished stocking soft drinks in the cooler of the Shell station across from Aledo Elementary School. Pandey …
With an SUV full of insulated tote bags, Stephanie Reid spends most Thursday mornings driving the winding roads of Aledo’s neighborhoods with one purpose in mind: helping seniors’ lives. …
East Parker County is rich in history. Long before Aledo was incorporated in 1963, before railroad tracks were laid in 1879, and even before pioneers settled in the area, there were humans here. …
Aledo High School is known for winning championships and setting records. However, Avery Green did something no other student in school history had ever accomplished. She won a state …
Born on April 6, 2014, James Marcus Lauderdale lived a total of just 18 hours, but his legacy survives to this very day. The son of Peyton Lauderdale of Gathering Hope in Aledo, James was born …
Whatever the setting, Aubrey Robertson has a sermon for anyone willing to listen. His first church met in a YMCA for four years, then a strip mall in a rough neighborhood, and not just one movie …
The Weatherford Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution hosted their annual event at North Side Baptist Church in Weatherford on Tuesday, April 22. The DAR Good …
Last week I returned to the office after a hip replacement surgery in May. I am happy to be back and have a lot of thank yous to say. The staff at The Community News stepped up remarkably, not …
The late George Carlin is best remembered for poking holes in the policy implemented to eliminate the foulest of words on radio and television. He essentially made a living with his TV …
The United States Postal Service is on the brink of a self-induced collapse. The failed policies of the Delivering for America Plan have driven away customers through a combination of sky-high rate …
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