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Council moves to obtain land around King's Gate Bridge

After negotiations to acquire the land around King's Gate Bridge have proved unsuccessful, the Willow Park City Council voted to move forward with eminent domain proceedings at its meeting on …

New bank HQ to sport Parker County’s first office tower

Commercial growth in Parker County opened a new chapter recently with the announcement that Worthington Bank has acquired land for its new corporate headquarters, to be located on the southwest …

New student center to elevate education

The occasion was large and the announcement absolutely enormous when Weatherford College president Dr. Todd Farmer took the stage following his annual president’s luncheon. Farmer announced the …

Board surprised by proposed Runaway Bay donation

The Weatherford College Board of Trustees made waves during its September meeting on Thursday, Sept. 13. From adding a new board member to hearing of a proposed multi-million dollar donation to …

Border Patrol faulted in Uvalde school shooting

A 200-page report from the Department of Homeland Security faulted U.S. Border Patrol agents who rushed to the Uvalde school shooting in 2022, concluding they “failed to establish command and …

Trio represents Aledo in elite event

Madison Haynes is shown during a session at Girls State. Three Aledo High School students received a special honor this summer when they were invited to participate in Texas Girls …
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WC’s Morris wins national VB award Weatherford College volleyball player Abby Morris won the National Offensive Player of the Week award from the National Junior College Athletic …

Aledo competes on state course

To say the Aledo cross country teams are familiar with the course at Old Settler's Park in Round Rock would be an understatement akin to saying the Dallas Cowboys couldn't stop the running game of a …

Aledo teams get season underway

The Aledo Bearcats and Ladycats got the fall golf season going over the Sept. 20 weekend. The Bearcats played in the Bart Granger Memorial at Pecan Valley in Benbrook, while the Ladycats were at the …

Bearcats burn Hawks behind sizzling Beard

It was a hot night at Tim Buchanan Stadium on Friday, Sept. 20, when the Birdville Hawks came to town to play the Aledo Bearcats. Temperatures at the 7 p.m. kickoff were in the upper 90s. But …
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Bobby (Bob) Dean Underwood, 85, of Weatherford, Texas, peacefully departed this world on September 5, 2024.  Born in Brady, Texas, on December 18, 1938, Bob was the youngest of Alice and …
Stacy Lynn Clark, born on September 9, 1961, in Fort Worth, passed away on September 4, 2024. Stacy proudly served the Fort Worth community as a captain in the Fort Worth Fire Department, …
Dennis Thompson of Annetta passed away on August 24, 2024. The brimming legacy of a life well lived is stitched into the remarkable story of Dennis V. Thompson. He was the first-born child of …
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Trinity Christian homecoming festivities planned

Trinity Christian Academy will celebrate homecoming with a parade and pep rally on Thursday, Sept. 19, and the varsity football team will compete against TK Gorman at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20 at …

Trustees adopt 2024-2025 budget with $4.4 million in cuts

For the sixth-straight year, the Aledo ISD Board of Trustees has adopted a lower tax rate, lowering the rate by $0.0023 for 2024-2025 and bringing the total six-year reduction to nearly $0.39 cents. …

Band camp a sign of a new school year

One of the first signs of a new school year is the Bearcat Regiment marching drills. Step accuracy, precision, posture, and even muscle movement were the disciplines of the day for the Aledo High …

Applications for free and reduced-price school meals being distributed

Aledo ISD recently announced its policy for providing free and reduced-price meals for children served under the attached current income eligibility guidelines. Each school/site or the central office …
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Good Apples, Bad Apples

Public school teachers in Texas overwhelmingly consist of dedicated educational professionals who have committed their lives to teaching and nurturing our most precious resource, our children. …

Austin in crosshairs

The arrival of the football-playing Coleman triplets at the University of Texas in Austin for 2025’s fall semester may break several records before they even meet BEVO, the Longhorns’ …

‘A Day Without a Mexican’ merits thought

“A Day Without a Mexican” is a movie released in 2004. It was cowritten by Yarieli Arizmendi and Sergio Guerrero, and directed by Segio Arau. It is a satirical, surrealistic look at what …

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