Chase Lindner and Logan LeBlanc aim high each time they enter competition. And, in their case, they literally aim. LeBlanc is a freshman at Aledo High School and Lindner is a junior …
Aledo City Council on Thursday, Sept. 17, approved an ordinance allowing golf carts on many city streets and granted a variance that clears the way for a gas station across from a school to seek a …
The Aledo High School Homecoming Parade takes a course around the campus, with children of all ages waving, smiling and hoping for goodies.
Even some of the Aledo Bearcats' staunchest fans were expressing concern after an 0-2 start to the football season.. The Bearcats did a lot to erase those concerns after a 31-7 road win over the Euless Trinity Trojans on Friday, Sept. 11..
Editor’s note: This story was originally published Sept. 20, 2001, in The Community News. The subject, Cindy Bartlett, a former Aledo resident, passed away in 2025.
Aledo City Council received an update Thursday, Sept. 3, on a proposed Parker County Public Utility Agency (PUA), a regional effort aimed at securing long-term water supply for the …
When Carrie Wood moved into her home on Robert Street many years ago she could sit on her back porch and wave at neighbors, visit with them as they walk by, enjoy some wildlife.
After months of informal enforcement and a growing number of golf carts, e-bikes and off-road vehicles on city streets, Aledo City Council gave Police Chief Carol Riddle direction …
The Aledo Police Department is investigating a financial scam that occurred Aug. 11 and is asking the community for help identifying a potential suspect.
Christopher Roberts has been named to AdvisorHub’s 2026 “50 Next Gen Advisors to Watch” list, a national recognition honoring rising leaders in the wealth management …
Lifelong Aledo resident Loweda Wood recently celebrated her 103rd birthday. She is one of only two living persons to have signed the charter that made Aledo an incorporated city. Pictured with her …
Aledo City Council voted unanimously Thursday night, Aug. 20, to adopt a $17.6 million fiscal year 2027 budget and a new property tax rate, following back-to-back public hearings that drew no citizen …
In what could be a potential Class 6A playoff matchup, Aledo and Southlake Carroll, two of the most successful high school programs in Texas, matched up in a scrimmage Thursday, Aug. 20.
When Kendall Dickerson wrote, “ You Matter, Little Lion: A Sibling’s Journey of Faith, Feelings, and Finding Her Place ,” the first-time author was writing from personal experience. …
The Aledo Police Department hosted its first Bike Rodeo Saturday morning, Aug. 15 at Aledo High School to address concerns regarding bike safety in the community. …
Aledo Children’s AdvoCats, a nonprofit organization committed to raising funds for children and families in need in the Aledo area, has hired its first-ever executive director, Wesley Fuller. …
Aledo High School graduate Cody Bradford made his long-awaited return to the Texas Rangers starting rotation Aug. 5 after 679 days. Bradford pitched 4.1 innings and gave up no runs while …
Aledo City Council proposed the 2026-2027 budget and the property tax rate to support it during the Aug. 6 meeting. Council scheduled a public hearing for 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, to allow for citizen input. During the meeting that follows, council could make both official. The Parker County Appraisal District certified the City of Aledo’s tax roll in July at $1,057,685. That number creates a “No New Revenue” tax rate of $0.3497-3. The NNR rate is the rate that would bring in the same amount of tax dollars to the city as the last fiscal year. The council opted to set the rate at $0.352415 —about .83% lower than last year’s rate — which will bring in an additional $500,000 in revenue.
The Aledo Police Department launched the Safe Access Program on June 10 to assist first-responders when there is a locked door between them and someone in need. Officer David Griesinger pitched …
A fugitive is now behind bars following a routine traffic stop made July 21 by Aledo Police Department Officer Matthew I. Shipman. The officer noticed a vehicle running a stop sign near …
The Aledo Black 7U baseball team was playing in the championship game of this summer’s USCSA World Series in Baton Rouge and found itself behind for the first time in the tournament. That’s …
In honor of Unearth a Story, Aledo Public Library’s dinosaur-themed summer reading program, participants at the library’s monthly crafting group worked on T. rex cross stitch projects. The …
Aledo High School graduate Kelsie Key, co-founder of Something From Nothing Productions, and filmmaker Brey Browne will premiere their debut narrative feature, Cinematic Nothingness ( …
ALEDO, TX – Due to a major water main break that resulted in a loss of water along Bailey Ranch Rd. near Champions Drive, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has required the City …
Aledo’s Church at the Crossing had its Adventure Week from June 22-25. The church had more than 500 kids aged as young as four years old to incoming sixth graders take part in fun activities …
