Attorney General Ken Paxton is in the news locally and nationally, on social media, and in conversations. It's a hard discussion that needs facts and light before those of us who don't have the facts …
Whoever said winning is only about the person in first place never met Ben Camp. Camp is the epitome of a winner. No, he didn't win a state championship this season — though he did as a …
The May 6 Aledo ISD school bond election is about a month behind us but that doesn’t mean all of the business of the election is complete. The results are final — voters in the …
Two decades ago Jeff Lightfoot came home. A 1988 graduate of Weatherford High School, he came to Weatherford College in 2003 to start a baseball program. It wasn't long before that …
This week marks 28 years since I became owner of The Community News. We’ve seen a lot of changes over those years, from a one-elementary-school district to six, and number seven on the …
It might sound like science fiction, but the first highway for flying vehicles is already being developed in the skies over Alliance Airport north of Fort Worth. And an air corridor for flying taxis …
If only we could all be like my late neighbor Brad. Just a couple days after the lovely Mrs. Junell and I moved into our home —ironically right across the street from where we lived for …
Proving that you're never too old to experience something new, 99-year-old Jean Buford actually enjoyed two things she'd never done before on Friday, April 21. "In my little town (Haskell) we …
A new Political Action Committee (PAC) has recently formed to oppose the Aledo ISD Bond proposed by a group of 49 community members — your neighbors, friends, and fellow taxpayers. The …
I received a text message a couple of days ago from “Bethany” at Texans for School Choice telling me that our state representative, Glenn Rogers, voted to ban school choice in …
Every year, Texas loses nearly 250,000 acres of land to development. Rural working lands that make up the wide-open spaces definitive of the Texas character are evaporating at an alarming rate. …
Rightly or wrongly I have always felt we have the best newspaper in Parker County - and I hope you agree. Over the last few months I have had reason to re-think some of the principles we have …
To witness bipartisanship at the Texas Capitol, look to the lawmakers who are working to improve open government laws. Legislators from both political parties are igniting interest in transparency …
I am in the process of listening to a series of podcasts called “ Business Wars .” Business Wars has several “seasons” under its belt – a season being defined as …
This is the time of year in late winter/early spring when some flowers bloom beautifully for a very short time. I also pause to experience the moment of their beauty because each moment is all we …
Carrie Ellis, formerly West, came to Willow Park six years ago and immediately made history as the first female chief of police in Parker County. More than that, a lot of folks think she was one of …
