Wanna know how much Everett Smick loves and knows about science? Just ask him a question. Odds are pretty good - make that very good - that he’ll get the answer right. In fact, you …

Volleyball season is officially underway, and the Aledo Ladycats are on a mission. After a first round exit in 2021 at the hands of Birdville, Aledo is out to prove it is among the best in the state …

The rapid growth in the Aledo ISD has led to the need for ever more facilities needed to educate increasing numbers of students. In 2019, Aledo ISD voters approved issuing bonds to, among other …

Connections Mentoring Program The Connections Mentoring Program of Aledo ISD helps to empower youth in our community to make positive life choices that enable them to maximize their potential. …

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress authorized spending that allowed schools to serve free meals for all students. That program is no longer in effect, so Aledo ISD will transition back to a …

Weatherford College President Tod Allen Farmer has named Dr. Scott Tarnowieckyi the college’s new assistant vice president of student services. Tarnowieckyi has spent 12 years at the …

Arwen Wise, 2022 graduate of Aledo High School, was offered appointments to four military academies as she approached graduation: the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy, the …

Members of the Aledo ISD Board of Trustees got a quick education on Chapter 313 of the Texas Tax Code at a special meeting on Monday, July 25, in the wake of a request from an unnamed company to …

The rapid enrollment growth in the Aledo ISD was on everyone’s mind when the school board voted to convene a growth committee to formulate a plan for needed future facilities and to develop the …

A phrase originating from the mid-19th century says “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” The phrase has caught plenty of meaning in the past 200 years, with many prime …

With the Texas heat, many golfers like to hit the course in the morning. In Aledo, there is a brand new Mourning in the golf program, as in new head coach Brian Mourning, who has taken over both …

Michael and Jamie Bodiford Brinkley have established  a new permanent scholarship endowment with the Weatherford College Foundation. The scholarship will be earmarked for students in WC's …

Finalists for the fourth annual Weatherford College International Piano Competition will perform live in the Alkek Fine Arts Center on July 29 and 30.  Contestants from all …

Back when what is now Aledo Middle School was Aledo High School, Shannon Carpenter (now Bearden) took Gloria Andrews’ photography class in a corner of the Bearcat Den. The photos she took as a …

The Weatherford College Foundation has recognized Bruce and Laura Wiggs for decades of advocacy and support with the 2022 Carlos Hartnett Award. Named after the college’s first development …

Aledo business owner Brent Gough has been voted in as the new president of the Weatherford College Foundation Board of Directors. Gough succeeds Bob Glenn, who died shortly after he stepped down …

Thanks to generous supporters of the fine arts, Weatherford College is now an All-Steinway Spirio Institution, and the first community college ever to claim the title.  WC …

Weatherford College and West Texas A&M University have joined forces to expand educational opportunities to students seeking pathways to graduate degrees.  WC …

Aledo High School held its annual Honor Graduate Banquet on May 2 to recognize the top 10 percent of the graduating class of 2022. Each student selected a teacher that has had the greatest impact on …