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 …

School board members and administration officials in the Aledo Independent School District may very well feel like jugglers as they address the issue of continued and accelerating growth in the …

Weatherford College’s third bachelor’s degree program begins this fall and is ideal for those in the health science fields to advance their careers.   The Bachelor of Applied …

As a part of the Aledo ISD’s new character education program - the Positivity Project or P2 - the district has launched Aledo Bearcats of Character that recognizes the good character on display …

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees recognized the January and February Bearcats of Character during the February 28, 2022, regular board meeting. The district recognized 22 students for kindness …

Students from area high schools gathered on the Weatherford College campus Friday, Feb. 18, for the 20th annual Coyote Area Math Championship in honor of Pat Cook to compete in pre-calculus and …

Aledo High School’s one-act-play “Ruby’s Story” by Ron Osborne won first place in district last week, and will advance to bi-district next week. The show was also awarded …

Aledo ISD has named Becky Albertson as the director of the new employee childcare center scheduled to open in late summer of 2022. Albertson has been the director of the Primrose School of …

Weatherford College President Tod Allen Farmer is now a member of the national board of directors for the Community College Baccalaureate Association.   Founded in 1999, …

The Aledo High School Class of 2024 Project Celebration Committee invites the public to attend the inaugural Bearcat Big Bass Fishing Tournament to be held Saturday, April 2, at Rough Creek Park at …

Aledo ISD Ten additional AHS students recognized by national recognition program Ten Aledo High School students recently learned they earned recognition as National Recognition Program …

Amy Chumbley from Aledo ISD and Candice Gables from TCA were among the honorees when Weatherford College celebrated 40 of the finest teachers from across the region at the annual Jack Harvey Academy …

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 …