This large pan created by the Weatherford ISD Career and Technical Education department will hold the world’s largest peach cobbler to be made and served at the Parker County Peach Festival on Saturday, July 13 in downtown Weatherford.

Parker County Peach Festival to break many records, including World's largest cobbler

Hudson Oaks

Hudson Oak's Council wastewater agreement approved to unite with neighboring Willow Park

Swimmers and lifeguards at Splash Kingdom participated in the World’s Largest Swim Lesson on Thursday, June 20. The annual worldwide event is designed to encourage water safety.

Swimming

Local water park part of worldwide event

Aledo’s Marc Cerja (left) and Miller Hill display their winnings during a recent Bassmaster competition.

Hard work leads to big catches

The high school fishing season may be over but the fish are still biting and several area middle school and high school anglers were competing recently in a Bassmasters event on Cedar Lake in Gun …

Vandagriff Elementary School first grader WIll Cotton

Tennis camp teaches fundamentals

Among Aledo summer camps held in June was tennis camp, where youngsters learned the basics of the game. The school district also hosted camps for tennis, basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, …

Close-up golf ball on tee with blur green bokeh background.

Youth compete in North Texas PGA Junior Tour

A couple of area youngsters took the top prize in their respective age groups in tournaments on the North Texas PGA Junior Tour recently. At Hidden Creek in Burleson on June 19, Willow …

Teens in circle holding smart mobile phones - Multicultural young people using cellphones outside - Teenagers addicted to new technology concept

Aledo youth, mom lobby for protection with the Take it Down Act to combat revenge social media posts

Ana McAdams will go to the ends of the earth if necessary to prevent what happened to her daughter, Elliston Berry, from happening to anyone else. Berry is a victim of deepfake revenge …

City approves engineering agreement

The Annetta Town Council approved a partnership with KKM Associates, LLC to become their engineering firm for the Town of Annetta. As one of the top assignments under their agreement, …

Event raises support, hope, comfort

Brian Purefoy of the Purefoy Electrical Company golf team.

Everything aligned perfectly for the Fourth Annual Fairways for Families tournament June 14 at Squaw Creek Golf Course in Willow Park. Perfect weather, …

Annual Parker County event closes successful week

Katelyn Scott of Odessa earned $618 for her place in the Parker County Rodeo barrel racing competition. The event was her nineteenth rodeo of 2024.

The arena is quiet and the trailer parking area is empty. The 2024 Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Rodeo and Frontier Days is in the books with high attendance, entertaining exhibits, and cash …

Council approves adjustments in Crown Road area

The new sign above the entrance to Willow Park City Hall at 120 El Chico Tr. City staff moved into their new home in January.

Following complaints from several residents in the Crown Road area at the past couple of meetings, the Willow Park City Council voted at its Tuesday, June 11 meeting to address some of the issues in …

Shaw named head coach at Aledo

New Aledo High School wrestling coach Ben Shaw is shown with his family.

L.D. Bell High School wrestling coach Ben Shaw has been tapped to head the program at Aledo High School. Before serving at Bell High School in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD, he was an assistant …

Wooten named WC coach

Weatherford College has announced Stephanie Wooten as its new head tennis coach. She will coach both women's and men's tennis at WC. Wooten, a native of Crandall, comes to WC with head …

Graduation 2024

Willow Park Palooza

The annual Willow Park Palooza was held on Saturday, June 1, at the Shops at Willow Park. The event is held each spring and features dozens of vendors, food, and live entertainment. First scheduled …