Parker County commissioners on Monday, Sept. 28, adopted a $106 million budget for fiscal year 2026-27 and set a property tax rate of about 28.47 cents per $100 of valuation, which is less than the …
A Parker County man is facing multiple felony charges related to solicitation of a minor, following a Parker County Sheriff’s Office investigation. …
After discussing the measure over the past few months, the City of Hudson Oaks has agreed to become part of an agency to help Parker County better address its potential water shortages in years to …
The Goddard School, a nationally acclaimed early childhood education franchise, is set to open its first location in Willow Park in spring 2027, bringing the inquiry-based learning experience …
Annetta town leaders showed off their rainwater-collection system Tuesday morning, Sept. 29, officially “cutting the ribbon” with the Parker County Chamber of Commerce. …
The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 3 general election is Oct. 5. Early voting starts Oct. 19 and runs through Oct. 30, according to the Texas Secretary of State’s office. …
Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Education Agency named Coder Elementary a Lone Star Ribbon School, the only school in Region 11 and one of only 25 campuses throughout the state to earn the honor for …
Willow Park City Council approved, during its Tuesday, Sept. 22, meeting, an ordinance updating several water utility rates and fees for Fiscal Year 2026-27. The decision continues the …
Nearly $12 billion in Medicaid funding to Texas hospitals will be restored after a nearly year-long stalemate between the state and the federal government ended, the Texas Standard reported. …
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.
A representative of Freese & Nichols, the firm managing Parker County’s transportation bond program, gave commissioners a project-by-project update during the Sept. 14 …
The Senate Republican leadership is pouring tens of millions of dollars into the U.S. Senate campaign of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is locked in a tight race with …
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.
Willow Park City Council approved the 2026-27 fiscal year budget during its meeting Tuesday, Sept. 8. The budget includes $5,360,440 in projected revenues, offset by projected expenditures of …
With the state’s new fiscal year beginning on Sept. 1, Texas hospitals are expected to lose $27 million per day in additional Medicaid funding, according to the Texas …
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 …
A man faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon stemming from a road rage incident Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 1, in northwest Parker County. Parker County Sheriff’s Office …
Parker County Commissioners Court appointed Bryan Grimes as county manager Tuesday, Sept. 2, according to a press release. Grimes, who previously served as the county's director of Strategic …
Hudson Oaks Mayor Tom Fitzpatrick commended Eagle Scout candidate Preston Fought for improvements Fought and his crew made to the city’s public safety building as an Eagle Scout …
The pushback against booming data center construction continues to grow, even as the state’s grid operator warns of rolling blackouts in West Texas if new transmission lines aren’t built, the …
The Aledo Police Department is investigating a financial scam that occurred Aug. 11 and is asking the community for help identifying a potential suspect.
Parker County Commissioners Court spent nearly three hours Tuesday, Aug. 25, working through a long list of budget decisions for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, opening the session with a public hearing …
