Following a lengthy presentation by Trent Petty, who provides strategic planning services to cities, Aledo’s City Council approved a boundary amendment to the city’s Tax Increment …

As we celebrate National Library Week at East Parker County Library, it is the perfect opportunity to reflect on the history of the East Parker County Library. This week marks 35 years since East …

Audrey Corley sat in her lawn chair, anxious and curious — combined with a little uneasiness. After all, the first-grader at Coder Elementary School in Aledo had never seen a full solar …

When Kit Marshall was the mayor in Aledo, her administration worked with the City of Fort Worth to have 228.24 acres of the Dean Ranch that makes up the northeast corner of the Rolling Hills …

Don't blink. Well, okay, you can blink, but don't keep your eyes closed for very long or you'll miss a historic event that has one of the best views in the entire United States right here in our …

There's no other way to say it. If you miss the total solar eclipse on April 8, odds are you won't be around to see the next one that occurs over our area. Neither will your children, your …

King's Gate Park now belongs to the City of Willow Park and big things lie ahead for the 22-and-a-half acres city officials call a gem. Topping the list is a fundraising narrative by the …

Members and friends at Trinity Bible Church in Willow Park gathered to break ground on a new worship center on Sunday, March 3. With hundreds in attendance, Senior Pastor Eric Kuykendall began …

Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties in response to the wildfire activity across the state. The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) activated additional …

The Aledo ISD issued a statement today in response to learning that it is being sued by the Texas Attorney General’s office. While the district has not been served in the suit or been …

Willow Park Mayor Doyle Moss has been honored by the Republican Party of Texas by being elected to the Republican Mayors Association (RMA) Advisory Board. Moss joins fellow Texas Republican Mayors …

Now, whether going east or west, whatever message is posted on the billboard near Willow Park City Hall, you can be sure it has the city’s seal of approval. That’s because it came …

Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series about a local man who discovered fraudulent businesses in his own field and in the process of uncovering them, ran the risk of losing his …

Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series about a local man who discovered fraudulent businesses in his own field and in the process of uncovering them, ran the risk of losing his …

The Tuesday, Jan. 23 meeting of the Weatherford City Council was all about future growth for the city and its citizens. Over the past few years, several new businesses have come to call Weatherford …

The Aledo Bearcats and Ladycats will be sharing district with several different opponents from the past couple of seasons, per the newest realignment announced by the University Interscholastic …

The future of the building that used to house Willow Park Church of Christ at 721 Ranch House Rd. is soon to be decided by the Willow Park City Council. In fact, the matter was on the council’s …

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met on Tuesday, Jan. 16, for their regularly scheduled monthly meeting. As the district continues to expand, and projects abound to meet the needs of a growing …

Aledo ISD recently closed on a land purchase and partial land swap totaling 100-plus acres north of Old Weatherford Road for a future high school site.  AISD purchased about 50 acres and …

Aledoans gathered by the hundreds at the Bearcat Baseball Field on Monday, Dec. 4, to celebrate one of their own.   Cody Bradford made his return to Aledo following a remarkable rookie …

This year’s 12th annual Marcia Walters Memorial Thanksgiving Trot broke new ground. It was the first time the event was managed by co-chairs Niki Thompson and Whitney Harris. And, once …

All good things come to an end, as they say. But for Aledo ISD’s Board of Trustees, along with countless districts across the Lone Star State, the school funding issues with the state …

What do you do when all your dreams come true?   If you’re from Aledo like Cody Bradford is, you go right back to work. After the Texas Rangers won the first World Series in …

While there were no national or statewide individual races on the ballot this year, folks across the state, including Parker County, had plenty of items on which to cast votes this year. Topping …

In response to legislation passed by the Texas Legislature in June, the Hudson Oaks City Council held a public hearing and subsequently amended certain sections of its subdivision ordinance at its …