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  • Band camp a sign of a new school year

    Thursday, August 22

    One of the first signs of a new school year is the Bearcat Regiment marching drills. Step accuracy, precision, posture, and even muscle movement were the disciplines of the day for the Aledo High …

  • Applications for free and reduced-price school meals being distributed

    Thursday, August 22

    Aledo ISD recently announced its policy for providing free and reduced-price meals for children served under the attached current income eligibility guidelines. Each school/site or the central office …

  • Overall 2023-2024 Circle of Greatness winners announced

    Thursday, August 22

    Aledo ISD recently honored four well-deserving employees as the 2023-2024 Circle of Greatness overall winners. The district expressed congratulations to: ● Professional Category: Erica …

  • Tears and smiles on first day of school

    Thursday, August 22

    Aug. 14 marked the first day of school in the Aledo ISD, with a mixture of tears and smiles at the seven elementary schools. Aledo’s continued growth in enrollment led to the opening of the new …

  • Aledo's Woodson honored by Education Service Center

    Thursday, August 22

    Elisha Woodson understands the value of a well-rounded career — a career that has now seen her receive recognition as the best at her craft. Woodson was recently named the Education …

  • Bearcat Nation 101 brings crowds to new location

    Thursday, August 22

    The annual Bearcat Nation 101 event had a new location but the same enthusiastic   group of organizations that provided much needed information to new and veteran residents in the Aledo ISD. …

  • New year brings new leader to TCA

    Thursday, August 22

    For only the fourth time in its history, Trinity Christian Academy will enter a school year with a new Head of School. Craig Smith took the helm following the retirement of Dr. Steve Newby, …

  • McKinney Elementary to be ‘home away from home’

    Thursday, August 22

    The Aug. 8 dedication ceremony of McKinney Elementary School was a time for memories, laughter, and anxious new students to see their future school. After beginning her career in Houston ISD, …

  • New staff welcomed to local schools

    Thursday, August 22

    Growing communities mean growing schools. Aledo ISD and Trinity Christian Academy added several new staff members for the beginning of this school year. Aledo ISD Aledo High School …

  • Ribbon cut for new trail and more

    Wednesday, August 21

    The leaders of Willow Park pride themselves on dreaming big. Chief among those dreams is the growth of King's Gate and numerous amenities designed to enhance life in the community. Thursday …

  • Linda Barron

    Tuesday, August 20

    Linda Ann Rierson Barron, 85, of Hudson Oaks, Texas, passed peacefully on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. Linda was a 1956 graduate of Warwick High School in Newport News, Virginia. She and her …

  • John Allen Lemons II

    Tuesday, August 20

    John Allen Lemons II of Aledo passed away peacefully on Monday afternoon, August 5, 2024 at home in the arms of his wife of 56 years, Patsy Garner Lemons. He was 77.

  • Ladycats win elite meet

    Tuesday, August 20

    With their entire team back from last season, the Aledo Ladycats sent a message that they are once again a program to be reckoned with as they won the championship of the prestigious Waxahachie Wood …

  • Lady Roos run in Byron Nelson Invitational

    Tuesday, August 20

    The Kangaroos and Lady Roos competed in the Byron Nelson Invitational in Justin on Aug. 17. Elite Girls Varsity Team, fourth, 122 points. Top individuals: Remington Boone, sixth, …

  • Bearcat practices going well as season approaches

    Tuesday, August 20

    With the start of the regular season a week away, the Aledo Bearcats are well into preparation to begin defense of their 2023 state championship — the most recent in their state-record history …

  • Olympics past and future

    Tuesday, August 20

    Another Olympics has come and gone. More history was made. More drama. More obsession with medal counts. I do watch the medal counts, but I am not sure what they really mean. The United States had …

  • School bond funds at work in AISD

    Tuesday, August 20

    The fruits of the school bond passed in May 2023 are being revealed in the new school year. AISD school board president Forrest Collins pointed out the $123.8 means so much more than education to the …

  • Visit the old West in the Murphey Heritage wing

    Monday, August 19

    Take a trip back in time to the old west and experience Native American culture, cattle drive cooking, Colt-toting town sheriffs, and early life on the prairie. Maybe experience cabin life or learn …

  • Lady Roos cruise in home opener

    Monday, August 19

    The Weatherford Lady Kangaroos volleyball program saw changes both in its roster and leadership during the offseason, but came out of the tunnel red hot in its home opener Tuesday night, aug. 13. …

  • Racquet Cats win three in a week

    Monday, August 19

    The Aledo varsity tennis team concluded its fall pre-district schedule with a 7-3 record and a three-match winning streak. The team faced Midlothian on Aug. 9 and came away with an 11-8 win. On …

  • Council provides security cameras for schools

    Monday, August 19

    With a constant emphasis on student safety in schools, the Annetta Town Council passed an item that will provide additional security and safety at two elementary schools at their most recent meeting …

  • Heat-related deaths in Texas likely undercounted

    Monday, August 19

    As Texans endure the dog days of summer, experts say deaths related to heat in Texas and nationwide are likely undercounted, the Texas Standard reported. With climate change causing warmer days …

  • Council designates James Hamilton Day

    Monday, August 19

    The latest meeting of the Weatherford City Council on Aug. 13 was a time of remembrance for James Milburn Hamilton, who passed away on June 25 in Lubbock. The day of a proclamation in his honor was …

  • Man convicted of child sexual abuse getting new trial

    Monday, August 19

    In a recent decision, Parker County District Judge Graham Quisenberry granted a new trial to a Springtown man, overturning a Parker County jury’s decision to convict him in May for repeatedly …

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