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March 8, 2024

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In this issue

  • Texas Butane turning 66 under family ownership

    Thursday, March 14

    Although very young, Judy White remembers her father opening Texas Butane 66 years ago — or at least 66 years ago as of April 15. Her dad had a Humble station at the corner of Bankhead and …

  • Accept All Cookies

    Thursday, March 7

    We are among the dwindling few who still answer the doorbell when it chimes between sunup and sunset. (If we don’t hear it, we can rely 100% on our new rescue dog, Archie, to “bark” …

  • Largest wildfire in state history still raging

    Thursday, March 7

    A wildfire in the Texas Panhandle has consumed more than 1 million acres and as of Sunday was just 15% contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. It is the largest wildfire in Texas …

  • Castillo, Dowling win gold

    Thursday, March 7

    The Weatherford Relays were held on Thursday, Feb. 29 at Kangaroo Stadium. Rain forced the cancellation of numerous events. Among the varsity girls, Rayla Castillo won a gold medal in the …

  • Bearcats win 17th straight meet

    Thursday, March 7

    It was almost a sweep for Aledo's teams at the Northwest Texan Invitational in Haslet on Friday, March 1. The Bearcats won for a 17th consecutive regular-season meet, while the Ladycats narrowly …

  • Ladycats JV third, Bearcats fourth at Northwest

    Thursday, March 7

    Northwest Texan Invitational At Haslet, March 1 Aledo results JV girls Team score: 110, third place. Top individual finishes 400: 1. Eden Anderson, 1:03.43. 800: 2. …

  • Four Bearcats named all-district

    Thursday, March 7

    The Bearcats had one of the most successful hoops seasons in program history this season. Under the tutelage of head coach, JD Robinson, Aledo experienced a 20-win season for the second time since …

  • Inaugural event raises money for AHS sophomore class

    Thursday, March 7

    With prom season kicking off in schools around North Texas, Aledo High School became a hub for a fashion show filled with dresses, tuxes, flowers, makeup, tanning and more at the inaugural Aledo …

  • Olcott, Jones carry local races

    Thursday, March 7

    State Rep. Glenn Rogers lost a bid for his third term in the Texas House of Representatives to challenger Michael Olcott in the March 5 Republican primary. The race for the District 60 seat, …

  • ‘I Thought I’d Lost My Little Boy’

    Thursday, March 7

    Juleah Sessom could not hold back the tears as she thanked the group of paramedics who saved her young son Dax. Were it not for them the tears would have been from sadness instead of joy. …

  • Veteran haunted by discovery

    Thursday, March 7

    Editor’s note: This article contains depictions of deaths during a concentration camp in World War II. Bill Kongable shares his message at events across the United States, most recently at …

  • Coding and teamwork pay off for Aledo

    Thursday, March 7

    Like most sports, robotics competition uses familiar terms, such as teamwork, coaches, referees and penalties. However, in robotics there are also drivers, coders and mechanics. The competition …

  • Aledo bounces Brewer

    Thursday, March 7

    With both teams in the playoff hunt as the 2024 regular season edges ever closer to its inevitable end, Aledo’s soccer clubs control their own destinies.   The Ladycats (9-7-2 …

  • Rosser leads Ladycats by Rider

    Thursday, March 7

    The Ladycats’ trip to Wichita Falls Rider on Tuesday, March 5, couldn’t have gone any better. Taylor McKean accounted for 14 of the 15 Lady Raiders outs with strikeouts. While Aledo …

  • Ladycats qualify record five for state

    Thursday, March 7

    A program-record five members of the Aledo Ladycats powerlifting team have advanced to the Texas High School Women's Powerlifting Association Class 5A State Meet at the Comerica Center March 15-16 in …

  • Bearcats end tournament with mixed results

    Thursday, March 7

    Aledo’s Bearcat baseball team entered the month of March competing in the DFW Clash Tournament hosted by Flower Mound, Eaton, Denton Guyer, and Little Elm High Schools. The Bearcats (7-4-1 …

  • Aledo High shooters sweep BDGA Invitational

    Thursday, March 7

    Aledo students swept the top three slots in a multi-school BDGA (Business Development Group of Aledo) Clay Shoot tournament. The event was held at Devenders Clay Sport Ranch in Fort Worth Saturday, …

  • Ladycats second, Bearcats fourth in tourneys

    Thursday, March 7

    The Aledo Ladycats made a second day charge to finish second at the Granbury Lady Pirates Invitational played at Harbor Lakes Golf Club in Granbury on Friday and Saturday, March 1-2. After an …

  • Linda Broesche

    Saturday, March 2

    Linda Gail Perryman Broesche passed away on February 28, 2024, surrounded by her loving husband and children, after several months of battling cancer. The fourth of eight children born to Doris …

  • District responds to AG lawsuit

    Friday, March 1

    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 …

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