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Capital Highlights: Abbott has until June 22 to sign or veto bills

Texas legislators wrapped up the 89th session last week, passing more than 1,200 bills — 800 of which were sent to Gov. Greg Abbott in the last 10 days of the session, The Dallas Morning News …

Sometimes, city business can be fun

The final Weatherford council meeting of May featured multiple approvals and actions on properties and ended with young students getting their first taste of local government by petitioning the …

Home rule city discussion continues

The city council for Willow Park was given an in-depth presentation about home rule cities versus general law cities during their first June meeting Tuesday night. This discussion is a follow-up …

New utility billing procedures resolution adopted following an audit

The June city council meeting for Aledo mainly featured presentations, including one regarding new utility billing and operation policies. The presentation was given by Dave Allen, CEO of …

Capital Highlights: Legislative session wraps up

The dust hasn’t quite settled on the 2025 legislative session, but here’s a sampling of bills already sent to Gov. Greg Abbott. A ban on clubs supporting gay teens in public schools …

Annetta: Mayor, city council members sworn in

Thursday, May 15’s city council meeting was quite a special session. The first item on the agenda was the swearing in of Mayor Sandy Roberts, Brandon Thompson, Place #3, and Mayor Pro-Tem, …
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Track & Field: Mach I off to another strong summer start

Led by two-time defending 3,000-meter race/walk national champion Josh Fink, the Mach I Track Club had a strong showing at the Amateur Athletic Union Southwest District Qualifier meet at Chisholm …

Posts runner-up finish

Parker County was well-represented at the North Texas High School Rodeo Association Finals recently at Cowtown Coliseum in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Perhaps the most notable performance of all …

Sports Briefs for June 13

SOFTBALL Aledo alum in College World Series Former Aledo Ladycat Brenlee Gonzales is a pitcher with the Texas Tech Red Raiders, who finished as NCAA World Series runners-up to the …

Aledo Education Foundation Tournament a success again

Under a cloudy sky and after a rainy night, 150 golfers signed in to play in the Aledo Education Foundation’s 24th Annual Don R. Daniel Aledo Golf Classic at Split Rail Golf Club Friday …
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Obituaries
Debra Sue Smith, 69, passed away peacefully on May 23, 2025. Born on May 15, 1956, in Marietta, Ohio, Debra was raised in Caldwell, a close-knit town that shaped her strong values and warm spirit. …
Timothy “Tim” Keith Watts, 64, was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather of Cresson passed away on Friday morning, May 9, 2025, surrounded by family in his home in his home after a …
Ashlee Long, age 28, passed away on April 5, 2025. Born on June 3, 1996, in Houston, she lived in the Richmond-Katy area and worked as a realtor for Keller Williams, Magnolia Realty, and most …
EDUCATION

AISD board of trustees approve seven additional staff members

The Aledo ISD board of trustees purchased district-wide instructional materials and approved seven new staff positions at the May meeting. After passing the consent agenda in full, which included an …

Aledo High School robotics team earns top 10 at state

To the unlearned eye, a competition robot appears to be a suitcase of electronic parts assembled in a space the size of a lunch tray. However, high school robotics teams see it as a trip to the state …

Aledo ISD: Charles Linehan to be new principal of Aledo Middle School

Aledo Independent School District has named Charles Linehan as the principal at Aledo Middle School. Linehan has been an assistant principal at Keller Central High School in Keller ISD for the …

AHS Jazz band bops, grooves, swings

Music fans were treated to jazz, tropical music and jump-blues as Aledo High School Jazz Band entertained at the Island Breeze fundraiser in the school cafeteria. Multiple musicians took solos …
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Idle American: Life's Foul Balls

Foul balls aren’t really the worst things in the world. Generally, unless they’re caught, at least one more swing is assured. Missing the ball by even one-millionth of an inch on the …

Idle American: Castro Patriarch At 100

For the next three weeks, there’ll be too much about me, even if I apologize in advance for citing personal experiences, but they’re the only kinds I’ve had. At their core will …

We Were Young, They Say. We Have Died. Remember Us.

With the end of World War II in Europe, letters from American families seeking information about their loved ones began arriving at town halls across the southern Netherlands. Postmarked from big …

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