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Appraisal Review Board accepting applications

The Parker County Appraisal District (PCAD) is accepting applications from Parker County residents interested in serving on the Appraisal Review Board (ARB) for the 2026 tax year. The ARB is an …

Water Symposium set for Nov. 21

The 2025 Parker County Water Symposium will take place on Friday, November 21st, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Clubhouse located at 2251 Mineral Wells …

Bond propositions rejected

Parker County won’t get a new jail any time soon, as voters rejected a $104 million bond proposal to build one in voting concluded on Tuesday. The final unofficial vote total was 14,885 against …

Premiums rise as ACA open enrollment begins

The window for signing up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act is now open through Jan. 15, with most Texans expected to pay considerably higher premiums, The Texas Tribune reported. …

Inaugural Weatherford event spotlights veterans

A host of parades and flag services will be held in honor of Veterans Day on Tuesday, but one new Weatherford event on Saturday is getting the festivities kicked off a bit earlier. Immediately …

Flowers elected to state chamber executives board

Lisa L. Flowers, CCE, IOM, president, and CEO of the Parker County Chamber of Commerce, has been elected to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the Texas Chamber of Commerce …
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Spirit Pages: Aledo vs. Azle

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Sports Briefs for Nov. 7

BASEBALL Huffmans commit to A&M-Texarkana Aledo seniors Brady and Reid Huffman have committed to play for Texas A&M Texarkana following graduation from AHS in 2026. Brady is an …

TCA, WCS runners compete at TAPPS State

Willow Park Trinity Christian and Weatherford Christian School were well represented at the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools State Meet on Oct. 27 at Cottonwood Golf Club in Waco. …

No. 1 Aledo routs Azle 73-0 on Senior Night

From the opening play of the night, the rout was on at Tim Buchanan Stadium in front of a sea of orange-and-black-clad fans on a spooky, Halloween Friday night. Senior quarterback Lincoln Tubbs hits …
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Ben Ed Hale, 84, passed away Thursday, October 30, 2025 at Medical City Alliance in Fort Worth. He was born February 1, 1941 in Gatesville, Texas, to Reb and Essie (Henson) Hale. Ben and his …
Joseph Eli Shephard III passed away on October 17, 2025. He was born on September 18, 1973, to Joseph Shephard, Jr. and Sherry (McCarley), in Lawton, Oklahoma. He spent most of his childhood running …
  Jason Lloyd Klansek passed away on October 15, 2025. Jason was born on September 17, 1963, in Texas City and lived several places throughout his life. He grew up in Miami, Texas, …
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Brock ag students display their check from Ag Texas.

Parker County FFA Students Receive $2,000 Grant from AgTexas Farm Credit

Parker County FFA Students Receive $2,000 Grant from AgTexas Farm Credit FFA students from Aledo High School, Brock High School, and Weatherford High School will advance to the National FFA …

Sanders inducted into Steinway Teacher Hall of Fame 

In a New York City ceremony on Oct. 20, Weatherford College’s Fredrick Sanders was inducted into the Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame.   Sanders, WC’s director of jazz …

Board approves purchase of three buses

The Aledo ISD October school board meeting was business as usual with approvals to action items along with recognizing students from around the district. All action items were passed unanimously …

Growth Committee seeks public input

Maybe the most frequently asked question Aledo ISD Superintendent Dr. Susan Bohn and AISD Trustees receive — from Aledo residents and from those outside the district — is, “When is …
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Much New Under the Sun

Their numbers are dwindling, but folks figuring there’s nothing new under the sun are spending too much time in the shade and/or staring too much at the fiery object that planets circle with …

All About Time

Uncle Mort remembers the 1974 event vividly when the lady in front of him at the post office protested the cost of first-class stamps going up 25% — from eight to ten cents. “Are you …

Here Comes the Sun

I’ve pondered — likely at times when I should have been engaged in thoughts of consequence — about goings-on that seem to “fit” into one of three categories: Divine …

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