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Texas farmers concerned over growing trade war

Texas farmers are voicing growing concerns about tariffs being enacted by President Trump adversely affecting their ability to sell agricultural goods overseas, the  Houston Chronicle …

Willow Park sponsoring photo contest

The Willow Park communications and marketing department is sponsoring their first ever photo contest, Picture the Park. According to the city, “you can only submit photos that you took and …

Annetta: Council tables amending the drought contingency plan

The Annetta Town Council meeting only had a few items on the agenda at its Feb. 20 meeting, but none were more important than ordinance amending the Drought Contingency plan. Every council …
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Chamber Awards Gala

The Parker County Chamber of Commerce honored local business leaders at its annual awards gala on Feb. 27. The honorees were: Ambassador of the Year - Joni Mattocks, Moss Insurance …

ESD-1: Firefighters honored for saving lives

Firefighters are trained in emergency life-saving techniques. Stationed throughout the county, they are likely to be the first on the scene of a medical emergency before an ambulance arrives. …

House proposes $7.5 billion in new school funding

Critics say a House bill proposing $7.5 billion in new funding for public education doesn’t go far enough,  The Dallas Morning News  reported. House Bill 2 would raise the per-student …
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Softball: Ladycats cruise past Saginaw

The No. 6 Aledo Ladycats softball team continued its demolition through district opponents with a home contest Tuesday night against the Saginaw Lady Roughriders. The Ladycats came out of the gates …

Baseball: Bearcats battle back to best Brewer

The score of 3-2 may be something tattooed on the hearts of the Brewer baseball brass for the rest of this season, courtesy of baseball heroics from the Aledo Bearcats. After taking down the …

Powerlifting: Aledo's Mathias makes history

Ari Mathias bid farewell to her Aledo High powerlifting career with the best performance ever at state by a Ladycat. She placed seventh in the 148-pound weight class at the Class 5A Division I State …

Track and field: Aledo vaulter among nation’s best

Braylon Brown is the latest in a long line of Aledo High School pole vaulters to be considered among the best at their craft. The senior is tied for ninth in the nation with his vault of 16 feet, 6 …
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Obituaries
James “Jim” Edward Villwock, 82, passed away peacefully on March 5, 2025, surrounded by family after suffering a traumatic brain injury sustained from a fall on February 16, 2025. …
Jerry James Loftin, Attorney at Law, passed away Sunday, January 26, at his home. He is survived by his children, Trey Loftin and Jennifer of Aledo and their children, Jurrien, Meagan, Patrice …
Georgia Geneyne (Hendricks) Clark, 89, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2024. Geneyne was born November 29, 1935 in Dallas, the daughter of Alleyne Rickard Hendricks and Eugene Hendricks. …
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Education: Olcott files bill to protect educators from assault and harassment

(Austin, TX) – Texas House District 60 Rep. Mike Olcott filed a bill on Monday, March 3, that would mandate specific disciplinary action against students who harass or assault a school district …

Local, school board elections set

Ballot positions are set for municipal and school district elections on May 3 in Parker County. There are a number of contested races in the county. In Aledo ISD, board president Forrest Collins …

Aledo ISD: Board approves 2025-26 instructional calendar

The planning never ends around Aledo. For all that is achieved in this community and especially around the Aledo school district, the opportunities to slow down to relish the moment are few and far …

Weatherford College: Athletic trainers handle more than bumps and bruises

An athletic trainer is in the rare position of hoping a certain aspect of their job never has to take place. "We hope to not see major injuries, but there are a few every year that require …
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Idle American: Aggie leader no joke

Had a Texas Aggie been a Rip Van Winkle wannabe in 2011, he (she) might hardly recognize the university upon awakening from slumber in 2025. There might be understandable confusion. Is real time …

Hoops fever in Aledo? You bet!

Winning a district championship is hard. Well, unless you’re the Aledo Bearcats football team, which has been collecting them every year since 2008. Then it’s about as common as a …

Mort in Mourning

Taxation without representation is tyranny. Though it’s hard to nail down who initially coined this statement, it was the hue and cry of “British Americans” when they fought during …

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