Kendra Watenpaugh of Aledo was named to the Dean's Honors List for the spring semester at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, New Hampshire. Watenpaugh, a sophomore majoring in fine arts and education, earned Dean's Honors List status by maintaining a term grade point average of at least 3.65 on a scale of four. Watenpaugh is a 2009 graduate of Aledo High School.
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New Aledo Bearcats head boys basketball coach Steve Smith goes over the finer points of the game Monday morning at the Bearcat Basketball Aledo Cage Camp at the AHS gym.
This morning campers worked on dribbling, passing, perimeter shooting and free throw shooting before playing in 3-on-3 games at the end of the session.
The camp ends Thursday, July 15.
Dominic Genetti/The Community News: Firefighters from surrounding counties assist the Benbrook Fire Department in a house fire along Park Center.
Aledo volunteer firefighters responded to a mutual aid call yesterday in Benbrook to assist in fighting a house fire in the 1100 block of Park Center. Firefighters from nearby Johnson and Tarrant counties also assisted in the blaze.
The call was made to 911 after city workers down the street noticed smoke billowing from the roof of the house. No one was home at the time and rescuers were able to save the family pets; two dogs and a parrot.
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Parker County Vet Hospital technician Lacey Jarrett vaccinates "Oscar" with owner Tammy Nestel looking on Saturday morning at the Brookshire's parking lot in Willow Park.
Parker County Vet Hospital has an "on location" vaccination clinic once a month from April to October, alternating locations.
On Aug. 14, Parker County Vet Hospital will be at the Beall's parking lot in Weatherford.
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Former Aledo Bearcats all-state offensive lineman Kyle Hix (64), entering his senior season at the University of Texas, will be featured in the sports section of the July 16 issue of The Community News.
Hix has played in 40 games in three years for the Longhorns. He has started the last 28 games for Texas, including last season's BCS Championship Game.
He was an All-Big 12 selection last year.
Rollover: An Aledo Volunteer Firefighter inspects the rollover accident along Kelly Road.
A female driver was taken away by ambulance following a single-car accident along Kelly Road in Aledo late Thursday morning.
According to the Parker County Sheriff's Department, no one saw the Oldsmobile rollover and a passerby called 911.
The Department of Public Safety is working the accident. How the accident occurred or the name of the victim has yet to be released.
1-20 accident: A Willow Park firefighter cleans debris following an afternoon accident along I-20 near the Lake Weatherford exit Wednesday.
No one was injured in a three-car accident along eastbound Interstate-20 yesterday when a Ford Mustang did not stop in time while traveling in a construction zone.
The accident occurred near exit 415 (the Lake Weatherford exit) when the driver of a Ford Mustang slammed into the rear of a Chevrolet Avalanche which in turn sent the pickup into the pickup in front of it.
According to Willow Park Police Chief Brad Johnson, traffic was stop and go due to construction and the driver of the Mustang could not stop in time as traffic came to a halt.
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The Aledo Ladycats Volleyball Camp concludes today (Thursday, July 8) after four days of morning and afternoon sessions. Above, Katie Mitchell bumps a pass up to the net during a frantic serve/receive drill in the afternoon session (grades 7-9) that had the girls hustle to five different spots to return balls.
The Aledo Ladycats will begin August two-a-day practices on Monday, Aug. 2 with an early-morning mile run.
The Ladycats season opener will be Monday, Aug. 9 with a dual match at Waco Midway. Granbury will be the third team at the match.
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McKenzie Lyon rips a serve during a serve/receive drill this morning (Tuesday, July 6) at the Aledo High School gym. The last day of the camp will be Thursday (July 8).
Man apprehended following high-speed pursuit
Special to The Community News
Thomas Douglas Bennett, 52, of White Settlement, was arrested Friday, July 2 after burglarizing an Aledo residence in the 2200 block of FM 5. Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler said the suspect was apprehended in Fort Worth after a high-speed vehicle pursuit.
Bennett was spotted by the homeowner as he was leaving the residence. The victim reported that the had stolen a laptop computer, an Xbox, .20 gauge single shot shotgun, set of tools and women’s clothing.
