June 15 Front Page
The June 15 issue of The Community News is now on-line for subscribers of our electronic version.

Slated for May 10 at Split Rail
By Daniel Brannigan
The Community News

The East Parker County Chamber of Commerce is teeing up some golf balls and hitting the links with its inaugural golf tournament on Thursday, May 10 at Split Rail Golf Club in Aledo.
The four-man “Florida Scramble” tournament will begin with a 1 p.m. shotgun start.
Entry will be $300 per team or $100 per person. The tournament has room for 36 teams or 144 golfers. Thus far, more than 15 teams have registered. There is no deadline to register.

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Defendants’ ‘protest’ signs break deed restrictions
By Daniel Brannigan
The Community News

A complaint between two residents of a Willow Park development and a builder turned into a lawsuit earlier this month – not between the aforementioned, but between the residents and the growing development’s homeowners association.

Honors 10th anniversary
By Daniel Brannigan
The Community News

The East Parker County Chamber of Commerce has had quite a week. Not only did the chamber celebrate its 10th anniversary with a banquet last Friday, March 9, handing out awards to community leaders, but it too received a special recognition from the state.
The State House this week honored the chamber with a congratulatory resolution for its decade of service to the community.

Dominoes begin falling with Jack Bryant closing
By Daniel Brannigan
The Community News

The Aledo business landscape is shifting before our very eyes. Take a look around now; it won’t be the same in a few short months.
When Jack Bryant Flooring closed its Jearl Street doors in February, it started a proverbial Aledo business shuffle. Here's what we know.
Agape Coffee Haus Bookstore bought the building and will be subleasing to a number of businesses, including an advertising agency and a tae kwon do studio.

Cowboy poet-singer Red Steagall to perform
By Daniel Brannigan
The Community News

If increasing Aledo Independent School District enrollment figures or the number of subdivisions popping up aren’t enough of an indicator of east Parker County’s growth, look no further than the area’s chamber of commerce.
When it first formed 10 years ago, East Parker County Chamber of Commerce had 50 charter members and has since grown to more than 450 today.

Special to The Community News
Justin Hooper has been promoted to Branch Manager of WNB’s Willow Park banking center, as announced by CEO Doyle Lee last Tuesday.
Hooper will move from his current position at the downtown bank location.
“It is always a pleasure to be able to promote existing officers who have demonstrated their commitment to serving our customers, our community and our company,” Lee said.

Daniel Brannigan/The Community News: A sign post on Ranch House Road in Willow Park broadcasts the coming of Railhead Barbecue. Mr. Jim's Pizza is seen in the background.Final approval likely in January
By Daniel Brannigan
The Community News

The sweet and smoky aromas of barbecue will soon be wafting through the Willow Park and east Parker County air.

Daniel Brannigan/The Community News: Lockheed Martin test pilot John Beesley, center at podium, describes how the F-35, in background, performed during its first flight on Dec. 15. Bill Gostic, left, from Pratt & Whitney, Tom Burbage and Dan Crowley, from Lockheed Martin, listen in.More than 180 Parker County residents work on program

General Excellence winner to be announced Oct. 13
The Community News has been notified by the National Newspaper Association that it is a finalist for the 2006 General Excellence award to be presented at the organization’s annual convention Oct. 13 in Oklahoma City.
Last year The Community News placed second in General Excellence in its size category. First place was won by the Sag Harbor, New York Express.