You can take the person out of the speed boat, but you can't take the speed boat out of the competitor. Though he retired from competitive drag boat racing four decades ago, Marvin Savage still …
On any given day hundreds of young people can be found in the spring at the Aledo Athletics ballparks participating in the national pastime. These players were found on April 13. Photos by …
Elena Aresi's face lights up as soon as she hears the words "the Aledo football team." The Italy native is an exchange student at Aledo High School this year, and following a season where her …
As the Aledo ISD community prepares to vote in the upcoming bond election, there may be value in examining how previous generations responded to population growth in the area and the resulting stress …
The City of Willow Park hosted its latest Willow Bark event on Saturday, April 15, at McCall Elementary School. Vendors, children’s activities, contests, and “weenie dog” races …
The Weatherford Art Association has announced the winners of its annual art competition for the students of Parker County in grades 6-12, and the winners list included several students in the Aledo …
That fear of being alone and cold with no one to turn to for love isn’t just a human concern. Sadly, it is all too true for too many cats and dogs — who, unlike humans, can’t …
Whether you hate the mess barn swallows leave or enjoy being able to watch them up close, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert encourages you to plan for these birds’ …
Artist Lynne Buchanan will demonstrate her contemporary painting style at the next meeting of the Weatherford Art Association at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 24, at Barlow Hall, 125 South Waco in …
The Aledo Lions Club paid homage to deceased member Charlie McLain at its annual Charity Dinner on Tuesday, March 28, at the Don Daniel Ninth Grade Campus cafeteria. “We came in here this …
Four years ago twin sisters Samantha and Rebecca Sullivan discovered a new passion in life, raising Boer Goats. Then, as it did with so many things, the COVID-19 pandemic put a kibosh on their …
More than 20 vendors, including local restaurants, caterers, bakeries, coffee shops and breweries, will offer sample-sized tastings of their most popular offerings in an “all-you-can-eat” …
Volume five of The Best of Texas Scholastic Photography features work from 10 Aledo High School students and graduates who were taught by teachers Linda Greenwood and Emily Pyeatt Arnold: Ava …
The Aledo Varsity Winterguard team recently won the Tulsa Winter Guard International (WGI) competition. The Aledoans placed ahead of second-place Lafayette High School in Wildwood, Missouri and …
The Aledo Children’s AdvoCats hosted 575 runners at their annual Run, Walk, or Crawl Glow Run on Friday, March 24. The 1K and 5K event features a glow-in-the-dark experience with music and …
It was a big lectern, but that didn’t intimidate students from McCall Elementary School and Aledo Middle School when they addressed the school board in February. Aledo Middle School …
The Business Development Group of aledo recently held its annual clay shoot, which benefits local school and youth organizations. Shooters from several schools participated in the youth shoot earlier …
A rare pink grasshopper was recently spied by Annie Fritz in a back yard in Willow Park. It is estimated that there is less than a one percent chance of seeing a pink grasshopper in your lifetime. …
Editor’s note: This is the third in a three-part series. Shortly after arriving in Aledo in 2022, Katie Schultz reluctantly decided to return to her home country after more than seven …
(Culinary.net) Freshen up your St. Patrick’s Day menu with easy, light sandwiches inspired by the traditional color of the festivities. These open-faced noshes can be perfect for lunch, snack …
Editor's note: This is the second in a three-part series. Just before she turned 15, Katie Schultz experienced one of the greatest and most transformative events of her young life when she and her …
McKenzie May, first-grader at Coder Elementary School and Stella Price, first-grader at Southwest Christian School, approached the end of Girl Scout Cookie sales at Wal-Mart in Hudson Oaks. Both …
The popular Jones Hope Wooten playwriting team (Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, Jamie Wooten) will make their return to the Theatre Off the Square stage soon with the presentation of “The Savannah …
Aledo’s competitive high school robotics teams hosted the largest event of the regular season at the Daniel Ninth Grade Center on Saturday, Jan. 21, when 33 teams from North Texas participated …
Ethan McKay Taylor has been promoted to the rank of sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserve. Taylor is a 2015 graduate of Aledo High School and a graduate of Tarrant County College of Aviation. He is …
