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Clear Fork Creek Farm: Legacy land becomes labor of love

Lee and Ellen Green pose by an old, inoperable Farmall tractor Ellen's father, Byron Miller, purchased used in the early 1990s. The Greens are now carrying out the dream Miller had of farming fresh produce for those who can't afford it.
Along a heavily wooded fork of the Trinity River, three miles south of Aledo, a small farm with a big heart is producing bountiful crops exclusively for particular consumers — people who need …

Willow Park: Contreras, Allen to vie for Place 1 on council

Eric Contreras has filed for re-election for his seat on the Willow Park City Council. For the first time since 2019 he will have an opponent in David Allen. Contreras has held Place 1 since …
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Willow Park: Council approves final annexation of Beall-Dean property

Months of analysis, research, and meetings came to a conclusion Feb. 11 with the unanimous approval from the Willow Park City Council to annex 317 acres of Dean Ranch at the southwest corner of …

Football: Beard leaving Bearcats

One season after being the starting quarterback for the Aledo Bearcats, Gavin Beard is leaving the program to transfer to Fort Worth All Saints, Bearcats head coach Robby Jones announced. Beard, …

Swimming: Aledo qualifies eight for state

The city of Austin has gotten quite familiar with a contingent from Aledo making its way down south about this time of year for the annual University Interscholastic League Swim Meet. This year …

Football friends to stay teammates in college - 11 athletes from AHS sign letters

National Signing Day is a day of joy for high school athletes committing to keep playing their respective sport at the college level. It’s also a day when reality sets in that the time is …

Bearcats soccer rolls past Granbury

The Aledo Bearcats put their winning ways on display on the soccer field once more Friday night, Feb. 7, during the midst of their district schedule. Aledo was firing on all cylinders offensively and …

Finley honored by THSCA

The postseason accolades keep coming in for Aledo junior wide receiver Kaydon Finley. For a second straight week he was honored by one of the state’s elite organizations. Finley was named …
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Lacrosse making debut in Aledo

Aledo lacrosse coach Athan Iannucci watches a couple players work on a rodeo drill during practice on Thursday, Jan. 30.

Aledo High School has a reputation for excellence in many sports. Now lacrosse is looking to be added to that list, as Athan Iannucci was recently hired to serve as the junior varsity head coach …

Ladycats eager to replicate success on diamond

Marina Taveras (3) watches a foul ball during the Class 5A state softball semifinal.

Following a spectacular 2024 season on the softball diamond, the Aledo Ladycats squad is aiming to reach and surpass the heights they reached a season ago. In 2024, Aledo won its district and marched …

Popular Aledo park re-opens

Grace Gatica is thrilled to swing in newly-installed play equipment at Howard Way Park.

New play equipment and a fresh look await visitors to a revitalized park at the end of Village Parkway, directly across from Vandagriff Elementary School. The improvements are part of a broad effort …

Football: Bearcats land five on Padilla all-state

Kaydon Finley

The passing duo of best friends wide receiver Kaydon Finley and quarterback Gavin Beard, both juniors, were among five Aledo Bearcats who were named Class 5A Division I All-State by the Padilla Poll, …

Alumni Report: Several football players from area enjoyed fine seasons

Former Aledo Bearcat Dav’hon Keys made a huge impact with the LSU Tigers as a true freshman.

Shortly after he signed to play with the LSU Tigers, a billboard in Baton Rouge, Louisiana welcomed the arrival of Aledo’s Dav’hon Keys. After all, he was born in Louisiana before moving …

Vanguard Prep breaks ground in Aledo

A rendition of the new Vanguard Preparatory School in Aledo

Bailey Ranch Road might deserve the nickname “Education Parkway” with Vanguard Preparatory School joining the quarter-mile stretch already accommodating Aledo High School, Aledo ISD …

Aledo ISD: Collins to seek another term on school board

Aledo ISD Board President Forrest Collins has announced his intention to run for re-election for Place 4 on the board of trustees. In his announcement, Collins pointed to the accomplishments of …

Swimming: Aledo competitors seeking state berth

The Bearcats and Ladycats each finished second at the 5-5A swim meet Jan. 24-25.

Aledo has gotten used to sending competitors to the Class 5A Swim Meet and hopes are high to continue that tradition this season. First, however, they must make it through the Region II Meet at the …

Aledo FFA dominates national grant awards

Among the recent Aledo FFA grant recipients are (from left) Logyn Denbow, Ashlyn Leyva, Maggie Perez, Hannah McCain, Megan Williamson, Emma Patterson, Dylan Hoover, Tripp Hoff, and Yordi Atayde.

The honors are great but the selected are few. Out of 1,238 FFA Service Access Equity Grant applications submitted nation-wide,16 were selected from Texas and, of those, 14 are from Aledo High …

Former Bearcat Amrine takes helm at Brewer

Former Aledo Bearcat Marte Amrine will soon face his alma mater on the football field next season. He is the new White Settlement School District Athletic Director and head football coach at Brewer …

Basketball: Aledo bounces back to beat Granbury

Brooklyn Dempsey gets clotheslined by a Granbury player on her way to the basket in the Ladycats

Following their first loss of the district season, a 77-61 defeat at Saginaw, the Aledo Bearcats basketball team faced off against another district rival in the Granbury Pirates at home Friday night, …

Riding for Scholarships

Aledo High School athlete Annabella McNelly qualified for the North Texas High School Rodeo Association Scholarship Rodeo and will barrel race Friday at the Fort Worth Stockshow and Rodeo. Athletes …

New police chief named for Aledo ISD

Aledo ISD has named David Stevens as the district’s new Chief of Police and Director of Safety and Security, bringing more than 30 years of combined law enforcement experience to the district. …

Shining Example - Rhonda Torres lights the way for others

In the early 1990s when Aledo School Board member Rhonda Torres would meet with Superintendent Willard Stuard in a little white house that stood in front of what is now Aledo Middle School, her young …

Willow Park: Council approves TIRZ for new land

Another step was taken in the process of the annexation of approximately 317 acres of land by Willow Park from the City of Fort Worth at the Willow Park City Council meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 28. …

Aledo ISD: District announces land acquisitions

Through partnerships and planning together for the fast-growth within the Aledo ISD boundaries, AISD - with the help of the City of Willow Park and the Parker County Emergency Services District 1 - …

Aledo earns home sweep over Fossil Ridge

The Aledo Ladycats and Bearcats basketball teams hosted an intense doubleheader Friday night, Jan. 24 against visiting Fossil Ridge as both Aledo squads continue to fight for playoff positioning. …

Aledo ISD: Shooting STAAR

While the STAAR test isn’t exactly the gold standard in terms of metrics Aledo ISD uses to gauge success, the board of trustees got their mandatory annual update during their monthly meeting on …

Soccer: Ladycats win, Bearcats tie on Senior Night

The Aledo Ladycats made short work of visiting Fort Worth Trimble Tech, winning 6-0, while the Bearcats battled to a 2-2 tie. It was senior night for both Aledo teams on Friday, Jan. 24 at Tim …

Ladycat, Bearcat swimmers second in district

For University Interscholastic League Class 5A swimming, the road to Austin runs through Mansfield, and 17 Aledo swimmers will be making the first journey in that trek thank to their performances in …

Bearcats win at Chisholm Trail

The Aledo Bearcats lifted their way to victory in a tri-powerlifting meet at Saginaw Chisholm Trail recently. Aledo finished with 48 points, with Brewer garnering 42, and Chisholm Trail scoring 28. …

Seniors lead Aledo grapplers to victory

Senior Sebastian Barbarena (190 lbs) reacts after winning his match by pinfall, cementing the Aledo win for the dual over Brewer on Wednesday, Jan. 22.
Perhaps it was a little kismet that the three seniors on Aledo’s wrestling team pinned their opponents, lifting the team to a 42-39 win over Brewer during Senior Night on Wednesday, Jan. 22. …
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Aledo hires first public safety director

Aledo City Manager Noah Simon announced he has appointed Carol Riddle as the City of Aledo’s inaugural Public Safety Director, effective immediately. “This role is vital as Aledo …

Hudson Oaks: Crime down 13% in 2024

Richard Minnich speaks with Hudson Oaks Police Chief Michael Baldwin during an executive session recess at the January Hudson Oaks City Council meeting. Baldwin reported a decrease in crime in the city during the meeting.
Hudson Oaks Police Chief Michael Baldwin was casual as he reported the details of last year’s crime report. The board members, however, were thrilled. “These kind of numbers for the …

Willow Park: Franklin stepping down as police chief

With Mayor Doyle Moss (left) and city councilman Nathan Crummel applauding, Willow Park councilman Chawn Gilliland pins the badge on Quincy Hamilton, who became the interim police chief in Willow Park following the resignation of Daniel Franklin.
Daniel Franklin has stepped down as the chief of police in Willow Park, effective immediately. The announcement of his resignation came during a special called city council meeting on Thursday, Jan. …

Bearcats rout Weatherford

Aledo's Kyle Storck dribbles the ball as Weatherford's Kyler Horton looks on. Storck scored the opening goal for the Bearcats as they went on to win, 6-0, at Tim Buchanan Stadium on Friday, Jan. 17.
It was the kind of week every team hopes for as they prepare to transition into the meat and potatoes of their schedule. The varsity Aledo Bearcats soccer team (4-2) outscored Burleson Centennial and …
Joaquin Pacheco shooting the ball in action at Granbury on Jan. 7.

Bearcats take down Brewer for league lead

The Aledo Bearcats and Ladycats basketball teams hosted respective teams from the mighty Brewer basketball program Jan. 14 in front of a packed crowd of fans. Both contests had major implications in …

Two Worlds, One Sound concert upcoming

Weatherford College’s Hyeyoung Song and Russian pianist Eleonora Karpukhova will perform “Two Worlds, One Sound,” at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27, in the Alkek Fine Arts Center. …

Area teams fare well at state spirit championships

The Aledo High School spirit team placed eighth in the Class 5A Division I state championship Jan. 16-18 at the University Interscholastic League State Spirit Championships at the Fort Worth Convention Center.
The Aledo High School spirit team placed eighth in the Class 5A Division I state championship Jan. 16-18 at the University Interscholastic League State Spirit Championships at the Fort Worth …