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December 27, 2024

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In this issue

  • Aledo teams compete at home

    Thursday, December 26, 2024

    For the first time this season the Aledo Bearcats and Ladycats competed at home, hosting Benbrook and Fort Worth Paschal in a tri-match. The Bearcats split their two matches, defeating Benbrook …

  • Aledo has strong showing at Debbie Weems Invitational

    Thursday, December 26, 2024

    The Aledo swim team competed at the Debbie Weems Invitational in Mansfield recently and had several top-five finishes. Haley Roberson placed third in two events among the girls. First was the …

  • Eagles soaring into New Year

    Thursday, December 26, 2024

    The Willow Park Trinity Christian Eagles boys basketball team went on the road Friday night to face off against Covenant Classical School of Fort Worth. The Eagles had to do so without the services …

  • Bearcats galore on all-district team

    Thursday, December 26, 2024

    In his final season as a member of the Aledo Bearcats, junior running back Raycine Guillory was named the Most Valuable Player in District 3-5A Division I by the league’s coaches. Also, …

  • Lowe, Todd named All-State

    Thursday, December 26, 2024

    Senior Haley Lowe and junior Alyssa Todd, two members of the state semifinalist Aledo Ladycats, have been named Class 5A All-State by the Texas Girls Coaches Association. Todd led the Ladycats …

  • Williams overcame cancer to achieve dream

    Thursday, December 26, 2024

    At an age when most girls are developing their first crush and looking forward to life in junior high school, Lilli Williams was simply trying to hang onto life. The Weatherford College …

  • Elite Aledo squads now have a place for hardware

    Thursday, December 26, 2024

    With multiple trips to the state meet between the boys and girls teams, Aledo High School enjoys a proud tradition in the sport of distance running. Consequently, the cross country program has …

  • Aledo student participates in elite event

    Thursday, December 26, 2024

    For Aledo High School cheerleader Abby Myser, Thanksgiving break included more than its usual holiday cheer, and it all began earlier this summer. The AHS sophomore participated in an …

  • Aledo teams win close games

    Thursday, December 26, 2024

    Both the Aledo Ladycats and Bearcats basketball teams hosted Chisholm Trail for their respective District 5-5A games Friday night. For the Ladycats, it was their second district foe to face, while …

  • Council honors outgoing chief Arnold

    Thursday, December 26, 2024

    Lance Arnold, who has been the Weatherford Police Department chief of police since 2017, stepped down to accept the same position with the Broken Bow Police department in Oklahoma, effective December …

  • Life simplified

    Thursday, December 26, 2024

    It’s seasonal for most of us, of course. Our memories kick into overdrive, dredging up details of long-ago holidays.   In my case, Christmas Days of yore were as predictable as the …

  • Abbott unveils new border strategy

    Thursday, December 26, 2024

    Gov. Greg Abbott said last Thursday the state is initiating a billboard campaign across Central America and border cities in northern Mexico to discourage migrants from attempting to enter Texas, the …

  • Conrad credits perseverance for reaching goals

    Thursday, December 26, 2024

    It can be a long road to the top, but the view from there can be rewarding. In business it is seldom a smooth ride, but Spence Conrad shares what persistence and perseverance can do to help your …

  • Looking back on Bearcats’ first taste of greatness

    Thursday, December 26, 2024

    There is no high school football program in Texas that can match all that the Aledo Bearcats have accomplished. Most notably, they have won a dozen state championships, with the next nearest being …

  • Jones takes entertaining to next level

    Thursday, December 26, 2024

    Andrew Jones has been getting around a lot lately. It is not just his construction and maintenance business that sends him around North Texas, it is his part-time job as a musician that has him …

  • Cancer’s no match for Kade the Conqueror

    Thursday, December 26, 2024

    Best-selling author Andy Andrews is quoted as saying, “We’re all either in a crisis, coming out of a crisis, or heading for a crisis. That’s just part of being with us on this …

  • Dickinson honored by state

    Thursday, December 26, 2024

    Donna Dickinson enjoys giving back. The Aledo woman has volunteered with the Weatherford School District for the past 30 years, and her generosity of time and spirit was recently rewarded. …

  • Never stop learning

    Thursday, December 26, 2024

    Six years ago, Rose Hoffman accepted the opportunity for a midlife career change and the chance to define the position of Communications and Marketing Director for the City of Willow Park. …

  • Hejny entering transfer portal

    Saturday, December 21, 2024

    Former Aledo Bearcats quarterback Hauss Hejny is leaving TCU and entering the transfer portal, numerous sources are reporting. The true freshman saw limited playing this season behind starting …

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