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June 27, 2025

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In this issue

  • Celebrating the Top Ten Percent

    Thursday, June 26

    Aledo High School hosted the annual Top 10 Percent dinner on May 5. Each student traditionally chooses a teacher who had a meaningful impact on his or her years in the Aledo ISD. Not pictured are …

  • Academic All-State

    Thursday, June 26

    Several area athletes received accolades when the Texas High School Coaches Association handed out their spring sports academic all-state awards recently. To be nominated for academic all-state …

  • Capital Highlights: Abbott vetoes THC ban, calls special session

    Thursday, June 26

    Gov. Greg Abbott just before the midnight deadline Sunday vetoed a bill on THC products and said he would call a special legislative session to regulate products containing the substance, the Austin …

  • Walsh competes at Ridglea

    Thursday, June 26

    The Walsh Wahoos Swim Team traveled to Fort Worth to compete in the Ridglea Pool Association Meet on June 14. They brought home a total of 24 medals (14 girls, 10 boys), including eight gold (five …

  • Pair of Ladycats honored by TSWA

    Thursday, June 26

    Two members of the Aledo Ladycats have been named to the Blue Bell Texas Sports Writers Association Class 5A All-State Softball Team. Selected as honorable mentions were senior pitcher Taylor McKean …

  • Rodeo: WC’s Weidenbener wins national title

    Thursday, June 26

    Weatherford College team roper Cashton Weidenbener brought home a national championship from the College National Finals Rodeo on June 20 in Casper, Wyoming. WC’s Jacee Graff won the reserve …

  • Sports Briefs for June 27

    Thursday, June 26

    AWARDS Brock coach honored Brock Lady Eagles softball coach Mia Richards was named the Texas High School Coaches Association Super Elite Class 4A Coach of the Year for 2025. She led the …

  • Former Coyote going Bananas

    Thursday, June 26

    Ask Fisher Polydoroff about his future and he’ll tell you is going bananas. As in the Savannah Bananas, baseball’s answer to the legendary Harlem Globetrotters. From dancing — …

  • Tickets on sale for TOTS youth show

    Thursday, June 26

    Tickets are now on sale for Theatre Off The Square’s next show, the youth production of “Dorothy Meets Alice” by Joseph Robinette, produced by special arrangement with Dramatic …

  • Congress must act to pull USPS back from the brink

    Thursday, June 26

    The United States Postal Service is on the brink of a self-induced collapse. The failed policies of the Delivering for America Plan have driven away customers through a combination of sky-high rate …

  • Longtime schoolmates finally part ways

    Thursday, June 26

    Sometimes school friendships last a long time, and for Elizabeth Allanach and Erin Davis, a friendship that started at Steward Elementary is still going after post graduate studies. The 2019 Aledo …

  • Willow Park: Home Rule talk continues

    Thursday, June 26

    The next step to Willow Park possibly changing to a home rule city was taken at Tuesday’s June 24 city council meeting. New Mayor Teresa Palmer came into office last month with this topic as …

  • Lecture brings ancient past to life

    Thursday, June 26

    East Parker County is rich in history. Long before Aledo was incorporated in 1963, before railroad tracks were laid in 1879, and even before pioneers settled in the area, there were humans here. …

  • Annetta: Council approves accessory dwelling unit

    Thursday, June 26

    An item on the June Annetta Town Council required scrutiny of city ordinances by the council and understanding between neighbors. In the end, some came away disappointed with the outcome, but all …

  • Olcott announces re-election bid

    Thursday, June 26

    State Representative Mike Olcott announced his campaign for re-election in a release dated June 17. The release said “Olcott was ranked the most conservative member of the Texas House and …

  • David Cole Thompson

    Monday, June 23

    David Cole Thompson, 42, passed away on June 18, 2025, peacefully, in the loving arms of his steadfast wife, Niki. Born June 6, 1983, in Fort Worth, Cole was the beloved son of Susan and David …

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