Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Education Agency named Coder Elementary a Lone Star Ribbon School, the only school in Region 11 and one of only 25 campuses throughout the state to earn the honor for …
Willow Park City Council approved, during its Tuesday, Sept. 22, meeting, an ordinance updating several water utility rates and fees for Fiscal Year 2026-27. The decision continues the …
Nearly $12 billion in Medicaid funding to Texas hospitals will be restored after a nearly year-long stalemate between the state and the federal government ended, the Texas Standard reported. …
Aledo City Council on Thursday, Sept. 17, approved an ordinance allowing golf carts on many city streets and granted a variance that clears the way for a gas station across from a school to seek a …
The Aledo High School Homecoming Parade takes a course around the campus, with children of all ages waving, smiling and hoping for goodies.
A representative of Freese & Nichols, the firm managing Parker County’s transportation bond program, gave commissioners a project-by-project update during the Sept. 14 …
The Senate Republican leadership is pouring tens of millions of dollars into the U.S. Senate campaign of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is locked in a tight race with …
Editor’s note: This story was originally published Sept. 20, 2001, in The Community News. The subject, Cindy Bartlett, a former Aledo resident, passed away in 2025.
Willow Park City Council approved the 2026-27 fiscal year budget during its meeting Tuesday, Sept. 8. The budget includes $5,360,440 in projected revenues, offset by projected expenditures of …
With the state’s new fiscal year beginning on Sept. 1, Texas hospitals are expected to lose $27 million per day in additional Medicaid funding, according to the Texas …
Aledo City Council received an update Thursday, Sept. 3, on a proposed Parker County Public Utility Agency (PUA), a regional effort aimed at securing long-term water supply for the …
When Carrie Wood moved into her home on Robert Street many years ago she could sit on her back porch and wave at neighbors, visit with them as they walk by, enjoy some wildlife.
After months of informal enforcement and a growing number of golf carts, e-bikes and off-road vehicles on city streets, Aledo City Council gave Police Chief Carol Riddle direction …
A man faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon stemming from a road rage incident Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 1, in northwest Parker County. Parker County Sheriff’s Office …
Parker County Commissioners Court appointed Bryan Grimes as county manager Tuesday, Sept. 2, according to a press release. Grimes, who previously served as the county's director of Strategic …
Hudson Oaks Mayor Tom Fitzpatrick commended Eagle Scout candidate Preston Fought for improvements Fought and his crew made to the city’s public safety building as an Eagle Scout …
The pushback against booming data center construction continues to grow, even as the state’s grid operator warns of rolling blackouts in West Texas if new transmission lines aren’t built, the …
The Aledo Police Department is investigating a financial scam that occurred Aug. 11 and is asking the community for help identifying a potential suspect.
Parker County Commissioners Court spent nearly three hours Tuesday, Aug. 25, working through a long list of budget decisions for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, opening the session with a public hearing …
Emergency crews and first-responders made headway on a wildfire that broke out in Palo Pinto County and traveled north into Jack County, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. More than 30 …
Aledo City Council voted unanimously Thursday night, Aug. 20, to adopt a $17.6 million fiscal year 2027 budget and a new property tax rate, following back-to-back public hearings that drew no citizen …
Aledo ISD Trustees adopted the 2026-2027 budget Monday night, Aug. 24, lowering the tax rate for the eighth-straight year. The tax rate is $1.1775 per $100 …
Willow Park City Council will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, so residents can provide their input on the proposed budget and tax rate to support it. It is expected council …
With the Nov. 3 general election approaching, Parker County commissioners approved a slate of election preparations during their regular meeting Monday, Aug. 24, including polling locations and the …
Amidst mounting public outcry, the federal government last week halted construction of border barriers through state park property in far West Texas, The Texas Tribune reported. …
