Earlier this year the City of Aledo embarked on a plan to streamline city ordinances and processes online to relieve the number of inquiries received by the city and to keep city staff from having to …
“Sometimes life gives you a second chance because just maybe the first time you weren’t ready.” - Unknown Author – from S.K. Lessly Quotes and others. Parker …
A 41-year-old Fort Worth man pleaded guilty to burglarizing three Aledo homes and was sentenced to 30 years in prison in court in Weatherford last week. In August of 2021, Leonard Demond Green …
The first week of suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial in the Senate ended with his former lead law enforcement officer testifying an Austin developer alleged to have …
Under founder Rhonda Torres’ direction, long-time committee members Whitney Harris and Niki Thompson were titled co-chairs of this year’s Marcia Walters Memorial Thanksgiving Trot. …
With the cost of utilities seeing some of its highest rates throughout Texas, it isn’t surprising that finding ways to cut those costs is at the top of everyone’s minds. …
The Aledo ISD Ex-Students Association will hold their banquet on Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Aledo Learning Center Training Room. Visitation will begin at 4:30 p.m. and the meal will be served at 6 …
The agency that operates the power grid for much of the state asked Texans to conserve energy use several times last week as the grid was beset with high demand and low wind-power generation, …
The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees has adopted a lower tax rate for the fifth year in a row at a meeting on Monday, Aug. 28. The 2023-2024 tax rate will be more than 16 cents lower than the previous …
As Aledo continues to grow and transform into the new community it’s becoming, old Aledo still has a strong presence downtown. The difficult act of holding onto the old while experiencing the …
With the 2023-24 school year officially underway the Board of Trustees for Aledo ISD had several important items on the docket for their meeting on Monday, Aug. 21. Chief among those issues was …
In a world where prices are going up by the minute, it seems, property owners in Willow Park will now be able a thing or two that they might have previously put back on the rack. Heck, with the tax …
Texas public student scores in standardized testing continue to improve since the pandemic, but more than half of those taking the test still struggle with math and just under half read below …
Molly (Ancona) and Bo Whitaker, natives of Aledo, lost their home and virtually everything they own in the recent wildfires on Maui. Molly said the fire not only destroyed their home, but it …
An unprecedented number of child care centers are expected to close across the state as pandemic relief funding ends, the Texas Standard reported. A survey conducted by the Texas Association for the …
Willow Park City Manager Bryan Grimes — along with the city council — plans to keep a promise made last year. Largely because the Parker County Emergency Services District 1 annexed …
The Phi Beta Mu International Band Fraternity has announced that the Aledo High School Band program under the direction of Joey Paul has been selected as a 2023 recipient of the fraternity’s …
During the July 27 Aledo City Council meeting, updated renderings for the new city hall featured a new home for the East Parker County Library just inside the main entrance across the hall from the …
The risk for wildfires across the state has risen along with the hot and dry conditions, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. “With the recent uptick in wildfire activity, Texas …
The heat wave that has swept across the state has taken a toll on many water wells in Texas, which were already affected by extended drought conditions. With a lack of moisture and …
The Weatherford-Parker County Animal Shelter will offer free adoptions at the annual Clear the Shelter event from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday (Aug. 5). In addition to adoptions, there will …
With the 2023-24 school year merely days away from starting, the Weatherford ISD Board of Trustees is now one step closer to finalizing and voting on the annual budget. After a budget …
Braving triple-digit temperatures during the early evening hours of Thursday, July 20, hundreds of Aledo ISD residents gathered in an open field east of Nightmist Road in Morningstar to honor …
Parker County Republican Chair Scott Utley announced on July 23 that he was resigning his position due to a new business venture. “My wife and I have launched a new business that will …
