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August 21, 2026

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In this issue

  • Ross fire tests community’s strength

    Thursday, August 27

    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 …

  • Double the defense

    Thursday, August 20

    With volleyball games and tournaments kicking off this week, a couple of rule changes from the National Federation of State High School Associations are adding a wrinkle to team strategies. Most …

  • Lady Roos finish fourth at first tournament

    Thursday, August 20

    The young Weatherford Lady Roos volleyball team was able to log some more court time and finished fourth at their first tournament Aug. 13-15. The Lady Roos went 6-3 at the tournament in …

  • TCA loses opening district game

    Thursday, August 20

    The Trinity Christian Academy Lady Eagles volleyball team had a tough first match of the season Aug. 11 at home. Southwest Christian School beat TCA in straight sets …

  • TCA falls at Benbrook

    Thursday, August 20

    While the Trinity Christian Academy Lady Eagles are still looking for their first volleyball victory of the season, first-year head coach Dora Sigala likes what she is seeing from …

  • Sports Schedule

    Thursday, August 20

    Saturday, Aug. 22 Football Trinity Christian Academy at Newman International Academy, 7 p.m.   Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 20-22 Volleyball Aledo at Plugerville …

  • Sports Briefs for Aug. 21

    Thursday, August 20

    BASEBALL Aledo’s Schull commits to Galveston Jace “Switch” Schull of the Aledo Bearcats baseball team has committed to play for Galveston College next season. Schull helped the …

  • Love that start

    Thursday, August 20

    Aledo tennis started off district play with a bang, winning 18-1 at Granbury on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Doubles play saw the Bearcats win six of the seven doubles matches. The Bearcats also dominated …

  • Truth in Reporting

    Thursday, August 20

    I have hesitated to wade into these waters, but I think something needs to be said to provide you a clear, unbending statement of our policies toward reporting in this newspaper. There is a …

  • Running away with it

    Thursday, August 20

    The Mach I and Supersonic track-and-field squads brought home four national championships and produced a dozen All-Americans as the summer season came to a close July 28-Aug. 8 at the Amateur …

  • Ladycats win tournament at Mansfield

    Thursday, August 20

    The Aledo Ladycats won the championship at their first tournament of the season at Mansfield last week on Aug. 13-15. The Ladycats went a perfect 9-0, dropping only two sets all tournament on …

  • Mansfield sweeps Ladycats

    Thursday, August 20

    After a 10-0 start to the volleyball season, the Aledo Ladycats suffered their first loss Tuesday, Aug. 18, at home to Mansfield. The Tigers swept the Ladycats in three sets, 28-26, 25-21, and …

  • Aledo pulls off varsity sweep at Kennedale

    Thursday, August 20

    The Aledo cross country team swept its varsity competition and almost did the same at the junior varsity level at the Kennedale Invitational on Saturday, Aug. 14. The varsity Bearcats and Ladycats …

  • Gerardus “Jerry” Vierling

    Thursday, August 20

    Gerardus “Jerry” Vierling quietly passed on the morning of Aug. 17, 2026, two days before his 88th birthday. Jerry was born Aug. 19,1938, in Indonesia to Dutch parents. He was the beloved …

  • Billie Rae Schulze Hanley

    Thursday, August 20

    Billie Rae Schulze Hanley, 100, passed away on August 17, 2026, surrounded by her family. She was born on September 5, 1925, in Bangs, Texas, to John Henry Schulze and Esther Faye Heffington Schulze, …

  • Glenda Sue Crowder Brown

    Thursday, August 20

    Glenda Sue Crowder Brown, 81, passed away August 11, 2026, surrounded by her family. Sue was born on New Years Eve in 1944 in Nashville, Tennessee, to Fred Olson Crowder and Stella …

  • WISD earns a B

    Thursday, August 20

    Weatherford ISD students may have just started class but the district has already received a grade. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has released the Accountability A-F Ratings for the 2025-26 …

  • Putting the ‘A’ in Aledo

    Thursday, August 20

    The Aledo Independent School District earned an “A” for its “exemplary performance” during the 2025-26 school year by the Texas Education Agency.  The performance was calculated …

  • Trustees back in session

    Thursday, August 20

    The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees welcomed a new Bearcat Leadership Team member to the district during the Aug. 17 meeting. Kristin Bundy began her new role as assistant principal of Annetta …

  • Fire claims mother, 2 children

    Thursday, August 20

    Herstle Renfroe has dedicated more than a decade serving others as a first-responder, according to Sacred Cross EMS.   And that’s what the Sacred Cross EMT was doing when a house fire …

  • ‘You Matter, Little Lion’

    Thursday, August 20

    When Kendall Dickerson wrote, “ You Matter, Little Lion: A Sibling’s Journey of Faith, Feelings, and Finding Her Place ,” the first-time author was writing from personal experience. …

  • Like riding a bicycle

    Thursday, August 20

    The Aledo Police Department hosted its first Bike Rodeo Saturday morning, Aug. 15 at Aledo High School to address concerns regarding bike safety in the community. …

  • Browning Funeral Home welcomes Markum as marketing director

    Thursday, August 20

    Evon Markum is the new marketing director of Browning Funeral Home. Markum brings more than 30 years of marketing, community relations, nonprofit, and leadership experience to the Browning …

  • A shrimp by any other name …

    Thursday, August 20

    Tucked away in eastern Parker County lies Aquaculture of Texas, a freshwater prawn hatchery. Craig Upstrum, president, began hatching prawns out of his college apartment garage …

  • ‘Spreading the word’

    Thursday, August 20

    Aledo Children’s AdvoCats, a nonprofit organization committed to raising funds for children and families in need in the Aledo area, has hired its first-ever executive director, Wesley Fuller.  …

  • Advocates for the ’Cats

    Thursday, August 20

    Twenty-four years ago, a group of women joined together and created Aledo Children’s AdvoCats, a nonprofit organization devoted to meeting the needs of Aledo ISD students and families. …

  • Texas schools see little change in TEA grading

    Thursday, August 20

    Texas public school campuses and districts received their state report cards late last week from the Texas Education Agency, with most showing little change from the previous school year,  The …

  • Recent UNT grad joins local news staff

    Thursday, August 20

    The Community News is expanding its reporting staff to include Brock Burgan, a recent graduate of the University of North Texas. Burgan will concentrate on …

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