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  • Aledo opens season with success

    Thursday, August 25, 2022

    Led by bronze medal performances from Molly Garrison and Jack Fink, the Aledo cross country teams opened the season with a first-place finish by the Ladycats varsity and a second-place finish by the …

  • Fun, Food, and Adventure!

    Thursday, August 25, 2022

    Grand Adventure is the go-to spot for fun, food, and adventure in Parker County. Located off Tin Top Road, Grand Adventure is locally owned and locally operated by the Pennington Family, and …

  • First Day of School II

    Thursday, August 25, 2022

    The Community News captured photos of several Aledo Middle School students waiting for the doors to open for the first time.

  • Residents speak out about fire department annexation

    Thursday, August 25, 2022

    If there was ever a question about how popular the fire department is in Willow Park, there should be none anymore. With the possible annexation of their department into the Parker County …

  • Carter LeBaron named Thanksgiving Trot recipient for 2022

    Thursday, August 25, 2022

    The Marcia Walters Memorial Thanksgiving Trot has announced that the recipient of its 11th annual race on Thanksgiving Day will be Carter LeBaron, a 13-year-old Aledo ISD student that was diagnosed …

  • District names 2021-2022 Circle of Greatness winners

    Thursday, August 25, 2022

    Aledo ISD recently honored four well-deserving employees as Circle of Greatness winners for the 2021-2022 school year. Receiving the honor were Vandagriff Elementary School teacher Ashley Watson …

  • Clark Gardens Model Train Show coming Sept 3-4

    Thursday, August 25, 2022

    All aboard! Clark Gardens Botanical Park’s fall opening will be celebrated with its annual model train show on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 3-4.. Saturday hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday …

  • Clark Gardens Model Train Show coming Sept 3-4

    Thursday, August 25, 2022

    All aboard! Clark Gardens Botanical Park’s fall opening will be celebrated with its annual model train show on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 3-4.. Saturday hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday …

  • City says planned improvements will solve majority of drainage issues

    Wednesday, August 24, 2022

    At its regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 23, members of the Willow Park City Council voted to approve the issuance of certificates of obligation in an amount not to exceed $4.25 million for designing, …

  • This week's Cartoon

    Wednesday, August 24, 2022

  • Food crisis exists for many

    Wednesday, August 24, 2022

    This is the third column I have written about the food crisis that exists for many of our fellow citizens. There is an old adage that says people need to hear something three times for it to be …

  • James and the Giant Peach

    Wednesday, August 24, 2022

    Theatre Off the Square will present Roald Dahl’s “James and the Giant Peach” on weekends Sept. 2-17 at 114 N. Denton in Weatherford.. Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 …

  • Walk to End Alzheimer’s

    Wednesday, August 24, 2022

    The annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Heritage Park Amphitheater, 378 Jack Borden Way in Weatherford.. All funds raised through Walk to …

  • Brain-Healthy Cooking Demonstration

    Wednesday, August 24, 2022

    The Alzheimer’s Association and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension of Parker County will host a special brain-healthy cooking demonstration and presentation from 1:30 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, …

  • Biology professor presents research in Alaska

    Wednesday, August 24, 2022

    Weatherford College biology professor Dr. Bishnu Twanabasu attended Botany 2022 this past July in Anchorage, Alaska, to present on behalf of his research students.   …

  • Upward Bound receives $1.48 million in federal funding

    Tuesday, August 23, 2022

    Weatherford College has been awarded a $1.48 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to continue its support for local high school students as they prepare …

  • Farmer’s Almanac predicting a white winter

    Monday, August 22, 2022

    As Texas gets at least a temporary reprieve this week from the heat, with a nice round of rain blanketing much of the state, the Old Farmer’s Almanac is predicting January will bring …

  • Ladycats break even at Northwest

    Saturday, August 20, 2022

    The second of three pre-district volleyball tournaments took place from Thursday, Aug. 18 to Saturday, Aug. 20 at the three high schools in Northwest ISD. The Aledo Ladycats (13-6) went in with a …

  • Rivalry Renewed: Bearcats face Stephenville in scrimmage

    Friday, August 19, 2022

    The last time the Aledo Bearcats football team met the Stephenville Yellow Jackets in a varsity setting, Aledo defeated its long-time rival 56-14 at Bearcat Stadium on their way to a fifth state …

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