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February 16, 2024

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In this issue

  • Early primary voting 2024

    Thursday, February 15

    Below are the names of all candidates that will appear on ballots in Parker County. Not every race will be on every ballot — it will depend on where you live. In addition, the term …

  • Behind The Music

    Thursday, February 15

    As we sit in the crowd, tapping our feet to the mesmerizing rhythm of the marching band or swaying along to the beautiful melodies of the concert or jazz bands, we are often unaware of the countless …

  • TOTS extending Shakespeare auditions

    Thursday, February 15

    Theatre Off The Square in Weatherford has extended auditions for its 2024 Shakespeare In The Park production of The Merry Wives of Windsor , set for the spring. The additional auditions will take …

  • Student podcast highlights broad subjects

    Thursday, February 15

    A small group gathers in the conference room of the Aledo ISD office. After introductions and school talk, they take seats at a long table and a student announces it is time to start, raises a finger …

  • Aledo season ends at regionals

    Thursday, February 15

    The Aledo boys and girls wrestling season came to an end this past weekend at the Class 5A Region I Tournament at West Texas A&M University in Canyon. Three Aledo wrestlers advanced to the …

  • National Signing Day Aledo ISD

    Thursday, February 15

    Alex Arana - Hardin Simmons University football Adam, Tonya and Isaiah Arana Aven Lawrence – University of Texas Permian Basin Tamara, Kurt and Lydia Lawrence Boogie …

  • Aledo soccer clubs sting Hornets

    Thursday, February 15

    Aledo’s four-game homestand couldn’t have gotten off to a better start than it did on Tuesday, Feb. 13, when Azle came to town. In the opening match of the evening, the Ladycats dominated …

  • Ladycats JV perfect in district

    Thursday, February 15

    The Aledo Ladycats junior varsity finished a perfect 12-0 run en route to the District 5-5A championship with a 58-21 win over Granbury on Tuesday, Feb. 6. The Ladycats were 25-3 overall this season. …

  • Bearcats wrangle Texans

    Thursday, February 15

    The Bearcats entered the month of February in control of their own destiny. After ending January falling short against Brewer after leading most of the game, Aledo ran the table picking up wins in …

  • Ladycats cruise past Wyatt

    Thursday, February 15

    The opening round of the playoffs went off without a hitch for the Ladycats as center Kinley Elms put up 23 points to lift Aledo to a 76-40 win in bi-district over the Wyatt Lady Chaparrals on …

  • Aledo qualifies five for state

    Thursday, February 15

    If it's late February, it must mean that Haley Roberson and Victoria Crews are on their way to Austin. For a third consecutive season , the juniors will be competing for Aledo at the University …

  • Supporting Olcott

    Thursday, February 15

    My wife, Susan, and I recently moved from Texarkana to Weatherford to be near some of our children and grandchildren. Since my retirement from the Navy in 2011 we both have been very involved in …

  • Ditch your phone, do your homework

    Thursday, February 15

    Are you planning to vote in person in the March 5 primary? Or in any election this year? If so, I know you want to keep the process simple and the line as short as possible. So as a poll worker for …

  • Easy choice in constable election

    Thursday, February 15

    The upcoming Precinct 4 Constable election has 3-term Constable Scott Jones (VoteforScottJones.com) running for re-election against newcomer Jerry Stockon (JerryStockon.com). Let’s look at the …

  •  Price is No Object

    Thursday, February 15

    In our mind’s eye, most of us old-timers recall taking on life in slow motion when contrasted with today’s starts, stops and swerves now endured by the masses by day and by night. If …

  • Supporting Mike Olcott

    Thursday, February 15

    I have known Mike Olcott for years and am proud to call him my friend. I am dismayed at the mud being slung on this good man. Governor Abbott is supporting Mike because Glen Rogers has been part of …

  • Board remembers fallen colleague

    Thursday, February 15

    A somber start to the Weatherford ISD board meeting Monday (Feb. 12) left members and attendees in tears as a short remembrance took place for Toby Taylor. Taylor, 53, passed away Feb. 3 …

  • The invisible company

    Thursday, February 15

    Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series about a local man who discovered fraudulent businesses in his own field and in the process of uncovering them, ran the risk of losing his …

  • Jo Ann Muir

    Tuesday, February 13

    Jo Ann Muir passed away Feb. 3, 2024, at home in Aledo. Jo Ann was born November 10, 1929, in Lubbock, to H.O. Parnell and Lena Montandon Parnell. She graduated from the Weatherford …

  • Janet Louise Hoefer

    Monday, February 12

    Janet Louise Hoefer, 88, passed from this life on Friday, February 9, 2024. She was born October 10, 1935, in Lamar, Colorado, to Lester Dunham and Dorothy (Light) Dunham.  Janet was …

  • Pitch made for new power plants

    Monday, February 12

    Lt. Gov Dan Patrick joined with the world’s largest investment firm to pitch investors on building natural gas power plants in Texas at a summit held last week in Houston. Patrick and …

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