Aledo kick-returner Cooper Hull hadn’t had a kickoff return for a touchdown all season. That changed Friday night, Nov. 13, when Hull returned a Keller Central kickoff 97 yards for a TD in the second quarter, giving the Bearcats a two-score lead en route to a 53-20 bi-district win at Knights Stadium.
The Aledo Bearcats (7-3, 6-1) finished off the regular season Friday, Nov. 6, with a 28-3 defeat of the Arlington Lamar Vikings. Awaiting Aledo in the Class 6A-Division 2 bi-district playoff are …
Several men have been identified and evidence has been collected related to an assault Friday, Nov. 6, at the Whataburger in Willow Park. According to a Willow Park Police Department report, …
Every military veteran has a story. And John Southard is there to tell it. The Aledo resident is a military historian who has so far published four books and has started his own company, …
This week has been a technical nightmare that continues into the final preparations of this newspaper being sent to press. My routine for the last several elections has been to tune in to the …
Parker County voters stayed “true red,” overwhelmingly voting for Republicans up and down the ticket on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3. However, it wasn’t enough as a blue wave washed over …
Andy Gonzalez has been described as intelligent, hardworking, generous, family-oriented, and deeply involved in his children’s lives and baseball activities. But he and his family now struggle with …
An old saying goes, “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” The Parker County Center of Hope certainly resembles that …
A walk through the Doss Heritage and Culture Center is like traveling through time. When you go through the front doors, you enter a world of imagination and wonder, a place where education and …
Sanctified Hope, a Christ-centered transitional program for women who have been incarcerated, held its Light the World Fashion Show on Aug. 28 at Northside Baptist Church in Weatherford. The models …
The 15th annual Marcia Walters Memorial Thanksgiving Trot has named Andy Gonzalez as the 2026 recipient. Andy was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in 2024. He is a dedicated father, …
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.
The 15 th annual Trinity Christian Academy Gift Market took place Nov. 7 at the school. Patrons enjoyed more than 60 vendors, food trucks, and even got to visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus.
Most people are aware of the old idiom that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. As an observer of politics (every so often I …
The University Inter-scholastic League recently approved the implementation of a 35-second shot clock for high school basketball games. It’s about time. Admittedly, I am old school about …
It’s Hispanic Heritage month. It’s that odd month-long celebration that takes the last half of September and the first half of October. I think most folks in Parker County pay little …
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