Aledo News

Parker County Commissioner Jim Webster, who faces charges of driving while intoxicated and unlawfully carrying a weapon, said Monday that he is not seeking re-election. Webster, 64, represents Precinct 4, which includes the Aledo area.

Dan Johnson moved from California to Texas because he wanted to put down roots, open a business and live the good life.

Two men were held up at gunpoint in a small store in Parker County near Azle in the early morning hours of Dec.

The principal of the Aledo Learning Center has tossed his hat into the ring for election as Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace.

Sheriff's deputies responded to a burglary call late last week in the 100 block of South FM 1187 in Aledo around 1:30 a.m. Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler said the front door to the Midway Food Store had been broken.

According to numbers just released from the Office of Comptroller Susan Combs, Parker County sales tax rebates are tracking significantly behind the state's average.

Pillows are a perennial way to give your living areas a burst of color and texture each season.

Local firefighters are warning to area residents that overloading electrical outlets and using extension cords in place of permanent wiring can be dangerous, and can even spark flames, after fire destroyed an Ardmore home early Monday morning.

Another North Texas town, another public water well contaminated with radioactivity.

Olivia Jones, a second-grader at Larson Elementary School in the Arlington school district, won the 2009 Texas Reading Bee Championship sponsored by Score A Goal In The Classroom.Olivia won the competition by reading at the college sophomore level.

For a small liberal arts college, such as one that has less than 1,000 students, it can be difficult to provide the kind of top-notch connectivity that a large state university or research-focused school might give.

Phil Riddle editor@weatherforddemocrat.com It was 46 years ago today that Dallas newsman Jack Brown picked up his press pass which would allow him into the breakfast honoring the visit of President John Kennedy and went to work.

A candlelight vigil for 18-year-old Hunter Moke of Aledo is set for 6 p.m. tonight at First Baptist Church, 209 Elm St., Aledo.

Court-ordered mediation between the cities of Willow Park, Annetta, Annetta South, Hudson Oaks, Aledo, and the Parker County Utility District began at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov.

Parker County Sheriff's Office Sheriff's Activity Call Log for Nov. 10 through Nov.

Editor's note: This is the third in a series of stories showing the various sides of the Deer Creek and Dyegard water system issues in East Parker County.

Parker County Sheriff's Office Sheriff's Activity Call Log for Nov. 6, through Nov.

Phil Riddle editor@weatherforddemocrat.com Parker County voters were in no mood for spending money, as was evident by the results of Tuesday's local elections in which a pair of school district tax boosts were defeated.

Sara Ortega sortega@weatherforddemocrat.com Early voting ended last Friday with 1,946 people turning out to vote by mail or in person.

Arlington school administrators didn't wait until Tuesday's election to start mapping out how they would spend $197.5 million in bond money.