Cresson News

Chelsea L. McGowan cmcgowan@weatherforddemocrat.com Parker County Commissioners have appointed a new member to the Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District, but that appointment was not unanimous.

Dear Heloise : I read a hint in your column on getting a pet into a carrier. Well, mine is foolproof.

Walter Mueller knows his Transformers. The 32-year-old has been collecting the robot toys for more than 20 years.

Ever wonder what it's like to drive really, really fast? Like, twice the speed limit on North Texas highways? A high-performance driving school based in Colleyville can show you.

Galen Scott gscott@weatherforddemocrat.com Water is becoming a volatile issue in the East Parker County community of Bourland Field Estates.

A team from the University of Minnesota is the winner of the 2009 Formula Sun Grand Prix, a closed-track race for solar-powered cars.

The recent illness and passing of her grandmother helped Sara Shaulis decide how she planned to spend her future.

Galen Scott gscott@weatherforddemocrat.com Authorities confirmed Ryan Hart, 20, of Cresson, was killed at approximately 4:30 a.m. Friday when the car he was driving collided with a semi tractor-trailer a short distance east of Hudson Oaks.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Fisher are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Gayla Michelle Fisher Sellers, to Cleamon Edward "Tooter" Blackwell, son of the late Mr.

Market conditions are booming in one Texas town, where new construction and a growing economy thrive.

BUD KENNEDY Cresson will never be the same.Once a dusty crossroads with a feed store, the tiny town now has its own destination restaurant: Tumbleweed Bar-B-Que.Tumbleweed is a mesquite-pit barbecue and ...

Staff Reports A Cresson man was sentenced to 12 years in prison Friday in a Weatherford court for purposely setting fire to a vacant mobile home three times in the same evening.

Bad Weather days - who makes the call? Danie M. Huffman wdreporter2@yahoo.com With recent school closings, students have enjoyed staying at home with no bus routes, no homework, plenty of ice to play with ...

The first rail line through Cleburne was built by the Santa Fe in 1881. This line ran from Fort Worth to Cleburne and on to Temple.

Danie M. Huffman wdreporter2@yahoo.com Recent issues holding up county and Emergency Service District 6 contracts with Tin Top Volunteer Fire Department are in the process of being dealt with.

Danie M. Huffman wdreporter2@yahoo.com Tin Top volunteer firefighters are short a tanker and are wondering how their station will be run.

For anyone who has ever traveled the 30 minutes southwest of Fort Worth to the cozy town of Granbury, the sweeping transformation of the city can be quite a shock.