Mineral Wells News

Christmas is a time to be thankful and thoughtful! The Holiday Spot Mineral Wells, Texas, local retailers are hosting an event for this holiday season, Christmas Shop Local and Win.

The Mineral Wells Planning and Zoning Commission commended a new strategy being used by the Inspections and Code Enforcement Department to clean up the city.

Officers made four arrests and seized methamphetamine, psilocybin mushrooms and marijuana during two traffic stops Tuesday, according to Mineral Wells police.

With Veteran's Day approaching, the Mineral Wells chapter of Disabled American Veterans will be raising funds to create a support system for veterans and their families by selling small forget-me-not replicas at several local restaurants Nov.

Hannah Seaton, 5, Terra Newsom, 8, and Breanna Seaton, 8, showed their 'Pink Out' spirit during last week's Mineral Wells-Brewer game at Ram Stadium.

An officer who attempted to arrest a man during a traffic stop found a gun on the man after struggling to handcuff him, Mineral Wells police reported.

There were 304 cyclists who took part in Saturday's annual Crazy Kicker ride. Some are shown durng the start at West City Park.

Lake Mineral Wells State Park and Trailway will host a kid's wilderness survival course this Saturday.

The annual Hope Gala is Saturday, Nov. 14, at Holiday Hills Country Club. The formal, black tie affair will feature dinner, auctions and dancing.

You're not experiencing a case of pink eye. Those bottle caps and labels on Eventide Spring Water are actually pink.

Nathan Lee Gonzales, 31, of Mineral Wells, was arrested Monday on a warrant for burglary of a building.

Palo Pinto County law enforcement and the district attorney's office obtained their first conviction Thursday in the most recent round up of 14 people accused of conspiring to distribute over 400 grams of methamphetamine in the Mineral Wells area.

As the remains of the fire at Furr Building Materials continued to smoke Monday, the Furr family continued to inventory what is left and make plans to reopen their business.

Each year school districts are scrutinized through assessments for academics and financial integrity; this year Mineral Wells ISD had great gains in academics, but fell a bit in two areas of its state Financial Integrity Rating System in Texas, or FIRST, rating.

A 53-year-old family business went up in flames early Friday morning when the main shop and storage building at Furr's Building Materials was burned to the ground.

Firefighters battled a blaze Friday morning at a building supply company near Mineral Wells, according to reports.

Firefighters from around the state will be arriving in Mineral Wells this weekend for the 24th annual North Central Texas Area Fire Protection School.

Things were getting tight for the Meals on Wheels of Palo Pinto County. Staff voluntarily cut their time and it seemed like the agency might have to put some clients on a waiting list, but funds started coming in.

An ambitious day for Clark Gardens Botanical Park started at 7:30 a.m. on a cool, clear Saturday morning with a half marathon and ended with an unrelenting downpour all afternoon and evening But rain seems appropriate for a garden.

Chamber's annual awards banquet a time for businesses, members to celebrate past year while looking ahead By David May editor@mineralwellsindex.com Hats were tipped to Upham Oil & Gas after the 53-year-old company was named the Mineral Wells Area Chamber of Commerce's 2009 "Employer of the Year." With a theme of "Hats off to You," chamber ...