Palo Pinto County News

The Palo Pinto County Master Gardeners Association offers the following fall gardening tips: A* Fall is the best time to plant new trees and shrubs, including roses.

From Staff and Wire Reports Palo Pinto County voters joined Texas ballot-casters Tuesday in overwhelmingly approving a constitutional amendment limiting the government's eminent domain powers.

A powerful line of thunderstorms pushed toward North Texas early Thursday, although its momentum slowed over Palo Pinto County, according to the National Weather Service.

Registered sex offenders on probation in three Texas counties have a mandatory counseling session on Halloween night.

By BILL MILLER A cold front that brought early snow to the Rockies blew into Tarrant County with heavy rains at about 11 a.m. Thursday, but Fort Worth appeared to have been spared some much anticipated severe weather, a forecaster said.A line of broken storms developed overnight in West Texas and lumbered east toward the Metroplex.

One election regarding the Palo Pinto County Water Control and Improvement District No.

Early voting continues in Palo Pinto County through Friday in advance of Tuesday's constitutional amendments election.

In the first year of an agreement between the City of Mineral Wells and Palo Pinto County, the city reported that 18.5 percent of the animals Mineral Wells Animal Shelter handled came from the county.

A Palo Pinto County grand jury returned 25 indictments Wednesday against 20 named individuals, including a man accused of repeatedly raping a 13-year-old girl.

At the recent National Night Out event, Mineral Wells Volunteer Firefighter Lynn Reasoner showed off the metal cutting saw donated to the Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department by the Palo Pinto County Farm Bureau.

Have some clutter to get rid of? Bring it Saturday to the annual fall clean up, which helps keep Palo Pinto County and Mineral Wells beautiful.

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.

From Staff Reports There's nothing like looking at someone who kind of looks like a woman, but has a five o'clock shadow wearing a sleeveless top exposing a set of hairy arms and a dress with a revealing split up the side that makes you want to grab needle and thread to close it.

In its inaugural voyage this weekend, over 35 cyclists navigated over 145 miles by three forts and through six counties and numerous towns and communities.

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

Furr's Lumber on U.S. Highway 281 North burned in a massive early morning fire Friday.

Boost the immune system with a vigorous ride through Palo Pinto County at the sixth annual Kiwanis Crazy Kicker Bike Ride.

From Staff Reports For the 30th time, the Crazy Water Festival on Saturday will celebrate the past and the present of Mineral Wells and Palo Pinto County.

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.

Six-year-old Kylie and 7-year-old Kaden Goodboo talk with Mineral Wells Police Lt.