Palo Pinto County News

Texas Forest Service representatives will join homeowners at The Ranch on Possum Kingdom this weekend to celebrate the area's first Firewise Communities USA designation.

Palo Pinto County Sheriff Ira Mercer said officers are looking for Gregory Smith at Possum Kingdom Lake for an aggravated kidnapping warrant from Tarrant County.

With the exception of Graford, sales tax rebates sent to communities in Palo Pinto County were again higher in May.

Amber Motley, of Santo, presents a jacket to County Extension Agent Scott Mauney in appreciation for help with 4-H programs and other ag-related activities.

District Attorney Michael Burns and his opponent, Kriste Burnett, answered questions and presented their qualifications at a Republican forum in Mineral Wells last week attended by an estimated 86 people.

With the exception of Mineral Wells and the county, sales tax rebates sent to communities in Palo Pinto County were again higher in April.

Authorities in Palo Pinto County have charged a woman with murdering her military veteran husband while accusing the dead man's daughter of failing to report the crime.