Parker County News

This year's 28th Annual Candlelight Tour of Homes invites visitors to visit seven different locations Saturday, December 12 from 1 until 9 p.m. "A variety of homes will be on tour this year, along with Chandor Gardens.

A Parker County jury found a Fort Worth man guilty of a third degree felony methamphetamine possession charge Wednesday morning in a case that resulted from an October, 2007 search warrant executed in the Springtown area by Parker County Special Crimes Unit officers.

In connection with an April 17 incident in which Brian Durant refused to surrender his handgun and was shot by law enforcement, the 35-year-old Weatherford resident pleaded guilty Tuesday to one felony count of evading arrest with a vehicle and four counts of deadly conduct.

Crystal Brown cbrown@weatherforddemocrat.com Parker County Sheriff's officers are investigation the cause death for Daniel Keith Carlisle, 41, who died Saturday morning.

Parker County's Office of Emergency Management in collaboration with the Parker County Hospital District and the local health authority has obtained an initial allotment of H1N1 vaccine to be disbursed to high priority groups, according to a release from the office of County Judge Mark Riley.

Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler and Tarrant County Chief Medical Examiner Nizam Peerwani hold a press conference to answer questions about the investiigation on the Hudson Oaks hanging deaths in Texas, Thursday, May 31, 2007.

Fresh Fruits and Vegis are a healthy choice for families. Weatherford, TX Farmers Market With the holidays just around the corner, Fall is a time that most people start to take an inventory of the things that they are grateful for.

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 is one of only 12 counties in the State of Texas to meet the recommendations set out by Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Susan Combs regarding transparency in government, according to the comptroller's Web site, www.window.state.tx.us/comptrol/checkup/counties.php. Parker County's Web site, www.co.parker.tx.us, contains not only ...

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.

BUD KENNEDY One in 5 Tarrant County children might not get to eat at home without help from food stamps.And it's not solely an urban problem.

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

Staff Reports A few local issues and eleven proposed constitutional amendments form the basis for Tuesday's election.

At the request of Texas transportation leaders, Parker County Judge Mark Riley gave opening remarks focusing on the county's regional partnerships and local partnerships with cities and school districts within Parker County, at the recent Texas Transportation Commission meeting.

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

Registered sex offenders from three counties have a meeting in Weatherford tomorrow night and attendance is not optional.

Bigamy charges against House of Yahweh leader Yisrayl Hawkins were dismissed Thursday after the leader of the House of Yahweh pleaded no contest to four cases involving child labor violations.

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.

Crystal Brown cbrown@weatherforddemocrat.com Three pieces of a wrinkled and faded dollar bill are placed on the table while a group of Korean veterans sit inside Davis City Pharmacy reminiscing about the last time the three were together, some 50 years ago.

By BILL MILLER A state appeals court has affirmed the 4,060-year prison sentence given to a Springtown man in 2008 for sexually abusing three teenage girls.The Second Court of Appeals in Fort Worth issued its opinion Thursday regarding the 43 guilty verdicts and unprecedented prison sentence for James Kevin Pope.Pope, 44, was convicted by a Parker ...