Parker County News

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 ...

Sara Ortega sortega@weatherforddemocrat.com Aledo City Council met Thursday night to hear a new design concept for FM 1187 downtown and options for water and sewer rate increases.

Share + Oct 23, 2009 12:09 pm US/Central WEATHERFORD A rash of heavy equipment thefts have taken place in Parker County.

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

The anguish is apparent in Murielle Rittman's eyes when she talks about her Schnauzer, Max, who was mauled to death last week, dragged from her yard by a pack of dogs that live less than a block away.

Crystal Brown cbrown@weatherforddemocrat.com Two flu shot clinics are scheduled for this week after numerous clinics were cancelled in the past few weeks due to a shortage of the seasonal flu vaccine.

Justice of the Peace Thomas Jones has been publicly sanctioned by state judicial regulators for failing to fix clerical errors and other serious problems that wrought havoc with cases in his busy and chaotic southern Dallas court, according to records released Tuesday.

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

Give the defense their change of venue. Send them to Parker County Texas. I'd give my eye teeth to be on the jury.

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

By DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. GRAND PRAIRIE -- A man listed as one of the state's most wanted child support evaders was arrested Thursday by Tarrant County authorities.Authorities identified the man as Brent King, 39, who is accused of owing more than $44,000 in unpaid child support.Investigators with the Attorney General's Child Support Division traced ...