Evon Markum is the new marketing director of Browning Funeral Home. Markum brings more than 30 years of marketing, community relations, nonprofit, and leadership experience to the Browning …
Texas public school campuses and districts received their state report cards late last week from the Texas Education Agency, with most showing little change from the previous school year, The …
The Community News is expanding its reporting staff to include Brock Burgan, a recent graduate of the University of North Texas. Burgan will concentrate on …
After eight years leading the City of Willow Park's Communication Department, Rose Hoffman has announced her resignation. She is accepting a similar position for the City of Mineral Wells. Her …
After receiving a presentation on the final proposed budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, the Weatherford ISD Board of Trustees voted during its Aug. 10 meeting to publish a tax rate of 0.9342 per …
Leading with the news that local governments across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex are facing “significant budget shortfalls” in 2026, the City of Weatherford’s Dawn Brooks assured council …
City of Aledo Mayor Shane Davis emphasizes the importance of communication among surrounding areas to safely and effectively navigate a period with ongoing construction projects throughout Parker …
What CEO Elon Musk says will be the world’s largest computer chip manufacturing plant is planned for Grimes County, east of College Station, the Austin American-Statesman reported. …
Weatherford police officers arrested a former Weatherford ISD teacher Thursday, Aug. 6. The arrest warrant for Chase Liles, 38, listed “Improper Relationship Between Educator/Students,” a …
Nearly three-fourths of cyclosporiasis cases detected in Texas have been confined to two regions, The Dallas Morning News reported. The Texas Department of State Health Services provided numbers for …
Twenty-one years into his senior-care career and Texas Assisted Living Association’s 2026 Executive Director of the Year, Chris Ibarra has just added a new title: executive director of Clear Fork …
With practices officially being able to start next week for UIL activities, the worry is always with the oppressive Texas heat and coaches trying to find ways to avoid the worst of it. This year …
Willow Park Mayor Teresa Palmer's ongoing feud with city council members continued Tuesday night, July 28, as she pushed an agenda item stressing she was being left out of the agenda-setting process. …
As has been happening in neighboring cities and agencies in Parker County over the past few months, the city received an update on an initiative to help alleviate the water issues some in the county …
Long-time journalist Richard Nelson has been named the new editor at The Community News in Aledo. Nelson started his newspaper career as a sports reporter at his hometown newspaper, The Baytown …
The Hudson Oaks City Council considered a proposal by Rivian to add electric vehicle charging stations to the existing parking lot at the H-E-B store at its July 23 meeting. The proposal called …
The Midland school district is suing Education Commissioner Mike Morath and other state leaders in another challenge to the state’s public school finance system, known as “Robin …
Bankhead Highway is closed off to thru-traffic for the time being, and the city has asked patrons to use the Interstate 20 service road as a detour. Construction for the utility line …
In a trial that concluded last Friday, a Parker County jury convicted a Weatherford man of the years long sexual abuse of a young girl and sentenced him to life in prison. In the trial, Darrell …
Texas Neighborhood Services (TXNS) and Catholic Charities Fort Worth (CCFW) are announced a new partnership to expand access to high-quality, research-backed case management services for individuals …
A massive amount of rain once again engulfed the Hill Country, causing widespread flooding in several counties, including Uvalde, Kerr, Kendall, and Gillespie. At least two fatalities were reported …
The July 4 festivities may be over, but the Willow Park City Hall still had fireworks this week with Mayor Teresa Palmer lighting the fuse. Palmer proposed council approve drafting a municipal …
Preliminary data indicates Texas home insurers earned a 22% profit on premiums collected last year, according to the Houston Chronicle . It was the best year insurers have had in two decades …
The Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District Board of Directors selected recipients for the annual 2026 Rainwater Harvesting Grant Program at their monthly board meeting on Thursday, June 11. …
On July 2, Willow Park was designated a Film Friendly Texas Certified Community by the Texas Economic Development & Tourism Office. The city was designated by the Texas Film Commission, …
