The pushback against booming data center construction continues to grow, even as the state’s grid operator warns of rolling blackouts in West Texas if new transmission lines aren’t built, the …
Parker County Commissioners Court spent nearly three hours Tuesday, Aug. 25, working through a long list of budget decisions for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, opening the session with a public hearing …
Emergency crews and first-responders made headway on a wildfire that broke out in Palo Pinto County and traveled north into Jack County, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. More than 30 …
A busy night for the Weatherford ISD Board of Trustees began with a special meeting to host a public hearing on the 2026-27 budgets and ultimately vote to adopt it. In all, there are three …
Willow Park City Council will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, so residents can provide their input on the proposed budget and tax rate to support it. It is expected council …
Weatherford City Council voted to propose maintaining last year’s tax rate of 39.2246 cents per $100 valuation for the upcoming fiscal year 2027 budget during its regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. …
With the Nov. 3 general election approaching, Parker County commissioners approved a slate of election preparations during their regular meeting Monday, Aug. 24, including polling locations and the …
Amidst mounting public outcry, the federal government last week halted construction of border barriers through state park property in far West Texas, The Texas Tribune reported. …
Weatherford ISD students may have just started class but the district has already received a grade. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has released the Accountability A-F Ratings for the 2025-26 …
Herstle Renfroe has dedicated more than a decade serving others as a first-responder, according to Sacred Cross EMS. And that’s what the Sacred Cross EMT was doing when a house fire …
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 …
