http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 02 May 2008 18:04:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_123180528.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_123180528.html AZLE — A plume of trichloroethylene (TCE) an estimated half-mile wide and one mile long remains embedded in soil and groundwater beneath residential portions of Pelican Bay, Azle and Tarrant County. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:08:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_102111648.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_102111648.html Self worth. That’s what it’s all about. It’s typical to hear people say you have to love what you do and do what you love. Sat, 05 Apr 2008 09:59:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_096100109.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_096100109.html For the past century three generations of the White family have been serving Parker County in their greatest times of need. Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:07:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_046150820.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_046150820.html These days, having a reason to smile can be hard for some people. A Parker County couple has come up with a way to give several people reasons to smile. Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:25:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_039162714.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_039162714.html For professional saddle bronc rider Kaila Mussell, the memory of her first go around in the arena aboard a bronc was far from descriptive, in fact, she summed it up with one word, “brief,” but despite its lack of fanfare, Kaila was certain about one aspect, “It all went by so fast,” she said. “I can’t really recall what I did, but I definitely knew I wanted to go back for more.” Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:11:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_032181217.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_032181217.html The sun was going down on a Saturday afternoon in Mineral Wells, Texas.The Hopkins brothers and their buddies loaded into a 1965 Chevy Impala and headed east for Weatherford. Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:08:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_026090928.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_026090928.html When you first meet Matt “Mojo” Tedder, you’ll probably think, “what a charming young man.” Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:32:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_011163344.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_011163344.html Precinct 1 Commissioner Danny Choate is looking back on 22 years of service to Parker County, and looking forward to some time off. Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:57:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_355085752.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_355085752.html If you turn south at Caddo, Texas, onto the dirt road there and follow that road as far as it goes, you will come to The Homeplace. Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:59:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_348170215.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_348170215.html There’s a truism among writers that it’s better to “show” something than to “tell” about it. Charles and Nelda Sullivan, both 82, will celebrate their 64th wedding anniversary Dec. 18. Though I’d been “told” about the Sullivan’s long marriage, the couple “showed” me more than those stories could ever reveal. Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:54:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_341125514.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_341125514.html Ask anyone who lives in Parker County and they’re likely to give you any number of reasons they call the Cutting Horse Capital of the World home.But it must be a really special place for Kris Kringle to make it his off-season residence. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:44:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_334164653.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_334164653.html Once bitten, twice shy has no bearing when referred to the Ball of Steel Stunt Show (BOSS). Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:06:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_320170733.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_320170733.html Personal Chef Eric Taylor and his bride to be, Schorr Smith, are chasing a tasty dream. Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:09:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_313181031.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_313181031.html Sunlight pours through a window and fractured colors glitter on walls and dance across the room. Wildflowers, oak trees and Texas flags come to life when rays of light hit them. Sat, 27 Oct 2007 09:07:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_300090846.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/faces/local_story_300090846.html About half-a-mile northeast of the sleepy West Parker County community of Garner, there used to be a famous attraction.