Meet Harley, the Weatherford Parker County Animal Shelter’s Pet of the Week.

Meet Rodney, the Weatherford Parker County Animal Shelter’s Pet of the Week.

Dec. 31 was a beautiful day for flying, and four area Civil Air Patrol Cadets took full advantage of it. The Cadets flew a combined total of five hours in a Civil Air Patrol’s Cessna 182. These flights introduce the Cadets to the science that make flight possible. They learn about navigation…

Stop the Stigma, a student-led club at Weatherford High School, isn’t just about connecting students with mental health resources but also to prevent mental illness from becoming a punchline.

Trinity Christian Academy’s English Department began a new tradition this month with their “Meet the Author” event featuring a contemporary published writer. This year’s guest author was none other than TCA’s very own Ken Nobles.

Meet Franklin, the Weatherford Parker County Animal Shelter’s Pet of the Week.

Springtown mom Krystal Patterson’s favorite picture of her 3-year-old son Ezra, who has kidney disease, is one where he isn’t hooked up to any tubes. 

In its 90th year, the Phi Theta Kappa honor society chapter at Weatherford College is led by a chapter alumna.

The Weatherford Music Teachers Association Nov. 16 hosted its annual Fall Hymn Festival and Fall Solo Festival for young pianists in the area. Students came from Parker, Palo Pinto, Tarrant and Hood counties to perform.

The Weatherford Horseshoe Club closed its season with a Thanksgiving Black Saturday Tournament. A preliminary round robin of the pitchers set the final brackets with four seeded positions. 

Foreigners settling in America celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Native Americans who taught them how to survive. Weatherford College staff and volunteers are recreating this sentiment by breaking bread with international students this Thanksgiving season.

When you think about servant hearts, Bob Glenn may be a name or face that comes to mind because that’s what the humble 77-year-old Weatherford man has dedicated his life to — serving his community.

By his own admission, Ralph Willingham has had a big year.

After teaching at Weatherford ISD for seven years, Carrie Ellis decided to change the course of her career and is now attempting to keep the art of cursive alive through calligraphy.

After much preparation, two students from Brock ISD brought back wins from the State Fair of Texas youth livestock show competitions earlier this month and last month.

Mother and daughter, Rikki and Khris Jones, have shared a passion for animals and have now dedicated their lives to saving donkeys and horses since establishing their non-profit Hokey Pokey Ranch about four years ago.

Veal’s Station is the oldest community in Parker County, with the first settlers arriving in the early 1850s, and to this day has homesteads occupied by the original settlers’ descendants. 

In the age of accessible and high-use technology, Boy Scouts of America is a way for some members to unplug.

Meet Collette, the Weatherford Parker County Animal Shelter’s Pet of the Week.

Acme Pressed Brick Company was established in Parker County by George E. Bennett in 1891, and is still going strong in its operation 128 years later.

Meet Blue, the Weatherford Parker County Animal Shelter’s Pet of the Week.

Bud Kennedy, celebrated Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist, will be the featured speaker at the August meeting of the Parker County Active Democrats.

Jessica and Dan Pennington, of Aledo, have deep ties in the first responder community and two years ago decided to combine that passion with their skills of landscaping to create The Hurt and Fallen Foundation nonprofit organization.

The 35th annual Parker County Peach Festival kicks off in one week and the biggest provider of those peaches residents see overflowing crates each year is Hutton Peach Farm in Weatherford.

Not unlike other counties in the U.S., a “poor farm” was once implemented in Parker County to house indigent residents before the enactment of Social Security in 1935 and the land to this day still sits off Tin Top Road as a part of history. 

U.S. Air Force Airman Cameron A. Swanzy and U.S. Air Force Airman Juliana N. Woods graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio.