For the sixth-straight year, the Aledo ISD Board of Trustees has adopted a lower tax rate, lowering the rate by $0.0023 for 2024-2025 and bringing the total six-year reduction to nearly $0.39 cents. …
The faculty and students at Weatherford College care about their veterans. So much so that in June, WC alum Beth Wetsel chose to create a Veterans Tranquility Garden for her capstone project to …
One of the first signs of a new school year is the Bearcat Regiment marching drills. Step accuracy, precision, posture, and even muscle movement were the disciplines of the day for the Aledo High …
Aledo ISD recently announced its policy for providing free and reduced-price meals for children served under the attached current income eligibility guidelines. Each school/site or the central office …
Aug. 14 marked the first day of school in the Aledo ISD, with a mixture of tears and smiles at the seven elementary schools. Aledo’s continued growth in enrollment led to the opening of the new …
Elisha Woodson understands the value of a well-rounded career — a career that has now seen her receive recognition as the best at her craft. Woodson was recently named the Education …
The annual Bearcat Nation 101 event had a new location but the same enthusiastic group of organizations that provided much needed information to new and veteran residents in the Aledo ISD. …
For only the fourth time in its history, Trinity Christian Academy will enter a school year with a new Head of School. Craig Smith took the helm following the retirement of Dr. Steve Newby, …
The fruits of the school bond passed in May 2023 are being revealed in the new school year. AISD school board president Forrest Collins pointed out the $123.8 means so much more than education to the …
Take a trip back in time to the old west and experience Native American culture, cattle drive cooking, Colt-toting town sheriffs, and early life on the prairie. Maybe experience cabin life or learn …
Bearcat Regiment Meet the Band and Band Olympics by The Community News Click image to play slideshow
The Weatherford College Board of Trustees proposed the 2024 ad valorem tax rate of 10.6087 cents per $100 valuation for Parker County property owners at their recent August meeting, the same as the …
There are no community bathrooms down the hall, no bunk beds, and no shared closets. However, Weatherford College students lucky enough to get into the new Vickie and Jerry Durant Hall won’t …
In response to the increasing needs of businesses in Parker and Wise counties and the surrounding areas, Weatherford College is adding a Department of Business and Behavioral Science. …
Weatherford College has earned a Debt Obligations Transparency Star by the Texas Comptroller’s Office, making it one of only two community colleges in the state to receive this distinction. …
The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) announced a proposed plan to purchase 51 acres of property in west Fort Worth within the Walsh Ranch development for the purpose of building a new campus …
Two students from Aledo High School were recently selected to participate in what has been described as “one of the most selective educational programs of government instruction for high school …
Weatherford College President Tod Allen Farmer and President Kelly Miller of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi signed a transfer agreement recently to align the institution’s nursing …
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has given the green light for a fifth bachelor’s degree at Weatherford College. Pending accreditation and board approval, the Bachelor …
The Weatherford College Board of Trustees announced the resignation of longtime board member Mac Smith at their meeting on Thursday, July 11. “Mac served for many years and …
The University Interscholastic League announced Aledo ISD finished in second place among 5A schools in the state in its annual Lone Star Cup competition. The Lone Star Cup is annually one of the …
Finding a high return on investment can be impossible in these uncertain economic times, but for Jim Bob and Kate Measures, there was no question where they wanted to donate their land sale for an …
Aledo ISD has named Michael Martinak as principal at Aledo High School-Daniel Ninth Grade Campus beginning with the 2024-2025 school year. Martinak has spent his entire educational career - the …
