Glenn Evans

A traveling museum that paints the history of communication will bring Bibles and a replica of the Gutenberg printing press that changed the world to Weatherford College early next week.

Weatherford and Parker County chambers of commerce members joined Weatherford College President Tod Allen Farmer and Mayor Paul Paschall to cut the ribbon on a 3/4-mile stretch of the Town Creek Hike and Bike Trail linking the college with its host city.

PALO PINTO -- County commissioners on Monday opened a way for a solar power company to build a plant near Gordon for a Dallas-Fort Worth client.

The 11th annual Tree of Angels ceremony gets underway Monday night in the Mineral Wells Courthouse Annex. "Friends and family who lost loved ones to violent crime, they seem to be able to honor their loved ones in the holiday season while they move on with family and friends to celebrate," Adina Morris, victims assistance coordinator for Palo Pinto County, said of the annual gathering. "No matter how long it's been since they lost a loved one, I believe -- and I've been told -- it's just nice to honor that person during this time."

MINERAL WELLS -- School trustees here expanded a program that accommodates students' lives from upper grades to all campuses Monday.

Weatherford school trustees got a good report Monday on how well the district reports its finances, approving a mandatory outside audit for the 2023-24 school year.

Dec 16, 2024 2 views By: Glenn Evans, Weatherford Democrat, Texas Source: Weatherford Democrat

An evergreen era wrapped up early on a farm north of Weatherford last weekend.

Texas agencies reported 252 new cases of groundwater contamination during 2023 in the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee annual report.

The Christmas letter from then 11-year-old Cathy Casilear delivered “hope and tomorrow” to Marine Cpl. Charles “Chuck” Estes as the future Weatherford resident loaded gear for a night ambush in the Vietnam Demilitarized Zone. Courtesy photo