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No one was injured and the weapon was secured by district security officers.

(COLLEGE STATION, Texas) — An evacuation order has been lifted after authorities responded to 24 new wildfires that burned 7,774 acres in north Texas on Tuesday, according to the Texas A&M Forest Services. Officials say that hot temperatures, winds and drought conditions will continue the threat of fires in...

The City of Granbury, Hood County and the State of Texas have formed an uncommon partnership to make an intersection safer. Following discussions between City and County staff, as well as votes by the City Council and Commissioners Court, in late March a right turn lane is being added to Old Acton Highway where it intersects State Highway 4.

According to the Erath County Sheriff’s Office, there has been an ongoing investigation involving a juvenile student at the Bluff Dale Independent School District. Last week the School Resource Deputy with the Bluff Dale ISD received information that a juvenile student, while at school, made a threatening statement directed toward the school. The statement that was made raised safety concerns of faculty to the degree that there was a necessity to report the incident to the school administration.

“At the blueness of the skies and in the warmth of summer, we remember them.” - Sylvan Kamens & Rabbi Jack Reimer. The following was written by the family of Jayden McKinney, who passed away Sunday in an ATV accident:. Our sweet Jayden. Our shaggy, brown-haired boy, with sparkling...

A North Texas fire department is praising a move by the FDA to approve an over-the-counter version of an opioid reversal drug. The FDA approved Wednesday an over-the-counter version of naloxone, currently sold by the drugmaker Emergent BioSolutions under the brand name Narcan. It has been available in the United States only as a prescription drug, but many states have created workarounds that allow people to get it directly from pharmacists.

Lawmakers in Austin are one step closer to closing a loophole in state law regarding punishment in certain aggravated assault cases. The Todd-Hogland Act passed the House floor on Wednesday without opposition – named after two women in Erath County who survived brutal attacks by total strangers. “It just...

Having trouble viewing this document? Click here to download the PDF. More than 20 vendors, including local restaurants, caterers, bakeries, coffee shops and breweries, will offer sample-sized tastings of their most popular offerings in an “all-you-can-eat” …. TCA defeats SW Christian. 11 hours ago. The Trinity Christian Academy...

For Peyton Vanden Berge, Kash Stone, Jakob Stockstill and Allen Moerman, the long hours and late nights were all worth it. The four Stephenville High School seniors worked as a team to build a sliding tandem tilt deck trailer that wowed FFA judges from across the state, starting with their first big win of the season at the Erath County Junior Livestock Show where they took home the title of Grand Champion and first in Show.

The East Parker County Chamber of Commerce held its annual awards at its “Sparkles & Spurs Gala “ on March 21 at The Springs Event Venue.

A freshman at Stephenville High School was killed shortly after 1 p.m. Sunday when an ATV he was riding on crashed on FM 205. Chief Deputy Jeremy Woodruff with the Erath County Sheriff’s Office said the 15-year-old victim was a passenger on the 4-wheeler and was ejected when it crashed while trying to manipulate a curve.

One has to go back to 2021 to find the last time the Aledo Bearcats did not finish first in a regular-season track meet. And that streak is now at a dozen as Aledo once again controlled almost all facets of the meet in winning the Joshua Owls Relays on Friday, March 24.

McDonald’s is trying out a new approach to its drive-through restaurant model, and the fast food chain picked North Texas as its testing grounds. The new restaurant, which opened on Dec. 1 in White Settlement, is designed around mobile orders and has a drive-through lane for customers who place their orders through the McDonald’s app. Mobile orders come out on a conveyor belt for quick grab-and-go service.

PARKER COUNTY – A 119-year-old tabernacle in Parker County in North Texas was destroyed by a tornado that moved through the area on Friday. The Weatherford Democrat reported that the building in Poolville, a city about an hour northwest of Fort Worth, was used by the Poolville Global Methodist Church and community members for church services, funerals and celebrations.

Sign repair at two Granbury locations this coming week (March 27 through 31) between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. First, various US 377 lanes and ramps will be closed at the US 377 and SH 144 (Morgan Street) intersection. Also, various lanes and exits of BUS 377 (East Pearl Street) will be closed at the US 377 and BUS 377 intersection.

Volume five of The Best of Texas Scholastic Photography features work from 10 Aledo High School students and graduates who were taught by teachers Linda Greenwood and Emily Pyeatt Arnold: Ava Bathurst, Kaylee Halfmann, Megan Hoke, Alyssa Lively, Chloe Mahle, Alex Mount, Reagan Petersen, Marissa Powell, Jordan Prokell and Taylor Tiberg.

After defeating Fort Worth North Side on Friday, March 24, in bi-district, the Aledo Ladycats ran into their toughest adversary to date on Tuesday, March 28 when they took the pitch in the area round against Midlothian’s Lady Panthers with their state championship aspirations. The Lady Panthers (21-1-3) pounced...

Aledo pitcher Taylor McKean has been nothing short of dominant in her past four starts for the Ladycats. In Monday’s (March 27) victory at Wichita Falls Rider she struck out 15, walked one, and surrendered a single hit in a 14-0 victory. In winning four straight, McKean (5-3) has...

ABILENE – By a comfortable 45-stroke margin, the Brownwood Lions repeated as district golf champions, capturing the 6-4A title Tuesday at Diamondback Golf Course with a 36-hole team score of 633. Runner-up Stephenville posted a 678 composite score. Also earning a second consecutive district championship was Hudson Reagan, who...

At one point of their tour of Lockheed Martin’s west Fort Worth campus, Brewer High School students could only focus on one thing. Willy Wonka. A quote from the fictional candymaker — “We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams” — spurred a lively conversation, including a joke about hoping to not fall inside a chocolate river.