Poolville News

Carman Williams cwilliams@weatherforddemocrat.com The Parker County Livestock Show has become a tradition, something most people only think about during the one week out of the year when rodeo fever races ...

Staff Report It's time for the annual Pomp and Circumstance, caps and gowns and "We will never pass this way again." Seniors across Parker County receive their high school diplomas, starting tomorrow.

Danie M. Huffman wdreporter2@yahoo.com After being arrested for harassing a public servant June 1, 2007, Melaina Gay Marie Maddux was sentenced to five years probation, 160 hours of community service, fined ...

Danie M. Huffman wdreporter2@yahoo.com A Poolville man admitted to authorities he beat his step-son with a baseball bat Wednesday morning.

Thinking of growing some sweet, sun-loving melons this year? Early summer is prime planting season for heat-loving watermelons, and you can find world-class melons in many colors at Texas-basedA Willhite Seeds ...

Oscar Black, a prominent Weatherford businessman, pleaded guilty Tuesday to mail fraud that resulted in losses of $3.59 million to two banks and $3.1 million to people investing in his cattle operation, ...

“Although research remains scant, wind farms appear to have a minimal, or at most, transitory impact on real estate.”

Phil Riddle editor@weatherforddemocrat.com Winds of change are blowing. Fuel prices are soaring, so that makes everything associated with renewable energy a hot-button topic. via Weatherford Democrat

“I saw the smoke and called it in”

Danie M. Huffman wdreporter2@yahoo.com An undetermined cause was ruled Thursday after nearly 100 firefighters and emergency response personnel answered a call for a grass fire on Zion Hill Loop. via Weatherford Democrat

“Don't throw any cigarettes out.”

Don Mansell was on his bulldozer, listening to the radio and digging a hole just west of the Wise County community of Paradise when he heard reports of wildfires sprouting up nearby, reminding him of a similar smoky day more than a decade ago when people were running from burning grass.

Edna Wilkinson was in her home in Benbrook, caring for her small children and nursing an injured pet bird, when she noticed a blanket of black ground creeping toward her back yard.

Parker County Commissioner Joe Brinkley was in Weatherford, monitoring some of the hundreds of volunteer firefighters who were being dispatched to 23 wildfires in the county. Read more

PARKER CO., Texas -- A grass fire burned several acres on Monday afternoon near Peaster in northwestern Parker County. via NBC5i.com

“All juniors and seniors received a laptop with college-ready courses available at their fingertips. Millsap ISD is the first school our size in the nation to join forces with Epic Learning”

By Libby Cluett lcluett@mineralwellsindex.com MILLSAP - After the upcoming holiday break, Millsap ISD Superintendent Jerry Lee Hunkapiller will face his first formal superintendent evaluation by the MISD board. via Mineral Wells Insider

“Preliminary indications are that he took the exit too fast and lost control on the ramp”

A truck driver died at the scene of an accident Friday night after apparently losing control of his gas-well service tanker. via Denton Record-Chronicle