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1264junior at Springtown High School who is among the best shooters on the Aledo Clay Busters team. He advanced to national and international competition this summer." /> 1265 </a> 1266 </div> 1267 1268 <div class='arrows left-arrow' href="#carousel-618f2" role="button" aria-label="Previous" data-slide="prev" onClick="$('#carousel-618f2').carousel('pause');"> 1269 <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-left" aria-hidden="true"></span> 1270 </div> 1271 <div class='arrows right-arrow' href="#carousel-618f2" role="button" aria-label="Next" data-slide="next" onClick="$('#carousel-618f2').carousel('pause');"> 1272 <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right" aria-hidden="true"></span> 1273 </div> 1274 <p class='lead'> 1275 Chase Lindner and Logan LeBlanc aim high each time they enter competition.  1276 1277 And, in their case, they literally aim. 1278 1279 LeBlanc is a freshman at Aledo High School and Lindner is a junior ⦠</p> 1280 1281 1282 </div> 1283 <div class="item with-photo"> 1284 <h1> 1285 <a href='/stories/parker-county-history-comes-alive,182865'>Parker County history comes alive</a> 1286 </h1> 1287 <div class='photo'> 1288 <a href='/stories/parker-county-history-comes-alive,182865' aria-label='Parker County history comes alive'> 1289 <img src='https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/communitynews/original/20260924-205703-fd8-Web%20Preview-20260916_130624%20copy32.jpg' alt="A stagecoach greets visitors to the Doss Heritage and Culture Center." /> 1290 </a> 1291 </div> 1292 1293 <div class='arrows left-arrow' href="#carousel-618f2" role="button" aria-label="Previous" data-slide="prev" onClick="$('#carousel-618f2').carousel('pause');"> 1294 <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-left" aria-hidden="true"></span> 1295 </div> 1296 <div class='arrows right-arrow' href="#carousel-618f2" role="button" aria-label="Next" data-slide="next" onClick="$('#carousel-618f2').carousel('pause');"> 1297 <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right" aria-hidden="true"></span> 1298 </div> 1299 <p class='lead'> 1300 A walk through the Doss Heritage and Culture Center is like traveling through time. When you go through the front doors, you enter a world of imagination and wonder, a place where education and ⦠</p> 1301 1302 1303 </div> 1304 <div class="item with-photo"> 1305 <h1> 1306 <a href='/stories/council-oks-ordinances-regarding-golf-carts-atvs-bikes,182862'>Council OKs ordinances regarding golf carts, ATVs, bikes</a> 1307 </h1> 1308 <div class='photo'> 1309 <a href='/stories/council-oks-ordinances-regarding-golf-carts-atvs-bikes,182862' aria-label='Council OKs ordinances regarding golf carts, ATVs, bikes'> 1310 <img src='https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/communitynews/original/20260813-154740-5c5-Web%20Preview-Aledo%20generic%20copy%20%281%2930.jpg' alt="" /> 1311 </a> 1312 </div> 1313 1314 <div class='arrows left-arrow' href="#carousel-618f2" role="button" aria-label="Previous" data-slide="prev" onClick="$('#carousel-618f2').carousel('pause');"> 1315 <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-left" aria-hidden="true"></span> 1316 </div> 1317 <div class='arrows right-arrow' href="#carousel-618f2" role="button" aria-label="Next" data-slide="next" onClick="$('#carousel-618f2').carousel('pause');"> 1318 <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right" aria-hidden="true"></span> 1319 </div> 1320 <p class='lead'> 1321 Aledo City Council on Thursday, Sept. 17, approved an ordinance allowing golf carts on many city streets and granted a variance that clears the way for a gas station across from a school to seek a ⦠</p> 1322 1323 1324 </div> 1325 <div class="item with-photo"> 1326 <h1> 1327 <a href='/stories/aledo-defeats-weatherford-in-district-match,182859'>Aledo defeats Weatherford in district match</a> 1328 </h1> 1329 <div class='photo'> 1330 <a href='/stories/aledo-defeats-weatherford-in-district-match,182859' aria-label='Aledo defeats Weatherford in district match'> 1331 <img src='https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/communitynews/original/20260924-190950-d6c-Web%20Preview-_MG_1789%20copy38.jpg' alt="Weatherford middle blocker Eloise Beauchamp (22) and outside hitter Ava Broadie (7) joust with Aledo middle blocker Mia Combs (16) and outside hitter Brynlee Schneider (15) on Tuesday, Sept. 22." /> 1332 </a> 1333 </div> 1334 1335 <div class='arrows left-arrow' href="#carousel-618f2" role="button" aria-label="Previous" data-sli
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2267 </div><!-- .pk-section --> 2268 <div class='pk-section section-2col col-sm-4'> 2269 <div class='section-margins'> 2270 <div class='box static-content'> 2271 2272 2273 <style> 2274 .box-static-content .list-unstyled { 2275 font-size: 16px; 2276 } 2277 .box-static-content .list-unstyled li { 2278 margin-left: 0px; 2279 } 2280 </style> 2281 2282 2283 <div class="box-static-content"> 2284 <div> 2285 <!-- Obits --> 2286<broadstreet-zone zone-id="157566"></broadstreet-zone> </div> 2287 </div> 2288 2289 2290</div> 2291 2292<div class='box box-content-list'> 2293 2294 <div class="label">Obituaries</div> 2295 2296 2297 2298 <div class='list-item rule-below'> 2299 <div class='widget-image'> 2300 <a href='/stories/cleta-ann-granny-mize,181799' aria-label='Cleta Ann âGrannyâ Mize'> 2301 <img src="https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/communitynews/medium/20260916-134745-66a-Web-Cleta%20Miza%20Photo%20copy43.jpg"alt="Cleta Ann Mize" /> 2302 </a> 2303 </div> 2304 <div><a class="story-head" href="/stories/cleta-ann-granny-mize,181799">Cleta Ann âGrannyâ Mize</a></div> 2305 <div class='lead'>Cleta Ann Mize was born May 13, 1932, in McAlester, Oklahoma, and passed away on Sept. 5, 2026, at the age of 94. 2306 2307 Cleta grew up in a small farmhouse as the only girl among seven brothers. Life â¦</div> 2308 <div class="clearfix"></div> 2309 2310 </div> 2311 2312 <div class='list-item rule-below '> 2313 2314 <div class='widget-image'> 2315 <a href='/stories/phyllis-norine-walker-hensley,181036' aria-label='Phyllis Norine Walker Hensley'> 2316 <img src="https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/communitynews/medium/20260909-173013-2e9-WEB%20-Hensley%2C%20Phyllis.jpeg" alt="Phyllis Hensley" /> 2317 </a> 2318 </div> 2319 <div><a class="story-head" href="/stories/phyllis-norine-walker-hensley,181036">Phyllis Norine Walker Hensley</a></div> 2320 <div class='lead'>Phyllis Norine Walker Hensley died on August 20, 2026, at the age of 100 years, eleven months and one day.</div> 2321 <div class="clearfix"></div> 2322 2323 </div> 2324 2325 <div class='list-item rule-below '> 2326 2327 <div class='widget-image'> 2328 <a href='/stories/tom-vick,180273' aria-label='Tom Vick'> 2329 <img src="https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/communitynews/medium/20260902-182354-b55-Web-lg%20copy67.jpg" alt="Tom Vick" /> 2330 </a> 2331 </div> 2332 <div><a class="story-head" href="/stories/tom-vick,180273">Tom Vick</a></div> 2333 <div class='lead'>The former mayor of Weatherford, Gabe Thomas âTomâ Vick Jr., a dedicated leader, esteemed attorney, and cornerstone of the Parker County community, passed away on Sunday, Aug. â¦</div> 2334 <div class="clearfix"></div> 2335 2336 </div> 2337 2338 <div class='clearfix'></div> 2339 2340 <p class='box-link'> 2341 <a href='/obits/'> 2342 More Obituaries <i class='fa fa-caret-right' aria-hidden='true'></i> 2343 </a> 2344 </p> 2345 2346</div><!-- .box-content-list --> 2347 </div> 2348 </div><!-- .pk-section --> 2349 <div class='pk-section section-2col col-sm-4'> 2350 <div class='section-margins'> 2351 <div class='box box-content-list-lg-lede-thumbs'> 2352 2353 <div class="label">EDUCATION</div> 2354 2355 2356 2357 <div class='list-item first'> 2358 <div class="label small">ALEDO ISD</div> 2359 2360 <div class='photo-container'> 2361 <a 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src="https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/communitynews/medium/20260820-191649-f96-Screenshot%202026-08-19%20at%2010.45.53%E2%80%AFAM.png.jpg" alt="Aledo ISD has maintained an overall A rating from the Texas Education Agency for the past four rated years." /> 2383 </a> 2384 </div> 2385 2386 2387 <h4> 2388 <a href="/stories/putting-the-a-in-aledo,179112">Putting the âAâ in Aledo</a> 2389 </h4> 2390 <span class='lead'> 2391 The Aledo Independent School District earned an âAâ for its âexemplary performanceâ during the 2025-26 school year by the Texas Education Agency. 2392 2393 The performance was calculated ⦠</span> 2394 </div> 2395 <div class="clearfix"></div> 2396 </div> 2397 2398 <div class='list-item '> 2399 2400 <div class='widget-tease'> 2401 <div class='widget-image'> 2402 <a href='/stories/trustees-back-in-session,179111' aria-label='Trustees back in session'> 2403 <img class='photo' src="https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/communitynews/medium/20260820-190732-b5e-Web%20Preview-NEWS%20-%20aledo%20isd%20new%20principal%200934%20copy50.JPG" alt="The board welcomes new Bearcat Leadership Team member Kristin Bundy, assistant principal at Annetta Elementary School, alongside her husband, Nate Bundy.." /> 2404 </a> 2405 </div> 2406 2407 2408 <h4> 2409 <a href="/stories/trustees-back-in-session,179111">Trustees back in session</a> 2410 </h4> 2411 <span class='lead'> 2412 The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees welcomed a new Bearcat Leadership Team member to the district during the Aug. 17 meeting. 2413 2414 Kristin Bundy began her new role as assistant principal of Annetta ⦠</span> 2415 </div> 2416 <div class="clearfix"></div> 2417 </div> 2418 2419 <div class='list-item '> 2420 2421 <div class='widget-tease'> 2422 <div class='widget-image'> 2423 <a href='/stories/advocates-for-the-cats,179098' aria-label='Advocates for the âCats'> 2424 <img class='photo' src="https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/communitynews/medium/20260820-172854-0e0-Web%20Preview-AdvoCats%20copy%20%281%2947.jpeg" alt="The Aledo Children's AdvoCats 2026-27 board members gather for a picture." /> 2425 </a> 2426 </div> 2427 2428 2429 <h4> 2430 <a href="/stories/advocates-for-the-cats,179098">Advocates for the âCats</a> 2431 </h4> 2432 <span class='lead'> 2433 Twenty-four years ago, a group of women joined together and created Aledo Childrenâs AdvoCats, a nonprofit organization devoted to meeting the needs of Aledo ISD students and families. 2434 2435 ⦠</span> 2436 </div> 2437 <div class="clearfix"></div> 2438 </div> 2439 2440 <div class='clearfix'></div> 2441 2442 <p class='box-link'> 2443 <a href='/education/'> 2444 More Education Stories <i class='fa fa-caret-right' aria-hidden='true'></i> 2445 </a> 2446 </p> 2447 2448</div><!-- .box-content-list --> 2449 2450 2451 2452 2453 2454 2455 </div>
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