October 2025

Palo Pinto County Chamber celebrated its centennial, honored this year's winners
The Palo Pinto County Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 100th Annual Banquet with a night to remember, honoring the 2025 Award Winners for their outstanding dedication, leadership and impact on the community.


Get into the spooky spirit this Halloween
Come October 31, there is extra mischief in the air, and who knows what might be lurking around those dim corners? Halloween is a time when the line between having fun and being scared is easily blurred.

About $675 million earmarked for Texas projects is in limbo as Congress careens toward shutdown
The Texas congressional delegation has secured about $675 million to pay for community projects across the state in federal spending bills for the next fiscal year. But the funds, informally known as earmarks, are all in jeopardy amid the threat of a government shutdown.

Make changes to Medicare plans wisely
Ed and Edna are enrolled in regular Medicare with a supplemental Medicare policy for Medicare Parts A and B. They are enrolled in a Part D prescription plan that has served them well in the past with the medications they are taking.


Read all about it!
Here are the present locations where you can buy a copy or extra copies of the current issue of the Palo Pinto Press, beginning with those inside the Mineral Wells City limits:

Fear not
October is the month where everyone tries to scare me. They plant ghosts and goblins and witches and skeletons in their front yard. And, yes, if you’re into property values, then clutter is indeed a bit scary.
