Palo Pinto County
Mineral Wells ISD hosts New Teacher Academy
The Mineral Wells Independent School District (MWISD) hosted a New Teacher Academy on Friday. This event was designed to “equip our first-year teachers with the tools and confidence they need for a successful school year,” according to a social media post made by the district.
Once a highway, now a city street
A well-trafficked and prominent east-west thoroughfare in Mineral Wells is an anomaly in Texas’ colossal highway inventory — and a throwback to an earlier age of roadbuilding in the Lone Star State. MH 379 is one of the last visible vestiges of a program by the Texas Department of Transportation that, in its modern form, is actually quite widespread.
Make Memorial Day memorable, not miserable
PALO PINTO COUNTY – If you plan on taking your holiday weekend party to the water, a reminder on the rules from Texas Game Warden Michael Foster: Texas Game Wardens…
Sue’s News: Moms, vouchers and idols
I sincerely hope all you ladies out there had a wonderful Mother’s Day. It was beautiful weather for a celebration of the strong, capable, loving women in all our lives.
PET OF THE WEEK
Everyone needs a dog in their life. Every dog needs a loving home. Stanley is waiting for his.
Lee, Orsini win Strawn City Council race
From Staff Reports STRAWN – Newcomer Brenda Orsini and incumbent Alderman Dewaine Lee won the two available seats on the Strawn City Council in Palo Pinto County’s only contested race…
Ole Heifer
A great deal of the foot traffic in downtown Mineral Wells during the second half of the Roaring 20s was due to the fact Ft. Wolters was opened as an army camp in 1925.