Weatherford Democrat

01/27/2025

01/27/2025

Big News for Parker County Hospital District!

We are proud to announce that Parker County Hospital District has officially been accredited as an Emergency Medical Dispatch Center of Excellence by the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch (IAED)! This prestigious recognition is a testament to the unwavering dedication, professionalism, and high standards upheld by our Emergency Dispatch team.

With this accomplishment, Parker County Hospital District has become the 347th accredited center worldwide, joining an elite group of agencies committed to providing the highest level of emergency care and dispatch services.

This accreditation is a reflection of the incredible efforts of our Emergency Dispatchers, who tirelessly answer every call for help, ensuring our community receives the critical assistance they need.

Thank you to the IAED and everyone who contributed to this incredible achievement!

01/27/2025

PARKER, PALO PINTO COUNTIES – Various lanes of highways I-20, US 180, SH 108, FM 51 and FM 129 will be closed for routine bridge maintenance over the next two weeks, weather permitting. Closures will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays.

Estimated Schedule:
Monday – Friday, Jan. 27-31
-Westbound frontage road of I-20 at Clear Fork Creek in Willow Park.
-Eastbound US 180 bridge over I-20 in Hudson Oaks.
-SH 108 at Middle Creek in Mingus.
-FM 129 at Palo Pinto Creek in Santo

Monday – Friday, Feb. 3-7
-FM 51 at Shaw Creek south of Weatherford

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01/27/2025

We are excited to introduce Aledo's first Public Safety Director!

The City of Aledo welcomes Carol Riddle to her new role and looks forward to the successful establishment of the Aledo Police Department. A community meet-and-greet will be scheduled soon, allowing residents to connect with Riddle and learn more about her vision for public safety in Aledo. For more information about Riddle, visit our website for the full press release.

https://www.aledotx.gov/communications-engagement/emergency-services/news/city-aledo-names-carol-riddle-first-public-safety

01/25/2025

Final scores from last night (Jan. 24)

Boys Basketball

Weatherford 59-38 Mansfield Legacy
Aledo 53-47 Fossil Ridge
Brock 73-32 Mineral Wells
Peaster 96-41 Millsap
Springtown 51-43 Bridgeport
Poolville 38-45 Hamilton
Gordon 65-8 Eula
Graford 70-32 De Leon
Santo BYE

Girls Basketball

Weatherford
Aledo 55-52 Fossil Ridge
Brock 45-32 Mineral Wells
Peaster 20-32 Millsap
Springtown 30-80 Bridgeport
Poolville 21-68 Hamilton
Gordon 39-57 Eula
Graford 62-34 De Leon
Santo BYE

01/25/2025

Game two of our doubleheader:

Brock (21-8) improve to 5-0 in District 6-4A as the Eagles trounce Mineral Wells (5-22, 1-4) 73-32.

For more on tonight’s doubleheader, check out Wednesday’s edition.

Mineral Wells ISD
Brock Eagles Athletics

For LIVE score updates, go to the COMMENTS SECTION DOWN BELOW (view our replies). 👇🏼👇🏼

01/25/2025

Congratulations to Brock forward Keira Matthews on reaching an incredible milestone of 1,500 career points as a Lady Eagle!

One of Parker County’s best!

Brock Eagles Athletics

01/24/2025

Our Friday night basketball coverage brings us to Brock High School for a doubleheader between the Eagles and the Mineral Wells Rams!

First up in District 6-4A:

Despite an early scare, the Lady Eagles (20-8, 5-2) secured a comfortable 45-32 win over the Lady Rams (15-14, 0-7).

For more on tonight’s game, check out Wednesday’s edition.

Mineral Wells ISD
Brock Eagles Athletics

For LIVE score updates, go to the COMMENTS SECTION BELOW (view our replies). 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

01/24/2025

We are proud to announce the appointment of Interim Chief of Police Quincy Hamilton at last night's city council meeting. The city council accepted the resignation of Daniel Franklin at their meeting yesterday and appointed Chief Hamilton as interim chief.
Hamilton has been with the department since August of 2021. Later that year, he was promoted to Corporal, and in 2023 he was promoted to Lieutenant. Prior to joining the City of Willow Park, he served with the City of Jacksonville, Texas.
"I am grateful for the opportunity to lead the department and maintain a high level of commitment to public safety in Willow Park," Hamilton said.
Please join us in congratulating our Interim Chief!

01/24/2025

Goodness gracious, the archives at UTA Special Collections are beyond astonishing. Check out this photo, taken in Weatherford in 1884. These are the stone masons who built the beautiful Parker County courthouse in Weatherford, which is still in use. Look at the square-cut stone on behind the bearded man standing at the far left. Those stones are clearly the stones that are on the exterior of the courthouse today.

Sometimes I have to really study one of UTA Special Collections's photos, ponder it, and put two-and-two together to understand what it is that I'm looking at. This was one of those times. The only information the archive had was that this was taken in 1884 in Weatherford. I realize from the building in the background that it must have been taken on the square, where the courthouse is. Then I saw the aprons and though "wait a minute, these guys are masons." Then I thought "wait ... wasn't the Parker County courthouse opened in 1886?" I checked and, indeed, it was. And then I noticed those square-cut stones on the left, recalled my own photos of those stones, and it all clicked into place. In any case, this is a remarkable historical photo. And these men would probably be very pleased to know that, almost 140 years later, their work has stood the test of time!

01/23/2025

🥎2025 Lady Rabbit Softball Schedule🥎

01/22/2025

Scores from last night (Jan. 21):

Girls basketball

Weatherford 41-40 Crowley
Aledo 56-34 Chisholm Trail
Brock 38-39 Stephenville
Peaster 51-47 Dublin
Springtown 73-16 Lake Worth
Millsap 50-29 Tolar
Poolville 33-64 Hico
Mineral Wells 25-57 Brownwood
Gordon 55-27 Cross Plains
Graford DNP
Santo 24-51 Lipan

Boys basketball

Weatherford 73-54 Crowley
Aledo 47-33 Chisholm Trail
Peaster 66-42 Dublin
Millsap 49-58 Tolar
Brock 71-30 Stephenville
Springtown 64-60 Lake Worth
Poolville 57-27 Hico
Mineral Wells 62-51 Brownwood
Gordon 83-18 Atlas
Graford DNP
Santo 40-69 Lipan

01/22/2025

Let's have a talk about domestic violence. For the first time in awhile, our most common crime here in Weatherford was not theft or drugs, but assault. You may know someone who is in an abusive relationship and wonder why they stay. Research shows these common reasons:

➡️Cycle of violence. Three cyclical phases in physically abusive intimate relationships keep a woman in the relationship: 1) a tension-building phase that includes minor physical and verbal abuse, 2) an acute battering phase, and 3) a makeup or honeymoon phase. The honeymoon phase lulls an abused woman into staying and the cycle repeats itself.

➡️Battered woman syndrome. A woman is so fearful from experiencing cycles of violence that she no longer believes escape is possible.

➡️Stockholm syndrome. A battered woman is essentially a hostage to her batterer. She develops a bond with and shows support for and kindness to her captor, perhaps because of her isolation from and deprivation of more normal relationships.

➡️Traumatic bonding theory. A battered woman experienced unhealthy or anxious attachments to her parents who abused or neglected her. The woman develops unhealthy attachments in her adult relationships and accepts intermittent violence from her intimate partner. She believes the affection and claims of remorse that follow because she needs positive acceptance from and bonding with the batterer.

➡️Psychological entrapment theory. A woman feels she has invested so much in the relationship, she is willing to tolerate the battering to save it.

We are here to help. We investigate every family violence call we receive. But sometimes, victims need a friend or advocate to walk beside them through this situation. If you suspect someone is struggling, let them know they are not alone. Encourage them to call us and go to 🔹www.thehotline.org🔹to find resources that are available to them.

You can find more about our monthly statistics here:
https://weatherfordtx.gov/3419/Policies-and-Statistics

01/21/2025

💘With Valentine's Day coming up, we are looking to speak with couples who have been married 50 years or more. Please send details to [email protected].

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01/21/2025