WEATHERFORD, TX — Preserving the history of Parker County is Amberley Parker’s top priority at the Weatherford Public Library. She has worked part time as the library’s digitization clerk since September, when the library received a $75,000 one-year grant for its new PEACH program. Amberley hopes the Preserving and Expanding Access to Culture and History project […]
WEATHERFORD, TX — On a hill overlooking Weatherford is set a piece of history gathering dust and graffiti. Long gone are the days when children would sit at desks and write on tablets. Seemingly, the only writing now comes out of cans of spray paint. Raymond George aims to change all that. The all-black […]
WEATHERFORD, TX — For many, a new year means a new commitment. Joe Birmingham made the commitment to volunteer as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for Parker County just over a year ago. When he first heard about the program four years ago, he thought it might be a perfect fit for him. “Our […]
WEATHERFORD, TX — Brenda Stewart founded Venue 2:17 two years ago to give local youth a safe environment to gather and engage in positive behaviors. She saw a need for unsupervised teens to have a place to socialize and explore new, healthy interests. Venue 2:17 gives them an outlet to learn communication and leadership skills, but […]
WEATHERFORD, TX — Jodi Mullins has been around horses nearly her entire life. Her family moved around in her younger years, living in Pennsylvania, California and finally settling in Texas. That is when she really learned to love the majestic creatures while helping her mother care for horses as a young girl. In 2007, Jodi […]
WEATHEFORD, TX — Every roadside historical marker beckons Loree Ellis to stop and read it. Because she wants to know about what happened there, her husband and her daughters have caught the bug. A self-professed “weird history nut,” Loree loves the way things used to be, from the Antebellum South to Medieval Europe. This summer, she […]
Charles Billy, known as CB, and Threta Clarice Davis are partners in every sense of the word. They met, married, had a family, built a home in Parker County and have shared adventures around the world. They became husband and wife 60 years ago. The date was December 23. Today their wedding portrait — of a […]
WEATHERFORD, TX — On most days at Greenwood Farms near Weatherford, you can spot a lady riding a thoroughbred with a black Labrador retriever at their heels. Mary Hirsch is an event rider — a sport that became an Olympic competition in 1912. However, up until 1954, women were banned from Olympic equestrian eventing because […]
He treats each flag he receives with honor, because it represents the country he has served for so long, first as a soldier, then as a veteran.
WEATHERFORD, TX — A father’s love is one that knows no boundaries. Dr. David Simmons is considered a father figure to so many in and around his community as he shows love through many ministries. He pastors the Silverado Cowboy Church in Weatherford and travels the United States ministering to people involved in ropings, rodeos […]
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