Mineral Wells senior Jacoby Prestwood, left, receives an award as the Rams’ top offensive lineman and top football student athlete of 2012 at Monday’s Mineral Wells Athletic Booster Club Fall Sports Awards Presentation. Also pictured is Rams offensive line coach Sean Harvey. Tony Eierdam/Index
Mineral Wells senior Jacoby Prestwood is this week’s "Dale Hansen Scholar Athlete," which is scheduled to air during Hansen’s Sports Special at 10:35 p.m. tonight on WFAA-TV (Channel 8).
The weekly segment features North Texas high school seniors who have excelled in academics and athletics.
Prestwood received an award as the Rams’ top offensive lineman and top football student athlete of 2012 at Monday’s Mineral Wells Athletic Booster Club Fall Sports Awards Presentation.
Emergency crews from Mineral Wells and Weatherford responded to a military vehicle rollover in the 7700 block of Wagner Road.
Summer reading kicks off with pep rally
Kids of all ages braved the heat Friday morning for a unique outdoor event at Boyce Ditto Library.
Millsap soldier sends love from Afghanistan
TARIN KOT, AFGHANISTAN – Millsap native Sgt. James Spurlock, an infantryman with 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Texas Army National Guard, is currently serving with Combined Team Uruzgan at Multinational Base - Tarin Kot, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Imagine what it would be like to turn on the tap and not get at least a drop of water. People in some parts of the country know this does happen. They are learning how to conserve water. They know that water is a limited resource. Water shortages are now a local and regional problem. With the current drought in Palo
Pinto County, it is wise to learn how to conserve water.
Movies in the Park continues Saturday at West City Park
Leaning Tree Church will, once more, sponsor a free event at West City Park Saturday, including the screening of “Night at the Museum.”
Retirement ceremony set for Flag Day weekend
Today is Flag Day and locals will have an opportunity this weekend to take part in an official flag retirement ceremony at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2399.
Final CCA update
A recent decision by Texas prison officials to let the contract with a local facility expire means hundreds of workers will soon receive pink slips from the employer.
MWISD hires new principal
Mineral Wells ISD trustees approved hiring Jon Almeida as the new leader for Mineral Wells High School.
CCA facility set to close
Despite the best efforts of local leaders and state representatives, the Mineral Wells Pre-Parole Transfer Facility is headed toward closure.
County commissioners voted this week to approve a contract with a company tasked with updating the courthouse’s electrical system.
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