The Weatherford Democrat

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Four Texas cities and 15 elected officials have filed a lawsuit against the state seeking to declare part of the Texas Open Meetings Act unconstitutional. Full Story »

ATLANTA (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of swine flu shots for children have been recalled because tests indicate the vaccine doses lost some strength, government health officials said Tuesday. Full Story »

AUSTIN — In light of reports that Pvt. Francheska Velez was pregnant when she was shot and killed by Major Nidal Malik Hasan at Fort Hood Military Base, State Representative Phil King (R-Weatherford) has joined with 30 of his conservative colleagues in the Texas Legislature in calling for the United States Army to charge Hasan for taking the life of an unborn child, in addition to the existing ... Full Story »

George Martin and Wally Wallace were reappointed to the Board of Commissioners for Parker County ESD No. 3 at Monday’s Commissioners Court meeting. Full Story »

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Musician and humorist Kinky Friedman says he's getting out of the race to be Texas governor. Full Story »

Monday’s warm weather has given way to more seasonable temperatures for the rest of the week. Full Story »

WEATHERFORD - Sheriff’s deputies responded to a burglary call late last week in the 100 block of South FM 1187 in Aledo around 1:30 a.m. Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler said the front door to the Midway Food Store had been broken. Full Story »

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Farouk Shami says he's officially in the 2010 Texas primary. Full Story »

WEATHERFORD — The City of Weatherford has been added to the city listings on the Comptroller’s Transparency Check Up Web site. Full Story »

AUSTIN — According to numbers just released from the Office of Comptroller Susan Combs, Parker County sales tax rebates are tracking significantly behind the state’s average. Full Story »

WEATHERFORD- Students will get a jump on the holiday break with early dismissal starting Thursday for Weatherford High School, the Ninth Grade Center, and Hall and Tison Middle Schools. Full Story »

AUSTIN - The Texas Department of State Health Services Friday announced it is opening up the state’s H1N1 vaccine supply to the general public. Full Story »

LYNDON, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ attorney general filed a revised capital murder complaint Thursday against a former Weatherford, Texas and Columbia, Mo., city official that now covers the shooting deaths in northeast Kansas of not only his estranged wife and their two daughters but her grandmother as well. Full Story »

WEATHERFORD — Parker County citizens showed their giving spirit as they pledged $1,700 to local organizations during this year’s Fantasy Forest Silent Auction. Full Story »

Entries are in for the 2009 Christmas parade, “A Classic Christmas,” set for 11 a.m. Saturday starting at the Weatherford High School Ninth Grade Center. Full Story »

WEATHERFORD — After a closed session at the start of its regular monthly meeting Thursday, the Weatherford College Board of Trustees announced the selection of Dr. Kevin Eaton as “the sole finalist” for the position of college president, dissolving the Presidential Search Committee appointed two months ago. Full Story »

The bridge across IH-20 at Santa Fe (FM 2552/Clearlake) and IH-20 main lanes, both east and west bound, will be temporarily closed on Saturday at approximately 8 p.m. Full Story »

WEATHERFORD - The Weatherford Police Department has joined the efforts of the Parker County Senior Center in a drive for electric heaters. Full Story »

As if we needed it, there’s one more reason to look forward to the weekend - warmer temperatures. Full Story »

Children’s icon Lamb Chop made a special appearance at Mary Martin Elementary School Wednesday morning. Full Story »

ALEDO — A North Texas non-profit organization, inspired by a little girl from Aledo who had one half of her brain removed, is now helping children worldwide. Full Story »

WEATHERFORD ­— The Weatherford Police Department is currently investigating recent trailer thefts that have occurred inside the city and Parker County Crime Stoppers has issued this as their Crime of the Week. Full Story »

WEATHERFORD — This year’s 28th Annual Candlelight Tour of Homes invites visitors to tour through seven different locations, including three never before opened to the public, on its Candlelight Tour set for Saturday from 1 until 9 p.m. Full Story »

CENTERVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas prison inmate convicted of killing a corrections officer during a September 2007 escape is headed to death row. Full Story »

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Relatives say an 18-year-old Fort Worth student complained of breathing problems before he died after baseball practice. Full Story »