+31°F
Glenn Rogers challenges Texas leaders to confront the consequences of dismantling public education, arguing that lawmakers — not teachers or schools — bear responsibility for a system they are constitutionally required to maintain.
Your Trusted Source For Local Community News
Charges against Shane Anthony were upgraded to murder Wednesday in the death of 24-year-old Chyra Davis, according to Breckenridge Police Chief Blake Johnson.
Breckenridge police arrested a 47-year-old man Tuesday evening in connection with the death of Chyra Davis, whose body was found earlier that day, according to Police Chief Blake Johnson.
The Mineral Wells Senior Center is getting a top-secret glow up. Director Lexi Perez is keeping the transformation under wraps as renovations continue on one of the community’s most important hubs for seniors.
The Texas Rangers and Breckenridge police discovered the body of 24-year-old Chyra Davis during a search related to her disappearance, according to Breckenridge Police Chief Blake Johnson.
The Mineral Wells City Council approved multiple agenda items during its January 20 meeting, including awarding a design/build contract for the Boyce Ditto Public Library Storybook Park and receiving updates on park improvement projects across the city.
A significant Arctic blast is expected to impact North Texas this weekend, prompting city, county, and state agencies to activate winter storm preparations. Officials warn of single-digit temperatures, ice accumulation, and hazardous travel conditions.
When mockery and slurs are dismissed as “just jokes,” communities have to decide what they will tolerate. This editorial argues that retiring the R-word isn’t about political correctness — it’s about human decency.
The Mineral Wells ISD Board met January 12, 2026, recognizing board members, reviewing district performance, approving five-year goals, purchasing new Pre-K Chromebooks, and extending the superintendent’s contract.
Obituaries
Lifestyles
Bring Back the Shells
- Local Nonprofit Hosts Annual Farm-to-Table Dinner with Gourmet Menu and Cash Prize Raffle 0
- Fly into Fall & Help LGC Build a Fence!! 0
- Celebrating Cinematic Excellence
- Def Lepard Cover Band Performs Saturday for HOPE
- M & B Ranch Has Room to Party
- Local Farm to Table Event Raises Funds for Water Harvesting at the Community Garden
- Growing our gardens during a drought
- Local Music Legend Opens Broadway Show, Time to Get Shucked!
- Parade Proposal
Sports
Despite a tornado devastating their school and football stadium last May, Gordon ISD perseveres and goes on to win their third straight six-man championship title.
- Rams fall to Godley in Homecoming game, 42-21 0
- Rams fall to unbeaten Quinlan Ford, 35-21, in home opener 0
- Rams Rally Past Eastern Hills in Overtime Thriller, 36-33 0
- Mineral Wells shuts out Polytechnic, 54-0, in home opener 0
- 🏅 2025 TAAF State Qualifiers 🏅 0
- Mineral Wells Advances to Championship Bracket, Will Face Hardin-Jefferson Friday Morning 0
- Mineral Wells Coach Cody Worrell Named Finalist for Statewide “Game-Changing Coach” Award 0
- MINERAL WELLS BASEBALL COACH JACOB CLAY NAMED REGIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR 0
- Only Texan Named: Hering Earns National Rawlings Gold Glove Award 0
Texas News
Glenn Rogers challenges Texas leaders to confront the consequences of dismantling public education, arguing that lawmakers — not teachers or schools — bear responsibility for a system they are constitutionally required to maintain.
- Fennell Withdraws From HD 60 Race, Citing Shift in Republican Party 6
- Rogers: Republicans don’t have to choose between loyalty and integrity 2
- Rogers: Students should be taught to apply critical thinking to politics 0
- Rogers: The Texans mixing far-right politics with a fringe religious movement 5
- Supreme Court temporarily restores Texas’ new congressional map 0
- Court order striking down Texas redistricting map upends plans for candidates across the state 0
- Community Voices: From the Mayor’s Porch — My View on Prop 4 2
- No Kings Rally reached into rural America with hundreds protesting at the Parker County Courthouse 4
- Rogers: Fed up with the two-party system, we need independent candidates 1
