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Parker Co. indicts 4 locals

Among those indicted on felony charges at the Parker County grand jury June 6 meeting were four individuals listing Springtown area addresses.

Misty Dawn Black, 44, of Springtown, was indicted on a charge of evading arrest or detention in a motor vehicle, a third-degree felony.

Phillip Dalton Evans, 25, of Springtown, was indicted on a charge of possession of a controlled substance in Penalty Group 1, one to four grams, a state jail felony.

Springtown/area water: A Q&A

Q. Who supplies water in the Springtown area?

A. Within city limits, the City of Springtown provides water. In the rest of the area, water is provided by well on landowner’s property or by Walnut Creek Special Utility District if the property falls within the boundaries of the CCN (Certificate of Convenience and Necessity) and if the property is not located within the boundaries of a municipality.

Q. Where does each entity get its water?

Reno P&Z: ETJ, flooding, and...a new city park?

“I live in the ETJ (Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction). I don’t want to be in the city. But…

“What we saw on Jesse James Road – people move here, life savings spent, and now…

“It’s unlivable. They are in a buffer zone between city and county.”

Lisa Elkins, Reno Planning and Zoning chair, summed up the dilemma of the ETJ and role of municipal government during a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting June 3.

Woman drowns in Eagle Mt.

On June 9, Tarrant Regional Water District Police Officers responded to a single watercraft accident around 2 p.m., located on the west side of Eagle Mountain Lake.

Due to the severe weather that swept through the area, a single sailboat overturned, with four occupants on board.

Azle Police Officers searched on land, while TRWD watercraft units continued to search the shoreline for one missing occupant.

After two hours, an Azle officer spotted the female, reportedly in her fifties, approximately 100 yards from where she was last seen.

Woods now an Airman

A Poolville High School grad is now an Air Force Airman.

Juliana N. Woods, PHS class of 2018, graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio.

Airmen complete an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community

New parish in Azle June 16

The time has come.

Holy Trinity Catholic Church of Azle will officially become a standalone parish, no longer a mission church under St. Thomas the Apostle.

Bishop Michael Olson will conduct this transition on June 16 at 10 a.m.

It is during this service that he will “erect” Holy Trinity as a new parish and install a new pastor, with a celebration afterwards.

Genny Zapata of Holy Trinity said, “We’re just thrilled.

“After all these years, the Catholic community in Azle has a dream that is finally realized.”

TxDot: Rare plant won’t affect Hwy 51 work

It only grows in three counties in North Texas. And one of them happens to be right in the path of an upcoming Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) project. That most rare plant? The Comanche Peak prairie clover. When notified of the plant’s presence, attention was paid. Parker County Commissioner George Conley spoke to Spring-town Optimist Club members June 11 and told them of the plant’s discovery.

Conley said the TxDOT project to repave Hwy. 51 from the Clear Fork of the Trinity River south into Weatherford would not be substantially affected.

Annual bike rally draws over 200

Sunny skies made for a successful 10th Annual All American Bike Rally Saturday morning, June.

The rally, sponsored by the Springtown Area Chamber of Commerce, offered 207 riders a choice of four routes in distances of 6, 24, 54, and 74 miles.

Rest stop volunteers from Hilltop Family Church, Outreach of Love Church, City of Spring-town, Pinnacle Bank, and Brookshire’s made sure everyone stayed hydrated and on track.

Project Faith Works spruces up the town

The Springtown area will look a little spiffier by the end of the week. Project Faith Works, a non-profit collaboration of community churches and businesses, has organized teams of youth

Law enforcement agencies team up

Alert officers in both the Reno and Springtown Police Departments, in conjunction with Parker County deputies, connected the dots between seemingly unrelated crimes in widely separated locations in the early