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Resolve to get involved

If the top of your list of New Year’s resolutions includes being more involved in your community and finding volunteer opportunities, then there are ways to get it done right here in Azle.

Segue enters Azle hospital market

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A business seeking to help people with their needs following discharge from an Azle hospital will start soon.

Ballots are set for March 1 primaries

The new year has begun and with it comes a new election cycle. Candidates for federal, state and county offices had until Dec. 13 to file for a place on the primary ballot.

2021 Year in Review

JANUARY

Changes to disabled veteran license plates began Jan. 1

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A new state law will change the requirements for Texans with disabled veteran license plates who wish to park in spaces reserved for persons with disabilities.

A happy new year in America

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On New Year’s Day, some Americans eat blackeyed peas to welcome the new year, with the superstition being that black-eyed peas bring good luck.

Families, students benefit from exchange

The Beasley family used Northwest Student Exchange to find Natalia Rueda, an exchange student from Spain. Karen Sweet, Northwest Student Exchange area coordinator who is based in Fort Worth, said her organization places around 250 exchange students a year nationally, in a normal, non-pandemic year. Seventeen students have been placed with families in the Metroplex this year.

Service club memberships need to grow to survive

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Three long-time service organizations in Azle have maintained a steady membership since they were chartered, but with members getting older, and fewer younger members joining, how long will those clubs stay alive?

Service organizations and volunteerism have been a part of the American fabric from the very beginning. It is so much a part of the

American culture that Alexis de Tocqueville, a French political scientist, noted the trait during his travels in the early 1800s.

Health officials expecting postholiday surge in COVID cases

North Texas is not out of the woods yet when it comes to COVID-19. With so many families returning from holiday gatherings with friends and family, a spike in cases is expected.

“Unfortunately, the number of patients coming in with respiratory complaints has gone up quite a bit over the last week,” said Tonya Sosebee, chief operating officer/chief nursing officer at Texas Health Azle.

Wise County man charged with aggravated kidnapping, felony assault, sexual assault

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A Paradise man was arrested on charges of charges of aggravated kidnapping, sexual assault, assault/family violence impeding breath and parole violation, according to the Parker County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies with the sheriff’s office arrested Anthony Glenn Gravely, 44, Dec. 19.

The charges stem from an incident that began on Dec. 17, at 4:30 p.m., when a woman who lived just outside of Springtown arrived home and discovered Gravely outside her residence.