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Azle police search for missing woman

Azle police search for missing woman

By Carla Noah Stutsman

Azle police, with help from the Azle Fire Department, Briar VFD, Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office and TRWD police, are actively searching the woods east of both North and South Ash Avenue all the way to Eagle Mountain Lake for a woman believed to be lost in the area.

Since before midnight last night, and throughout a strong storm that dumped more than two inches of rain on the area, searchers have been house-to-house and combed the woods looking for Donna Johnstone, 61, of Springtown.Read the rest

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Summer reading club is for all ages

The Azle Memorial Library will offer reading clubs for all ages this summer. Three different clubs arrive in June: for children, teens, and adults. Reaching specific milestones will award top readers prizes. For more information, call 817-444-7216 or visit www.azlelibrary.org.… Read the rest

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Front Page News

Payoff for golf course closer than before

Payoff for golf course closer than before

Gas well revenues, reserve funds enable early payoff of Cross Timbers Golf Course

by Carla Noah Stutsman
Since 1996, the people of Azle have either loved it or hated it.
Back then, at interest rates ranging from 4.3 to 6.0 percent, the $6,405,000 price tag the citizens of Azle were committed to pay for Cross Timbers Golf Course would not be paid off until 2025 – more than 29 years later.… Read the rest

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6th Annual Seth Darnell Day slated June 22

6th Annual Seth Darnell Day slated June 22

Event honors Darnell as well as Chris Anderson

by Carla Noah Stutsman
The Sixth Annual Seth Darnell Day is scheduled for 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at Shady Grove Park.
Free food and drinks will be served to guests and a flag that flew over the Texas Capitol in Seth’s honor will be presented to the Darnell family, said event organizer Dr. Randy Mask.… Read the rest

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Azle Independent School District

Azle Independent School District

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City seeks MDD board applicants

by Carla Noah Stutsman
Voters in the city of Azle approved the creation of a Municipal Development District (MDD) in the recent general election.
Now the city is seeking applicants to fill as many as seven seats on a board of directors for the MDD.
The city council adopted bylaws for the MDD at its regularly meeting held June 4. Those bylaws call for a seven-member board of directors for the MDD.… Read the rest

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Sports

Hornets fill All-District 5-4A baseball roster

Hornets fill All-District 5-4A baseball roster

by Mark K Campbell
Seven Azle baseball players were selected to the elite District 5-4A All-District list.
In addition, one – first baseman Slayton Vaughan – was picked for the 4A All-State Second Team by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association. In 5-4A, Vaughan was a First Team selection.
The Hornet will become the first Azle player to compete in the Class 5A-4A All-Star Game in Round Rock’s Dell Diamond; he will play for the North squad June 15.… Read the rest

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Camps, PAC 3 arrive

Summer camps continue with wrestling. Also arriving is the third and final part of the Performance Course.
Session III for boys grades 6-8 has a $215 fee and runs from 10:30 a.m.-noon June 17-Aug. 1.
The remaining camps:
June 17-20 – Wrestling: Session I, grades 1-5, 8-10 a.m. Session II, grades 6-8, 10-noon. $40.
Future camps:
June 24-27 – Soccer: Session I, grades 1-2, 8:30-9:15 a.m., $30.… Read the rest

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AHS duo sign college scholarships

AHS duo sign college scholarships

 

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Movie Man

Purge plausibility and you might like this picture

Purge plausibility and you might like this picture

Quickie horror movies seem the way to go these days; many have been quite profitable.
Still, it’s unusual for many scary movies to pop up in the midst of the summer blockbuster season.
However, that anti-programing worked big time for The Purge.

About the film
Horror fans know that summer is usually the time to shift to fantasy or science-fiction because fright films are rare in the hot months.

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