Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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Mass outages hit AT&T cell phone customers
Early Thursday morning, AT&T began experiencing reports of loss in services on a mass scale. The website DownDetector.com received over 74,000 reports of outages at its peak at 8:13 a.m. …
Paradise drag-racing youngster Lane Swift won the 2023 award for Junior Sportsman Champion at the Feb. 3 Ardmore Dragway Racer Appreciation Banquet in Sulphur, Oklahoma.
Local young drag racer named junior sportsman champion
SULPHUR, Okla. — Paradise drag racing youngster Lane Swift keeps coming home with hardware and cash. Lane, 9, won the 2023 award for Junior Sportsman Champion at the Feb. 3 Ardmore Dragway …
Springtown Area Chamber of Commerce ambassadors and staff members held their first “blitz” for Venue On The Square earlier this month. Each month, the ambassadors will randomly select a local business to surprise with a blitz, which will hopefully bring awareness to Springtown businesses.
Springtown Chamber hosts first ‘blitz’ at Venue On The Square
SPRINGTOWN — Venue On The Square owner Kourtlynn Alvis didn’t know what to expect from a “blitz,” but once she experienced one, she decided she liked it. Venue On The …
Sports
The Azle Lady Hornets 400-yard Freestyle Relay quartet of (from left) Kayley Brekel, Karla Rodrigues, Brooke Nowakowski and Peighton Berry set a school record at the District 5-5A Meet with a time of 4:12.95. They finished third and are four of the team's 10 regional qualifying participants.
Azle swimming sends 10 to regionals
Led by a new school record, the Azle High School swim program qualified nine swimmers for regionals from the District 5-5A Meet at the Northwest ISD Natatorium in Justin Friday, Jan. 26. They will …
Azle Rodeo Team
Area rodeo teams enjoy successful season
With the 2023-24 season just past the halfway mark in the North Texas High School Rodeo Association, teams from Azle and Springtown are enjoying much success.
Springtown football players give their all
Nobody was sure what to expect of this season’s Porcupines football team. Everyone knew head coach Brian Hulett would have the team playing hard, but would his roster of talent be enough to …
Azle JV cheerleaders earn first place at regional contest
The Azle High School junior varsity cheer team and Hornet Muscle earned first place while competing at the 2023 National Cheerleaders Association regional contest on Nov. 12.
Azle Lady Hornets beat Joshua with last-second shot
The Lady Hornets rely on Cheryl Grubbs for her defense prowess and ability to nab rebounds. On Nov. 11, Grubbs, shown above, showed she is a powerhouse on offense, as well. She received an inbound …
Education
Cheyanne Redd, junior, and Madison Kirby, sophomore, sell plastic eggs containing numbers that gave buyers the chance to win gift cards.
Beans and cornbread
AZLE — Good times and great food were had by attendees, Azle alumni and FFA families Saturday night at the 16th Annual Beans and Cornbread Dinner and Auction.
Kids squeeze their way through tight spaces at Springtown Intermediate School.
Bond or bust (Part 2)
Editor’s note: This article is part two of a series to find out why Springtown Independent School District’s bond proposals have failed four times in a row. The Tri-County Reporter has …
The last time Springtown ISD won a bond election was in 2008.
Bond or bust (Part 1)
SPRINGTOWN — Longtime Springtown school board member Tootie Hall provoked the Springtown City Council to chuckle when she gave a brief update on the school district’s quest for a winning …
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Photo Galleries
Lady Hornets VS Lady Pirates
On Friday, Jan 19, 2024, the Azle Lady Hornets  basketball team  took on the Granbury Pirates, ultimately taking a loss of 31-49.
Hornets Take on the Pirates
On Friday, Jan 19, 2024, the Azle Hornets  basketball team  took on the Granbury Pirates, ultimately taking a loss of 52-66. 
Columnist
My opinions on computer gaming and some of my favorite games. I’ve been playing games on the home computer since the days of the Trash 80. I love indie, open-world, unique, puzzle, and resource games. The cake is a lie.
Fun games with real-world physics
Here are a couple of quick-to-play physics games that will keep you entertained for a few of hours. 'Physics games' usually assign physical properties to objects in the game, and the puzzle is learning how to manipulate those physical properties to manipulate the object.
My opinions on computer gaming and some of my favorite games. I’ve been playing games on the home computer since the days of the Trash 80. I love indie, open-world, unique, puzzle, and resource games. The cake is a lie.
We Happy Few
We Happy Few is set in 1964 Britain, in an alternate timeline in which the nation lost the war with Germany. The citizens take a drug they call Joy that keeps them happy and causes memory loss, which is a bonus for many of these people. They have a lot of memories they’d like to suppress. But the drugs just aren’t working as well as they used to.
Sam Houston is a syndicated columnist and newspaper executive. He is also an actor, author, playwright and entertainment producer/promoter.
Which side of the coin does your candidate fall on?
As time has passed, the leaders in education have adjusted and altered curriculums to align with the perceived needs of contemporary society. Two generations ago, a traditional education included a healthy dose of the sciences, civics, mathematics and traditional languages like Latin.
Jennifer Harrison - My opinions on computer gaming and some of my favorite games. I’ve been playing games on the home computer since the days of the Trash 80. I love indie, open-world, unique, puzzle, and resource games. The cake is a lie.
Chuchel
Chuchel, from Amanita Designs, is another lighthearted game from Jaromír Plachý. He started work on Chuchel shortly after finishing Botanicula in 2012.
"Harbor Lights: Stories" by James Lee Burke
It's a hand-to-mouth existence; you never know where your next meal will come from, unless it's from a warden or a trusty. You never truly know who you're sleeping against or where your next ten bucks'll come from. There's no privacy living in the underbelly. You can lose your soul there. And in "Harbor Lights," a new short-story collection by James Lee Burke, you could also lose your life.
Obituaries
Obituaries
Charles Donnell 1937-2024
Charles Donnell 1937-2024 Memorial services for Charles Lamar Donnell will be held Saturday, March 16, at noon, at Crossroads Baptist Church, 6003 FM 1886, Azle, Texas. Charles was born on …
Kennith Woodruff 1963-2024
Kennith Woodruff 1963-2024 Kennith Wayne Woodruff, of Paradise, died unexpectedly Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, while practicing with the Terry’s Texas Rangers at Fort Richardson in Jacksboro. He …
Don Gorski 1942-2024
Don Gorski 1942-2024 Don Gorski, 81, passed away peacefully at home Feb. 27, 2024. Service will be at 11 a.m. March 7 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Azle. He was born in St. Louis, …
William “Bill” Hall 1928-2024
William “Bill” Hall 1928-2024 William Eugene “Bill” Hall, 95, passed away Feb. 24, 2024. He was a veteran of the Korean War. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star for …
Timothy Tanis 1957-2024
Timothy Tanis 1957-2024 Timothy Allen Tanis, 66, passed into eternal life Feb. 21, at his home in Azle after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Tim was born May 15, 1957, in Holland, …
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