Weatherford Democrat Breaking News

Woman found in "house of horrors" in Navarro County

2011-03-14T13:17:07-05:00

Police chase ends at Holly Oaks apartment complex

2011-02-14T18:27:37-06:00

Suburban strikes school bus on Fort Worth Highway

2011-02-10T16:45:17-06:00

A woman was taken by air ambulance to a Metroplex hospital around 4 p.m. this afternoon after she drove into the back of a school bus.

Winter blast on the way

2011-01-31T13:51:36-06:00

Parker County residents are bracing for one of the coldest winter storms this year.
Today, Tuesday and Wednesday will mark one of the coldest days this winter with a wind chill factor reaching 0 degrees Matt Mosier, metrologist for the National Weather Service, said.

Jack Borden Dies

2011-01-20T11:22:19-06:00

City rescinds boil water notice

2010-08-05T11:40:47-05:00

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has given the City of Weatherford approval to discontinue the boil water notice issued Monday due to the pipe failure at the water plant.

“Our system has taken the necessary corrective actions to restore adequate pressure, disinfectant levels, and bacteriological quality, and has provided TCEQ with the testing results that indicate the water no longer requires boiling,” states a release from the city.”

Restaurants given OK to open for business

2010-08-03T16:48:41-05:00

Restaurants and hotels were given the go-ahead to open today at 3 p.m. provided they have enough water pressure to flush toilets and boil water for consumption.

Hotels were given instructions not to use ice machines.

“We’re keenly aware of the burden we placed on businesses, especially with the downturn in the economy,” Assistant City Manager Robert Hanna said in a 4 p.m. press conference. “The more people work with us to refrain from using water, the quicker we can lower the restrictions.”

Partial water service anticipated, press conference set

2010-08-03T09:10:45-05:00

Water runs out across city

2010-08-02T12:23:41-05:00

Homes and businesses across Weatherford are losing their water supply as the result of a major water line break.

Around midnight city officials were alerted that a 24-inch water pipe in the clear well at the water treatment plant had pulled loose. While city crews were on hand immediately to start working on the break, the expert engineers needed for this type of incident could not be reached until around 6 a.m., said Assistant City Manager Sharon Hayes.

Pipe failure will cause water outage

2010-08-02T08:45:37-05:00