Statue Relocation Team News Today

May 21, 2021 Tony Crawford, center, converses with members of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans during a protest on the Parker County Courthouse lawn in December. Weatherford Democrat file photo When it comes to racial relations both in county and nationwide, conversations can go a long way in bridging the gap, locals say. Weatherford Police Chief Lance Arnold, who joined the city as chief in 2017, said he has seen a lot of extremism on both sides of so...

Dec 28, 2020 Editors note: The year 2020 has been different, to say the least. As such, we decided to do our annual Year in Review a bit differently as well. This year provided some big issues, some less-than-pleasant news and some positive highlights sprinkled in between. While it isn’t our goal to remind you of the bad times, we wanted to use this opportunity as a final door-closing to 2020 and celebrate optimistic expectations for 2021. From all of us at the Weatherford Democrat, we wis...

Dec 14, 2020 Protestors and counter-protesters gathered on the Parker County Courthouse lawn Saturday afternoon. The protest was organized by the Progressives in Parker County and Statue Relocation Team for the relocation of the Confederate statue. The focus of everyone’s mind during a Confederate statue protest Saturday afternoon seemed to be the impact gatherings are having on small businesses in downtown Weatherford. The Progressives in Parker County and Statue Relocation Team organized...