ALEDO - Golf enthusiasts will have a new course to play in southeast Parker County that plans to open in Fall 2024.

Local PGA Tour veteran and founder of Avanzada Golf & Ranch Club JJ Henry is leading a team to build not only a golf course, but a healthy lifestyle community to surround it in Aledo. The community will be called Kelly Ranch.

"I am proud to say that I live in Fort Worth," Henry said. "I was fortunate enough every week that I played golf to visit some of the best golf courses, the best golf course developments, and the amenity-driven healthy lifestyle communities. At some point in my life or my career, once I finished playing, I wanted to get the right team together to bring that type of community to our area."

Henry and his team decided to connect the course and the community to the region's history.

"Avanzada is the Spanish term for an outpost," he said. "Back in the 1800s, Fort Worth was called the Trinity Outpost. Here we have a piece of land close to 1,000 feet above sea level and on the outskirts of town like an outpost overlooking the city. It is a way to pay homage to our history in Fort Worth and the surrounding area. We are excited to be ingrained in Parker County and Aledo ISD. We are also excited to bring something where everyone will be proud to be a part of the community."

Everything he saw in his touring days gave Henry the insight to create this community.

"The attention to detail things that I have been fortunate enough to see during my travels playing at the professional level and being inside a lot of these unique communities has made me want to try to do something unique," Henry said. "We were fortunate to find the perfect property to create this community.

Henry, a 24-year PGA Tour veteran, has teamed up with Bubba Vann, a developer from Fort Worth, and award-winning golf course designer Jim Lipe, a longtime Jack Nicklaus associate, to bring the new course to the area.

"Lipe has been Jack Nicklaus' right-hand man for over 30 years," Henry said. "He has built some of the best golf courses in the world, and we are honored and grateful to have him as our lead golf course architect. We also have Mike Sheridan as our master land planner. Sheridan has been in the business of land planning for over 50 years. We have the knowledge and experience of some of the best in the business to bring Avanzada to life."

The ranch will be 2,400 acres located at the corner of Kelly Road and Highway 377 in Aledo. The course will comprise 1,100 of the 2,400 acres that make up the ranch, offering a view for golfers who play on it.

"The property has almost 200 feet of elevation change," he said. "It is one of the highest points in the county. It is approximately 1,000 feet down to close to 800 feet, which is Bear Creek that runs along the eastern and northern part of the property. The low-lying rugged terrain will make for some beautiful golf."

The golf course will be part of a high-end neighborhood featuring more than 650 high-end custom homes, ranging from a third of an acre to an acre of land.

"This has been coming for a long time for our area," Henry said. "An amenity-driven community with all of the different things to do. There will also be a big commercial piece for the community, with the high-end shops at Avanzada, which include all kinds of restaurants and retail shopping. You will have everything you need right at your fingertips."

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For nine of the past ten Mays (minus '20, thanks COVID) The Brick Streets of Tyler, TX have been overrun with BBQ and live music lovers. That means we've brought around three dozen stellar acts the The Rose City -- so, I suppose this shouldn't be a surprise.

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This week The County Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, TN opened up a new exhibit, and three of the four acts on it are Red Dirt BBQ & Music Festival headliners -- and the fourth we'd certainly love to have out soon.

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"Texas country music, like Texas itself, is vast and diverse. Artists can fully sustain careers solely within the Lone Star State. They can record at Texas studios with local songwriters, musicians and producers. They can tour just within the state, playing famous dance halls and arenas. All the while, the Texas Country Music Association and two Texas radio-focused charts track, support and promote their work. Whether Texas artists remain independent of Nashville's major record labels or join forces with them to reach beyond their home state, they know Texas fans can sustain them. These four artists are a small sample of what the Texas scene has to offer."

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's Texas Country section for this season’s “American Currents: State Of The Music” exhibit was unveiled this week, and wouldn't you know it, our '23 headliner Charley Crockett is on it.

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According to the Hall of Fame, "the annual exhibit "American Currents: State of the Music" takes a broad view of country music over the past year to explore musical developments, artist achievements, and notable events."

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DECATUR — Behind four first-place finishes and four more medalists, the Glen Rose boys powerlifting team captured the Region 6 Div. 2 powerlifting crown Tuesday night at Decatur High School.

“We had a great night winning the team championship and having four guys qualify for the state meet,” Glen Rose boys powerlifting coach Terry Harlin said. “We saw some really good things by the guys who didn’t medal as well with some of their best lifts and personal records on the year.”

Peyton Klein (308), Zander Key (198), Ryder Cook (220) and Parker Stephenson (181) all won region championships in their respective weight classes, while Harley Bowman (4th, 275), Meritt Brewer (5th, 148), Alex Herrera (3rd, 123), Luis Mendoza (3th, 114) medaled.

Klein, who earned the top squat award, set a new school record in squat at 715 pounds in becoming one of three Tigers in school history to squat over 700 pounds. In addition to his record-setting squat, he had lifts of 415 (bench) and 550 (deadlift) for a total of 1,680 pounds. He received the top squat award (heavy platforms).

“Peyton had not only joined the 700 Club, but he owns the overall record,” Harlin said.

Key, who earned best lifter award and top deadlift award (heavy platforms), won his division with lifts of 560 (squat), 365 (bench), 610 (deadlift) for 1,535 pounds. His deadlift is a new Region 6 record in his weight class.

Cook, who earned the top bench press award (heavy platforms), won his division with lifts of 590 (squat), 430 (bench), 500 (deadlift) for 1,520 pounds.

Stephenson had lifts of 550 (squat), 315 (bench) and 485 (deadlift) for 1,350 total pounds to capture his weight class title.

Klein, Key, Cook and Stephenson qualify for the state powerlifting meet that will be held March 24 at the Abilene -Taylor County Expo Center.

Boys Regional Powerlifting

March 7, 2023

Decatur High School

(Glen Rose only)

(Squat, bench, deadlift, total)

114 – 3. Luis Mendoza (270, 140, 335, 745); 8. Kevin Corte (205, 105, 250, 560); 9. Preston Andrews (200, 120, 205, 525)

123 – 3. Alex Herrera (325, 220, 345, 890)

148 – 5. Meritt Brewer (415, 260, 390, 1,065)

165 – 6. Hugo Chavez *495, 265, 500, 1,260); 9. Gavin Smelser (420, 250, 470, 1,140)

181 – 1. Parker Stephenson (550, 315, 485, 1,350)

198 – 1. *Zander Key (560, 365, 610, 1,535); 12. Russell Lem (425, 270, 410, 1,105)

220 – 1. **Ryder Cook (590, 430, 500, 1,520)

242 – 6. Keltyn Raymond (600, 285, 550, 1,435)

275 – 4. Harley Bowman (520, 335, 480, 1,335)

308 – 1. ***Peyton Klein (#715, 415, 550, 1,680)

*Best lifter award and top deadlift award (heavy platforms)

**Top bench press award (heavy platforms)

***Top squat award (heavy platforms)

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You didn't NEED a polyhedral die to love the opening night film of South by Southwest Film & TV Festival 2023. I imagine a little expertise earned some more points for "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" among fans of the infamous source material, but the programmers knew what they were doing in bringing this popcorn party to Austin.

Before the film made its world premiere on Friday at the Paramount Theatre, its cast and creators walked the red carpet: stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis and Daisy Head, plus writer-directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. Talking to the American-Statesman, Daley and Goldstein promised a movie perfectly welcoming to newbies to this fantastical world but containing enough morsels of accuracy to keep fans of the original role-playing game happy.

Me? I've never seen a dungeon or a dragon, so I was firmly in the former camp. Here's what you need to know about "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves," which hits theaters on March 31.

Don't be afraid of the lore in 'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves'

The idea that fantasy fiction is the province of people in their parents' basement went out the door at least two Targaryens ago. "Dungeons & Dragons" proudly wears the colors of its genre and celebrates the same archetypes that made the game so enduring.

As we enter this world of fire-breathing beasts and dank chambers, old friends Edgin the bard (Pine) and Holga the barbarian (Rodriguez) have been imprisoned in the kind of tower that would make M.C. Escher blush. Through Edgin's, let's say, creative narration — he's a bard, after all — we learn that the duo were the unlucky among their band of thieves in the classic One Last Job Gone Wrong.

They make quick work setting about their quest, or quests: to save Edgin's daughter (Chloe Coleman), to revive his murdered wife and to break into a mysterious vault that holds a very crucial relic. Along the way, as you might expect, they gather a party to complete their campaign: old friends like the self-doubting wizard Simon (Smith) and new ones like the shapeshifting Doric (Lillis) and the dashing paladin Xenk (Page).

Oh, and they've gotta prevent a creepy red wizard named Sofina (Head) from doing some very, very bad magic that imperils the land of Neverwinter.

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If you're prejudiced against sword and sorcery tales — believe me, I understand; they've never been my favorite — "Honor Among Thieves" begs you to reconsider. It's smartly structured like a campaign in the game might be: different side quests require the specialized skills of our merry band. And there's nothing stuffy about "Honor Among Thieves." The pace is as quick as a flashing blade, and the mythology is kept basic enough to ground the plot but lived-in enough to feel transportive.

Plus, it's funny. Sure, some of the lines might be more "cheesy popcorn" than "Dorothy Parker." But Pine especially sells them, as does Hugh Grant as a rogue about whom the less said, the better.

Sometimes a family is a bard, a barbarian and a little girl with an invisibility amulet

So much of "Honor Among Thieves" works because the characters are sharply drawn into their game-play-ready types. Pine gets to play sarcastic and sticky-fingered, with a secret honor brimming to the surface. Rodriguez takes the barbarian role and brings the kind of tough vulnerability upon which she's built her action-star career; her deadpan is matched only by her battle prowess with a potato. Pleasingly, Edgin and Holga's relationship is one built upon platonic love — though the film can't resist a couple "Him? Her? Ew, never" jokes, their chemistry feels special and rare for an onscreen duo.

Page's hyperliteral swashbuckler seemed to get some of the most laughs in the premiere screening (shades of Drax in the "Guardians of the Galaxy" franchise), and Smith brings earnestness to his wizard's crisis of confidence. But I just couldn't get enough of Grant, who secures the best lines of the whole script and shows up just enough to class up the joint.

Less well-served are Lillis, whose tiefling druid mostly plays plot device and CGI show pony (or show ... owlbear), and Head, who's all big eyes and occultish shrieks. Both performers do good work, but they just draw short straws in the emotional-arc department. And hate to say it, but Sofina kinda got beat to her scarlet-empowered floating madwoman schtick by one Elizabeth Olsen ...

Paging the fat dragon: how 'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves' brings fantasy to life

I'll never try to convince you that the filmmakers of "Honor Among Thieves" managed to bring photo-realism to this world of chubby fire-breathing lizards and gelatinous death cubes. But I will say that this thing looks vibrant and exciting, and I'll take a colorful gloss over whatever shoddy misfortune befell Corey Stoll in this year's "Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania." If "heavy metal" and "candy coated" ever belonged in the same sentence, it's here.

Well ... now that I mention it ... there's a notable cameo midway through that's not exactly digital magic. But it's funnier than it is distracting. I cast a spell of silence henceforth.

Also, there's some pretty delightful practical magic, including a few chatty corpses in one high-comedy scene and some nasty creature makeup. The camera work, too, feels alive, turning the viewer on their head with a few topsy-turvy shots. For a celebration of the strange, this thing had to look right, and Daley and Goldstein went above and beyond.

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'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves' has more soul than you'd expect

Speaking of celebrating the strange, all good fantasy takes us out of reality only to give us something valuable to clutch to our chest upon return to the world of death, taxes and rush hour traffic. "Honor Among Thieves" turns a game of strategy once decried as satanic (LOL) and finds the humanity beyond the character sheet. It's a celebration of how very different people can find common cause, and how sometimes that common cause is to become a family. Not bad for a big-screen adaptation of a table-top game.

Also, I do apologize for any potential misuse of "Dungeons & Dragons" terminology throughout this review. I was always more of a Trivial Pursuit kid.

Grade: B+