Saturday, October 17, 2026
Compiled from the record with an editorSaturday: ALEDO-FEST is today, 1 to 5 p.m., at Aledo High School, sunny with a high near 63; Aledo beat Arlington 42-28 Friday night and is 4-3, 3-1 in District 3-6A, second, with Weatherford at home next Friday; Hines bought the 1,476-acre Brown Ranch north of Walsh Ranch, with about 3,800 homes planned in Aledo ISD; the Forest Service burn-ban list is down to 150 counties, Parker still on it; and early voting starts Monday, with Willow Park's Proposition B, up to $10.1 million in certificates of obligation for Squaw Creek Road-area work, on the ballot
Why it matters. Friday's Wind Advisory has ended and no watches, warnings or advisories are active for Aledo this morning, but Parker County is still on the state burn-ban list going into a dry, sunny weekend.
Weekend: ALEDO-FEST runs 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday in the Aledo High School south parking lots, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road, free admission. Annetta's mayor reminded residents of the Mayor's Annual Milkweed Seed Event on Oct. 17. Sunday is sunny with a high near 69. Early voting for Nov. 3 runs Monday through Oct. 30.
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counties under a burn ban on the Texas A&M Forest Service list stamped 10/16/2026 8:21:12 AM, Parker County among them, down from 151 on the list stamped 10/15/2026 8:24:17 AM read for the Oct. 16 edition More
Source: Texas A&M Forest Service burn-ban county list, read Oct. 17 at about 5:20 a.m. Central
Weather
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 63. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. North wind 0 to 5 mph. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
No watches, warnings or advisories were active for Aledo on the NWS alerts feed updated 5:15 a.m. CT Saturday, Oct. 17; Friday's Wind Advisory, 4 a.m. to 7 p.m. CDT, has ended. ALEDO-FEST runs 1 to 5 p.m. under the sunny forecast. Parker County remains under a burn ban.
Source: National Weather Service forecast for Aledo (gridpoint FWD 59,101), generated 5:20 a.m. CT Saturday, Oct. 17, and NWS active alerts for 32.6957 N, 97.6022 W, updated 5:15 a.m. CT Saturday, Oct. 17, read Oct. 17
The record
Football: Aledo 42, Arlington 28, Friday night at Arlington; the Bearcats are 4-3 overall and 3-1 in District 3-6A, second in the district on MaxPreps
It is Aledo's second straight district win, after the 45-7 home win over Arlington Bowie on Oct. 9. Remaining district games per MaxPreps: Weatherford at home Friday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. (the Pink Out Game, per Aledo ISD Athletics), at Sam Houston Oct. 30 and Lamar at home Nov. 6. Weatherford (5-2, 3-1) beat Granbury 54-20 Friday, per MaxPreps, so next week's game is between two 3-1 district teams.
Source: MaxPreps Aledo and Weatherford football schedules, read Oct. 17 (Aledo schedule last updated Oct. 17, 2:47 a.m. GMT); Aledo ISD Athletics schedule, read Oct. 17
Burn ban: Parker County remains one of 150 counties on the Texas A&M Forest Service list stamped 10/16/2026 8:21:12 AM, down from 151 on the list stamped 10/15/2026 8:24:17 AM
Between the two lists, Fisher and Goliad came off and Jasper went on, the Ledger's comparison of the two files. Of Parker County's neighbors, Tarrant, Palo Pinto, Wise, Jack, Erath and Somervell are on the list and Hood, Denton and Johnson are not.
Source: Texas A&M Forest Service burn-ban county list, stamped 10/16/2026 8:21:12 AM, read Oct. 17, compared with the list stamped 10/15/2026 8:24:17 AM read Oct. 16
Hines announced it bought the 1,476-acre Brown Ranch parcel north of Walsh Ranch, planned as a master-planned community of about 3,800 homes at full buildout within Aledo ISD, with about 70 acres of commercial development, The Community News reported Oct. 15
Per the story and the Hines press release it cites: homebuilders named are Beazer Homes, DRB Homes, HistoryMaker Homes, Meritage Homes, Pulte Homes and Risewell Homes; the plan calls for at least three amenity centers, 10 neighborhood parks and a trail system. The paper reported that "Questions about possible land being earmarked for schools went unanswered." No timeline is given.
Source: The Community News, "Hines acquires Brown Ranch property," Oct. 15
Aledo ISD and Walsh announced a donation of nearly 13 acres fronting Quail Meadow Drive in the Walsh community for a future elementary school site, the second elementary site the Walsh family has given the district, The Community News reported Oct. 15
Per the story, the district takes the land at "little impact (only closing costs)" on the land budget in the 2023 bond. The first Walsh donation became Mary D. and F. Howard Walsh Elementary, which opened in August 2017. No school is scheduled: "there is no determination being made about the timing or location of the next AISD campus," the story says. Superintendent Dr. Susan Bohn: "We have made land acquisition a priority because of our continued growth and the rising prices of land."
Source: The Community News, "It's elementary," by Mercedes Mayer, Oct. 15
Willow Park's council agenda for Tuesday, Oct. 20, posted Oct. 14, lists a final plat for 10 lots in Alameda Estates on Ranch House Road, two Texas Community Development Block Grant resolutions for a future water project, and a resolution naming The Community News the city's newspaper of record
Per the agenda, the council meets at 6:00 PM at City Hall, 120 El Chico Trl., Suite A; the city's meetings calendar lists the 6:00 p.m. time and no location. On consent: the Sept. 15 special and Sept. 22 regular meeting minutes, an update to the annual investment policy for fund year 2026-2027, and the newspaper resolution, with the Weatherford Democrat as a backup. Regular items: the Alameda Estates final plat, Block 1, Lots 1 through 10, on a 12.032-acre tract; a resolution awarding an application and administration contract for a 2027/2028 Texas Community Development Block Grant for a future water project, and a resolution authorizing the application to the Texas Department of Agriculture; the city's vote in the TML Region 8 Director Election; and reimbursement for discretionary city cell phone usage fees and a proposed Mobile Device and Telecommunications Policy, listed with Mayor Pro Tem Nathan Crummel as the first presenter. Executive session lists the police chief position, the city manager's annual review, and other consultations with the city attorney, including economic development negotiations with James Assets Development. The agenda's community-interest list includes Fall Fest at The District at Willow Park, Saturday, Oct. 24, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Source: City of Willow Park, City Council Meeting October 20, 2026 agenda and agenda packet, Willow Park Meetings Hub, read Oct. 16 and re-checked Oct. 17
Willow Park voters decide whether the city can issue up to $10.1 million in certificates of obligation (Proposition B) for road and infrastructure work, most notably around Squaw Creek Road, after a petition drive forced the question to the ballot, The Community News reported Oct. 15
The story says the Squaw Creek Road area "has been plagued with deteriorating road conditions, bad drainage, and leaking water mains." City Manager Toni Fisher noted that if the measure fails, the city cannot issue certificates of obligation for that work, or even ask voters for them, for three more years under state law. On the county's sample ballot this is Proposition B, $10,110,000. Proposition A is the proposed Home Rule Charter. Early voting begins Monday.
Source: The Community News, "Squaw Creek road work on ballot," Oct. 15; Willow Park propositions as the Ledger's election page carries them
Cross country: Aledo's boys and girls, district champions Thursday, head to the Region I-6A meet; The Community News puts it on Monday morning, Oct. 26, at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock, while Aledo ISD Athletics now lists varsity cross country at the UIL Regional Meet on both Oct. 26 and Oct. 27, times TBA
Aledo won both District 3-6A titles on Oct. 15 at AP Ranch in Fort Worth, the boys with a perfect 15 led by Tyler Connelly's winning 15:38, and the girls by one point over Weatherford, 37 to 38, The Community News reported. Aledo, Weatherford and Arlington Martin advance.
Source: The Community News, by Jordan Neal, Oct. 15; Aledo ISD Athletics home-page schedule, read Oct. 17
The watched record, Saturday morning: still no minutes or recording on CivicClerk from Thursday's Aledo City Council, the Oct. 8 P&Z or Tuesday's Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee; the newest CivicClerk files are the Oct. 22 Library Board agendas posted Friday afternoon; Willow Park's Bankhead page still carries only the Oct. 9 alert
CivicClerk lists no files yet for the Nov. 5 council. Willow Park's alert center and meetings hub were unchanged from Friday. The Parker County news-flash RSS and the Ledger's live feed carried no items.
Source: CivicClerk Events API; Willow Park CivicAlerts AID=45, alert center and Municode Meetings; Parker County news-flash RSS; aledoledger.com/live/feed.xml; all read Oct. 17
Coming up
Saturday, Oct. 17, 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM CDT: ALEDO-FEST, the City of Aledo's fall festival, Aledo High School south parking lots, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road, free admission and activities, with food and vendor items for purchase, per Parker County Chamber of Commerce; Mayor's Annual Milkweed Seed Event in Annetta, per the Sept. 17 minutes (no time or place given there)
What you can do. The chamber's listing names Toni Fisher, Parks Director, City of Aledo, as the contact; NWS Saturday is sunny, with a high near 63.
Source: Parker County Chamber of Commerce event listing, read Oct. 17; Town of Annetta Sept. 17 minutes; National Weather Service forecast for Aledo, read Oct. 17
Monday, Oct. 19: early voting by personal appearance begins for the Nov. 3 election and runs through Friday, Oct. 30, per the Texas Secretary of State; McAnally volleyball vs. Mansfield Coble
What you can do. Willow Park voters decide Proposition A, the proposed Home Rule Charter, and Proposition B, the $10,110,000 certificates of obligation; applications for a ballot by mail must be received by Friday, Oct. 23.
Source: Texas Secretary of State; the Willow Park propositions as the Ledger's election page carries them; The Community News, Oct. 15
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 6:30 PM: volleyball vs. Sam Houston at Aledo, per Aledo ISD Athletics; 6:00 p.m.: Willow Park City Council at City Hall, 120 El Chico Trl., Suite A, per its posted agenda
What you can do. To speak at Willow Park's public comments, complete a speaker form and turn it in to the City Secretary at least five minutes before the meeting starts; comments are limited to five minutes per speaker.
Source: Aledo ISD Athletics schedule, read Oct. 17; City of Willow Park Oct. 20 council agenda, Willow Park Meetings Hub
Thursday, Oct. 22, 6:00 PM: Aledo Library Board, Aledo Municipal Complex, 200 Old Annetta Road, with the library's quarterly report, updates to five library policies and three new ones, then a work session on the library strategic plan in the Executive Conference Room
What you can do. The Library Board takes public comment, normally limited to 3 minutes; the new policies on the agenda are privacy and confidentiality, programming, and the TalkBox booth.
Source: City of Aledo, Library Board Meeting and Library Board Work Session agendas for Oct. 22, 2026, posted Oct. 16 on CivicClerk
Friday, Oct. 23: mail-ballot applications must be received; 7:00 PM: Bearcats vs. Weatherford, the Pink Out Game; volleyball vs. Lamar, 6:30 p.m., per Aledo ISD Athletics
What you can do. Kickoff 7 p.m. at Aledo; both teams are 3-1 in District 3-6A, per MaxPreps.
Source: Texas Secretary of State; Aledo ISD Athletics schedule, read Oct. 17; MaxPreps, read Oct. 17
Monday, Oct. 26: Region I-6A cross country meet at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock, per The Community News; Aledo ISD Athletics lists the UIL Regional Meet on Oct. 26 and Oct. 27, times TBA
What you can do. Check the district's schedule page for the time before traveling.
Source: The Community News, Oct. 15; Aledo ISD Athletics schedule, read Oct. 17
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