Saturday, October 24, 2026

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South southeast wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 60, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Sunday turns mostly cloudy. The NWS alerts feed for Aledo showed no watches, warnings or advisories at 5:23 a.m.; Friday's Air Quality Alert for ozone expired at 6:30 p.m. Friday.

Source: National Weather Service forecast for Aledo (gridpoint FWD 59,101), updated 4:31 a.m. CDT Oct. 24, and NWS active alerts for 32.6957 N, 97.6022 W, read 5:23 a.m. Oct. 24

Football: Aledo 70, Weatherford 14, in the Pink Out Game; the Bearcats are 4-1 in district and second in the standings

MaxPreps posted the final from Friday's home district game. Aledo is now 5-3 overall and 4-1 in district, second in District 3-6A, on a three-game winning streak; Weatherford falls to 5-3 and 3-2, fourth. The Bearcats play at Arlington Sam Houston on Friday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m., then close the regular season at home against Lamar on Friday, Nov. 6.

What you can do. Next: Bearcats at Arlington Sam Houston, Friday at 7 p.m.

Source: MaxPreps, Aledo Bearcats varsity football schedule, read Oct. 24

Volleyball: Aledo 3, Lamar 0; the Ladycats are 14-0 in district and have won 14 straight

The Ladycats swept Lamar at home Friday, MaxPreps reports, after a 3-0 win over Arlington Sam Houston on Tuesday. Aledo is 34-7 overall and 14-0 in district, first in District 3-6A.

Source: MaxPreps, Aledo Ladycats varsity volleyball schedule, read Oct. 24

Early voting's first weekend: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at every Parker County site, including the Aledo ISD Admin Building

Parker County's early-voting sheet lists the same hours at all seven sites. Closest to Aledo are the Aledo ISD Admin Building, 1008 Bailey Ranch Rd., and the Hudson Oaks Public Safety Building, 150 N. Oakridge Dr.; the main site is the Parker County Election Building, 801 Santa Fe Dr., Weatherford. From Monday, Oct. 26, through Friday, Oct. 30, every site is open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Willow Park voters also decide two city questions, a Home Rule Charter (Proposition A) and $10,110,000 in certificates of obligation (Proposition B), per the county's notice of election. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.

What you can do. Bring an approved photo ID; any county site works during early voting.

Source: Parker County Elections, Early Voting Sites and Hours, read Oct. 24; Parker County Elections, Notice of General Election

Burn ban: Parker County is still on the statewide list, which grew to 151 counties; Tarrant County came off

The Texas A&M Forest Service list stamped 10/23/2026 3:37:48 PM, still the newest at 5:23 a.m. today, has 151 counties, up from 146 on Thursday's list. Anderson, Comal, Fayette, Jefferson, Matagorda and Orange went on, and Tarrant came off. Palo Pinto, Wise and Jack are still on; Hood and Johnson are not.

Source: Texas A&M Forest Service burn-ban county list, read Oct. 24, compared with the list stamped 10/22/2026 10:08:40 AM

Unchanged since Friday: this week's council decisions in Willow Park (city-phone policy), Aledo (building permits) and Annetta (leak notices) are still known only through The Community News; no minutes posted

CivicClerk still shows only agendas and packets for Aledo's Oct. 15 council and Thursday's Library Board, and nothing yet for the Nov. 5 council or Nov. 12 Planning and Zoning Commission. Willow Park's meetings hub has the Oct. 20 video but no minutes; its next council meeting is Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 6 p.m. Bankhead Highway is unchanged since the city's Oct. 20 update: E. Bankhead and Willow Bend Drive open to through traffic, with flaggers in work zones.

Source: City of Aledo CivicClerk; Willow Park Meetings Hub and News Flash; all read Oct. 24

Early voting 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Fall Fest at The District at Willow Park; 11 a.m.: chamber ribbon cutting, Mr. Gatti's Pizza, 2801 E. I-20 (inside Walmart), Hudson Oaks

Source: Parker County Elections; The Community News, Oct. 22, 2026 (Willow Park upcoming events); Parker County Chamber of Commerce event listing

Early voting 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 3 to 5 p.m.: The Mama Reset, a free women's wellness afternoon, The PlaySpace Willow Park, 147 Willow Bend Drive (RSVP form on the listing)

Source: Parker County Elections; Parker County Chamber of Commerce event listing

Early voting 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Friday; UIL regional cross country meet, Oct. 26 and 27

Source: Parker County Elections; Aledo ISD Athletics calendar

11 a.m.: chamber ribbon cutting, The Hundred Acres Private Academy, 1100 Broadway Blvd., Suite 400

Source: Parker County Chamber of Commerce event listing

Last day of early voting; 7 p.m.: Bearcats at Arlington Sam Houston

Source: Parker County Elections; MaxPreps

Last day for Annetta's Mayor's Food Drive at Town Hall

Source: The Community News, Oct. 22, 2026

Election Day, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Source: Parker County Elections

Aledo City Council regular meeting; no agenda posted yet

Source: City of Aledo CivicClerk, read Oct. 24

7 p.m.: Bearcats host Lamar, the last regular-season game

Source: MaxPreps

Early voting sites and hours

Bearcats football schedule and results

Burn ban: Parker County's status by day