Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 63, with temperatures rising to around 65 overnight. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. As of 6:19 a.m. Eastern (5:19 Central), no weather alerts were in effect here.

Source: National Weather Service point forecast and alerts feed, Wednesday morning

Bankhead Highway: concrete pours this week, no closures expected

The City of Willow Park's Oct. 27 update says crews will pour concrete at sites along Willow Crossing East this week and are aiming to begin pouring along portions of Bankhead Highway between Hewitt Lane and Broadway Boulevard later this week. Flaggers will direct traffic in active work areas. The city says rain in the forecast could push the Bankhead work to next week, and it now labels the Oct. 13-14 closure notice historical. BlueSky Utilities began the utility project in July; it runs from the southwest corner of the Beall-Dean development to Ranch House Road and, per the city, will take at least a year.

What you can do. Businesses on Bankhead with access problems can call Willow Park City Hall, the city says.

Source: City of Willow Park news flash, Bankhead Highway update dated Oct. 27

Early voting: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday left

Any Parker County early site takes any county voter until Friday's 7 p.m. close; the closest to Aledo include the Aledo ISD Administration Building and the Hudson Oaks public safety building, per the county's site list. Voters can look up their ballot style ahead of time.

What you can do. Bring one of the state's accepted photo IDs. After Friday, the next chance to vote is Election Day, Tuesday.

Source: Parker County Elections early-voting site list and Sample Ballots page

Burn ban: Parker County still on a 149-county state list

The Texas A&M Forest Service reissued its list Tuesday at 8:39 a.m. It still counts 149 counties, the same number as Monday afternoon's list. Among Parker's neighbors, Palo Pinto, Wise, Jack and Somervell also remain listed, while Hood and Johnson do not have bans.

Source: Texas Burn Bans list from the Texas A&M Forest Service, stamped 8:39 a.m. Oct. 27

Football: Aledo (5-3, 4-1) plays at Arlington Sam Houston (3-5) Friday at 7

MaxPreps lists Aledo second in the district, ranked 24th in Texas, on a three-game winning streak. The regular season ends Nov. 6 at home against Arlington Lamar, which the Aledo ISD athletics calendar marks Senior/Parent Night. No playoff bracket has been posted.

Source: MaxPreps football standings and schedule; Aledo ISD Athletics

Volleyball: Ladycats at 35-7, no next match posted

MaxPreps still shows Monday's 3-2 win over Rockwall as the latest result and no upcoming match as of early Wednesday.

Source: MaxPreps Ladycats schedule page

Cross country: athletics calendar now lists the UIL state meet Nov. 6

Aledo ISD Athletics now shows varsity and JV cross country at the UIL State Meet on Friday, Nov. 6, at 9:30 a.m. The site has not posted regional results or which runners qualified.

Source: Aledo ISD Athletics schedule

Girls basketball: scrimmages Saturday and Monday

The district's athletics schedule puts the varsity at the Prelude scrimmage Saturday, time to be announced, JV and freshmen at a Brock scrimmage Saturday at 10 a.m., and all three teams in a scrimmage at Aledo on Monday, Nov. 2, at 5 p.m.

Source: Aledo ISD Athletics schedule

Aledo ISD: trustees next meet Monday, Nov. 16, 6 to 9 p.m.

The district homepage calendar lists the regular board meeting at 1008 Bailey Ranch Road. No agenda is posted yet. Red Ribbon Week runs through Saturday, and students are off Monday, Nov. 2, while staff attend training.

Source: Aledo ISD district events

Willow Park's new police chief, Roger E. Yount Jr.: Dec. 1 start still on, unchanged since Sunday

Source: Willow Park city release

Aledo city records: still nothing new

As of Wednesday morning the portal had posted neither an agenda for next Thursday's council session nor minutes from the Oct. 15 council or Oct. 22 Library Board sessions.

Source: City of Aledo CivicClerk portal, checked Wednesday

Early voting, day 10 of 12; Red Ribbon Week continues in Aledo ISD schools

Source: Parker County Elections; Aledo ISD calendar

Ribbon cutting, The Hundred Acres Private Academy, 1100 Broadway Blvd., Suite 400, Willow Park, 11 to 11:30 a.m.; free QuickBooks workshop, First Bank Texas training room, Willow Park, 3 to 4:45 p.m. (registration required)

Source: Parker County Chamber calendar

Final day of early voting; Bearcats kick off at Sam Houston in Arlington, 7 p.m.

Source: Parker County elections office; MaxPreps

Girls basketball scrimmages; Red Ribbon Week ends

Source: Aledo ISD Athletics and district calendars

No school for Aledo ISD students; girls basketball scrimmage at Aledo, 5 p.m.

Source: Aledo ISD calendars

Election Day: polls open 7 a.m. and close 7 p.m.; the county posts Election Day locations on its elections page

Source: Parker County Elections

Aledo City Council meets at 6 p.m. in the municipal complex chambers; agenda not yet posted

Source: City of Aledo CivicClerk, read Wednesday

UIL state cross country meet, 9:30 a.m.; Bearcats host Arlington Lamar on Senior/Parent Night, 7 p.m.

Source: Aledo ISD Athletics calendar; MaxPreps

Mid-November meetings: Aledo P&Z (Thu 12), Aledo ISD board (Mon 16), Willow Park City Council (Tue 17), Aledo City Council (Thu 19)

Source: City of Aledo CivicClerk; Aledo ISD calendar; Willow Park meetings portal

Aledo Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee, 6 p.m., Aledo Municipal Complex

Source: City of Aledo CivicClerk, read Wednesday

Bankhead Highway project updates (Willow Park)

Look up your sample ballot (Parker County)

Where to vote early, and hours

School-year calendar for Aledo ISD