Saturday, November 7, 2026
Saturday: Aledo beats Arlington Lamar 28-3 to close the regular season
Why it matters. The Bearcats finished the regular season 7-3, 6-1 in district, per MaxPreps, and head to the bi-district round next week. Friday evening the city posted the full packet for Tuesday's Aledo Economic Development Corporation meeting: staff recommend a matching sign grant for a new Williams Trew real estate office on FM 1187 and want the board's feedback on a marketing RFQ.
$4,167.63
The most staff recommend the Aledo EDC grant Williams Trew for new office signage at 705 FM 1187 S, half of the $8,335.25 project. More
Source: City of Aledo, Nov. 10 Aledo Economic Development Corporation agenda packet (file 3309), CivicClerk, read Nov. 7
The record
Football: Aledo 28, Arlington Lamar 3; Bearcats finish 7-3, 6-1, and open the playoffs next week
Aledo beat Arlington Lamar 28-3 on Senior/Parent Night Friday, Nov. 6, at home, closing the regular season. Per MaxPreps, the Bearcats are 7-3 overall and 6-1 in District 3-6A, second in the district standings, on a five-game winning streak. Community News reports Aledo will face Keller Central (8-2, 5-2) next week in the bi-district round; a date, time and site were not posted on MaxPreps or the Aledo ISD Athletics site as of Saturday morning.
What you can do. Watch Aledo ISD Athletics for the bi-district game time, site and tickets.
Source: MaxPreps, Aledo vs. Lamar (Arlington) contest page and Aledo football standings, read Nov. 7 about 5:20 a.m. CT; Community News, "Aledo closes regular season with win over Lamar"
EDC packet posted: $4,167.63 sign grant recommended for Williams Trew office; marketing RFQ goes to the board for feedback
The full packet for the Aledo Economic Development Corporation's Nov. 10 meeting went up on CivicClerk Friday, Nov. 6, at 7:02 p.m. Williams Trew, a real estate company the memo says has about 25 years in business, applied through the Aledo Community Enhancement (ACE) Grant Program for new building-mounted and monument signage at a new branch office at 705 FM 1187 S. The application requests $8,335.25, the full project cost; because ACE grants match up to 50% of eligible costs, staff recommend approval for no more than $4,167.63. Priority Signs & Graphics would do the work. A second memo says staff are developing a Request for Qualifications for a firm with experience in economic development marketing, branding and destination promotion, and want the board's feedback on goals and scope before the RFQ is finalized and published. Staff also recommend canceling the Dec. 22 meeting, citing few agenda items and the Christmas holiday. The July 28 minutes in the packet show the board approved the FY 2027 AEDC budget, which included hiring a marketing firm, and took no action after a closed session on Dean Ranch Development, Downtown Development, Bailey Ranch Development and 2 Dean Drive. Tuesday's closed session again lists Downtown Development and Dean Ranch under Section 551.087.
What you can do. The meeting is 5:30 p.m. Tuesday; the agenda gives the Aledo Municipal Complex, 200 Old Annetta Road, and the city calendar lists 200 Old Annetta Road. Citizen appearances open the meeting.
Source: City of Aledo, Nov. 10 Regular Aledo Economic Development Corporation Meeting agenda packet (file 3309) and CivicClerk event listing, read Nov. 7 about 5:20 a.m. CT
Christmas Tyme in Aledo: Front Street Craft Market and Drone Show return Dec. 5
A staff memo in the EDC packet says Christmas Tyme in Aledo is Saturday, Dec. 5, from 3 to 8 p.m. in downtown Aledo, with the return of the Front Street Craft Market and the Drone Show plus several new elements. Staff will brief the board on event plans Tuesday.
Source: City of Aledo, Nov. 10 AEDC agenda packet (file 3309), "Christmas Tyme in Aledo" memo
Annetta South, Tuesday: public hearings on conditional uses for 7006 S. FM 5
Annetta South posted two Nov. 10 agendas. The Planning and Zoning Board holds a public hearing at 6 p.m. on SF-1 conditional uses for 7006 S. FM 5 and then considers a recommendation to the City Council. At 7 p.m. the City Council holds its own public hearing on the same conditional uses, considers them, and lists a discussion of roadwork by Parker County. Both meetings are at New Faith Baptist Church, 3303 W. FM 5. The agendas do not describe the proposed uses.
What you can do. Public comments open both meetings; each has a public hearing on the conditional uses.
Source: City of Annetta South, Planning and Zoning public hearing agenda and City Council public hearing agenda for Nov. 10, 2026, posted on the city's documents page, read Nov. 7
Weather: mostly cloudy, high near 65
The National Weather Service forecast for Aledo, updated at 5:01 a.m. Saturday, calls for Saturday: "Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65." For Saturday night: "A slight chance of rain." The weather service has no watches, warnings or advisories for Aledo this morning.
Source: National Weather Service forecast and active alerts for Aledo, read Nov. 7 about 5:20 a.m. CT
Burn ban: 127 counties, Parker still on
The Texas A&M Forest Service list stamped Nov. 6 at 10:11:21 a.m. has 127 counties, down from 129 in Friday's edition. Parker is still on it. Among neighbors, Palo Pinto, Wise and Somervell are on; Hood, Johnson, Tarrant and Jack are not.
Source: Texas A&M Forest Service burn-ban list, stamped Nov. 6, 2026, 10:11:21 a.m., read Nov. 7
Annetta North, Tuesday: Aledo River Road rezoning and 2027 budget hearing
Unchanged since Thursday: the 7 p.m. Nov. 10 agenda (rezoning Lots 7, 8 and 9, Block A, Aledo River Phase I, from R-4 to R-2; 2027 budget hearing) at Annetta Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 2836 FM 5.
Source: Town of Annetta North, Nov. 10 Regular Town Council Meeting agenda, re-read Nov. 7
Willow Park election count
Unchanged since election night: Prop A 914 for, 1,770 against; Prop B 1,359 for, 1,487 against, unofficial; late and provisional ballots are added Nov. 10.
Source: Parker County Election Results, re-checked Nov. 7
Bankhead Highway sewer work
Unchanged since Tuesday: Willow Park's Nov. 3 update (sewer work between Hewitt Lane and Broadway Boulevard, flaggers, no closures) is still the latest.
Source: City of Willow Park News Flash, re-read Nov. 7
The watched record, Saturday morning
Unchanged since Friday: Aledo's Nov. 5 council meeting still shows only its agenda and packet, with no minutes; the Nov. 12 Planning and Zoning Commission still has no published agenda files. Aledo's news and alerts pages, Parker County's news feed and agenda center, Aledo ISD's news and BoardBook, Willow Park's meetings portal, Hudson Oaks' TownCloud page and Annetta North's site show nothing new.
Source: CivicClerk; aledotx.gov; Parker County; Aledo ISD; Willow Park; TownCloud Hudson Oaks; Annetta town sites; all read Nov. 7 about 5:20 a.m. CT
Coming up
UIL State Cross Country Meet, 9:30 a.m. (varsity and JV); varsity boys basketball vs. Abilene Cooper and Mesquite Horn, 9:30 a.m.; JV and freshman girls basketball at the Fort Worth Boswell tournament; Fort Worth Magazine Dream Home tours, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, now through Nov. 15
Source: Aledo ISD Athletics; Fort Worth Magazine
Aledo EDC, 5:30 p.m. (Williams Trew ACE grant, marketing RFQ, Dean Ranch / Downtown §551.087); Annetta South P&Z, 6 p.m., and City Council, 7 p.m. (7006 S. FM 5 conditional uses); Annetta North Town Council, 7 p.m. (budget hearing, Aledo River Road rezoning); Parker County adds late and provisional ballots; boys basketball vs. FW Southwest, 5 p.m.; girls basketball at Cleburne, 7 p.m.
Source: City of Aledo CivicClerk; City of Annetta South; Town of Annetta North; Parker County Elections; Aledo ISD Athletics
Bi-district football: Aledo vs. Keller Central (date, time and site not yet posted)
Source: Community News; MaxPreps
Aledo Planning and Zoning Commission, 6 p.m. (no agenda files yet)
Source: City of Aledo
Bearcat Blooms grand opening, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 247 Willow Bend Drive, Willow Park
Source: Parker County Chamber calendar
Aledo ISD Board of Trustees, 6 p.m.
Source: Aledo ISD
Willow Park City Council, 6 p.m.
Source: City of Willow Park
Aledo City Council (staff recommended canceling; still on the CivicClerk calendar)
Source: City of Aledo
Roger E. Yount Jr.'s first day as Willow Park police chief
Source: City of Willow Park
Christmas Tyme in Aledo, 3 to 8 p.m., downtown (Front Street Craft Market, Drone Show)
Source: City of Aledo, AEDC agenda packet
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