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• Tuesday, November 3, 2026Tuesday: It's Election Day in Parker County, and polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Monday, November 2, 2026Monday: Election Day is tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 3, and polls at Parker County's Election Day sites are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Sunday, November 1, 2026Sunday: Parker County voters can cast Tuesday's Election Day ballot at any of 35 polling sites, open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., including nine inside Weatherford's 76085 and 76086 ZIP codes.
• Saturday, October 31, 2026Saturday: Parker County's final early-voting rosters show 7,080 in-person voters on Friday, the busiest day of the period, for 57,105 in person from Oct. 19 through Oct. 30
• Friday, October 30, 2026Friday: Parker County's Oct. 28 roster lists 3,910 in-person early voters, bringing the count since Oct. 19 to 45,812 by the county's daily lists, and early voting ends at 7 p.m. today
• Thursday, October 29, 2026Thursday: Parker County's Oct. 27 roster lists 3,972 in-person early voters, bringing the nine-day count since Oct. 19 to 41,902 by the county's daily lists, with two days of early voting left; Weatherford volleyball plays V.R. Eaton in the playoffs tonight at 6:30
• Wednesday, October 28, 2026Wednesday: Parker County's Monday roster lists 4,181 in-person early voters, bringing the eight-day count since Oct. 19 to 37,930, by the county's daily lists; the Weatherford volleyball team's Thursday match against V.R. Eaton is marked as a playoff match on MaxPreps
• Monday, October 26, 2026Monday: Saturday's roster adds 4,100 in-person voters, bringing Parker County's early-voting total for Oct. 19 through Oct. 24 to 31,590, by the county's daily lists; the final five days run 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Sunday, October 25, 2026Sunday: 27,490 people voted in person across Parker County in the first five weekdays of early voting, from 5,943 on Monday to a low of 4,985 on Thursday, according to the county's daily rosters; polls are open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday
• Saturday, October 24, 2026Saturday: Aledo beat the Kangaroos 70-14 Friday night, dropping Weatherford to 3-2 in district; the volleyball team swept Arlington; early voting's first weekend runs 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Parker County Election Building and six other sites
• Friday, October 23, 2026Friday: the Kangaroos (5-2, 3-1) play at Aledo (4-3, 3-1) at 7 p.m. with both teams tied in the district standings, the state has called a third straight Ozone Action Day for Parker County, mail-ballot applications for Nov. 3 must be received today, and Chandor Gardens runs Jack-O-Lantern Nights tonight and Saturday
• Thursday, October 22, 2026Thursday: the City Council's Oct. 27 packet, posted Wednesday afternoon, sets public hearings on annexing and zoning 48 acres of Heritage Park Estates for 68 homes on gated private streets and on a fueling station at 1802 Old Brock Road, reports city cash of $224.6 million at the end of the fiscal year, and carries the Oct. 13 minutes; the state has called a second straight Ozone Action Day for Parker County
• Wednesday, October 21, 2026Wednesday: the state has called an Ozone Action Day for Dallas-Fort Worth, Parker County included, until 6:30 p.m.; the city parks department's July-September report, in Thursday's advisory board packet, counts about 16,200 people at five city events, led by 10,000 at Spark in the Park, and puts the Lake Weatherford Beach project's finish in spring 2027 and a Holland Lake playground in summer 2027; and the statewide burn-ban list fell to 146 counties with Parker still on it
• Tuesday, October 20, 2026Tuesday: Weatherford ISD's first 2026-27 budget amendment, on the consent agenda at Monday night's board meeting, lowers expected state revenue by $3,189,327 and turns the general fund's planned $3,209 surplus into a projected $2,948,394 shortfall; the district's revenue from outside sources rose to $4.95 million last year, led by $2.42 million in interest; and Tison Middle, Crockett Elementary and Ikard Elementary must file state-required improvement plans
• Monday, October 19, 2026Monday: Weatherford ISD trustees meet tonight at 6; early voting for Nov. 3 opens today; and the parks department's quarterly report, in Thursday's advisory board packet, says the city has signed a construction contract for the Lake Weatherford Beach project, due in spring 2027, and confirmed oak wilt at Chandor Gardens
• Sunday, October 18, 2026Sunday: early voting for the Nov. 3 election starts Monday and runs through Oct. 30; Weatherford ISD trustees meet Monday at 6 p.m. on Budget Amendment #1 and the campus and district improvement plans; the Forest Service burn-ban list stamped 10/17/2026 9:46:31 PM carries 149 counties with Parker still on it; the NWS forecast is partly sunny with a high near 70; and the 5-2 Kangaroos play at Aledo Friday at 7 p.m., both teams 3-1 in District 3-6A
• Saturday, October 17, 2026Saturday: Weatherford beat Granbury 54-20 Friday night and is 5-2 overall and 3-1 in District 3-6A, third on MaxPreps, with the trip to Aledo next Friday; the Forest Service burn-ban list stamped 10/16/2026 8:21:12 AM carries 150 counties with Parker still on it; the NWS forecast is sunny with a high near 62; and Weatherford ISD trustees meet Monday at 6 p.m., the day early voting begins
• Friday, October 16, 2026Friday: the National Weather Service has Parker County under a Wind Advisory from 4 a.m. to 7 p.m. CDT, north winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph; the Forest Service burn-ban list stamped 10/15/2026 8:24:17 AM carries 151 counties with Parker still on it; the Kangaroos (4-2, 2-1 in District 3-6A, fourth on MaxPreps) host Granbury at 7 p.m.; and Weatherford finished second in both boys and girls at Thursday's District 3-6A cross country meet behind Aledo
• Thursday, October 15, 2026The state burn-ban list stamped 10/14/2026 8:17:08 AM carries 153 counties, Parker County among them, ten fewer than the 163 the Ledger last carried Oct. 7; the Sept. 22 council minutes are now posted on Granicus, recording 5-0 votes to join the Parker County Public Utility Agency, build a $2,457,711 Holland Lake Park playground and enter the 287(g) Task Force Model; the NWS forecast is partly sunny with a high near 89 and a chance of showers and thunderstorms
• Wednesday, October 14, 2026The council's Tuesday agenda carried a notice of intent to borrow up to $3,000,000 for replacing lead and galvanized water service lines and a rewrite of the city's impact fees; by 5:25 a.m. Wednesday the Oct. 13 meeting had no video, minutes or row on the city's Granicus page, so what the council did is not yet on the record
• Tuesday, October 13, 20261726 North Main annexation and commercial rezoning return to the council Oct. 13 after no action Aug. 25; the city's building official inspected the ten structures Sept. 29 and Oct. 1
• Monday, October 12, 2026Oct. 13 council agenda: public hearing on the 2026 Impact Fee Study Update, with water and wastewater fees proposed at $2,800 per standard unit and roadway fees cut; staff puts the net change at a $45 reduction per single-family home
• Sunday, October 11, 2026Football: Weatherford 35, Arlington Lamar 28 at Lamar on Friday, per MaxPreps; the Kangaroos are 4-2 and 2-1 in District 3-6A, fourth in the district on MaxPreps' page, and host Granbury on Oct. 16
• Saturday, October 10, 2026Weatherford 35, Arlington Lamar 28 at Lamar on Friday, per MaxPreps; the Kangaroos are 4-2 and 2-1 in District 3-6A and host Granbury at Kangaroo Stadium on Oct. 16
• Friday, October 9, 2026Staff reports for the Oct. 14 Planning & Zoning hearings: Heritage Park Estates would bring about 68 lots of a 145-acre county subdivision into the city, and the 1802 Old Brock Road fueling station is back for a permit identical to the one approved in 2025; a third Ozone Action Day today, the burn ban at 154 counties, and the Kangaroos at Arlington Lamar tonight
• Thursday, October 8, 2026The Oct. 13 City Council agenda is posted: a public hearing on raising the water and wastewater impact fees to $2,800 per standard unit each, a notice of intention to issue up to $3,000,000 in certificates of obligation to replace lead and galvanized water service lines, the 1726 North Main annexation back for a vote, and draft minutes of Sept. 22 that record a 5-0 vote to put Weatherford police in the federal 287(g) Task Force Model
• Wednesday, October 7, 2026An Ozone Action Day is in effect for the Dallas-Fort Worth area today, with Parker County among the counties on the National Weather Service alert; the state burn-ban list stamped 2:05 p.m. Tuesday carries 163 counties, five fewer than the list the Ledger carried Oct. 6, with Parker County still on it
• Tuesday, October 6, 2026The state burn-ban list stamped 3:26 p.m. Monday carries 168 counties, 23 fewer than the list the Ledger carried Oct. 5, with Hood and Denton no longer listed and Parker County still on it; National Night Out is tonight, 5 to 8 p.m. at 317 Santa Fe Drive
• Monday, October 5, 2026Today is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 3 election, per VoteTexas.gov; Parker County's adopted 2026-27 budget is posted, with a cover page that says it raises $3,086,126 more in property taxes, 3.7 percent
• Sunday, October 4, 2026All three 2026 tax rates on a Weatherford home are now adopted: Parker County $0.284719, the City of Weatherford $0.392246 and Weatherford ISD $0.9342 per $100 of value
• Saturday, October 3, 2026Volleyball: Weatherford 3, Arlington Martin 1 at the NGC Activity Center on Friday, the Kangaroos' third straight win, per Weatherford ISD Athletics
• Friday, October 2, 2026Parker County's 2026 tax rate is $0.284719 per $100 of value, down from $0.2851, under an order signed For by all five members of the Commissioners Court and posted on the county's site
• Thursday, October 1, 2026The Flood Watch for Parker County continues through 7 a.m. Friday, with showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m. today and 1 to 2 inches of new rain possible, per the National Weather Service
• Wednesday, September 30, 2026A Flood Watch runs from 4 p.m. today through 7 a.m. Friday: 2 to 4 inches of rain across the watch area, 5 to 7 possible in spots, per the National Weather Service
• Tuesday, September 29, 2026The county's third transportation town hall is tonight, 6 to 8 p.m., at the Don R. Daniel 9th Grade Campus cafeteria in Aledo, as the county's notice said
• Monday, September 28, 2026No city board, commission or council meets this week; the next on the city's calendar is the council on Oct. 13 at 6 p.m., per Granicus
• Sunday, September 27, 2026Thirteen new sales-tax permits, Sept. 19-25: a York Avenue fuel bar, a North Main books-and-gifts shop, a South Main pub and ten more, per the Comptroller
• Saturday, September 26, 2026Kangaroos 59, Arlington Sam Houston 10: the first district win of the season, per MaxPreps
• Tuesday, September 22, 2026Council tonight: a 287(g) agreement with ICE, a $2,457,711 Holland Lake Park playground and the FY27 fee schedule