Saturday, October 17, 2026
Compiled from the record with an editorSaturday: Weatherford beat Granbury 54-20 Friday night and is 5-2 overall and 3-1 in District 3-6A
Why it matters. Friday's Wind Advisory has ended and no alerts are active this morning, but Parker County stays on the state burn-ban list going into a dry, sunny weekend.
Update, Oct. 21, 2026: the Oct. 19 trustees meeting date has passed; see the Oct. 20 and Oct. 21 editions. Granicus still has no minutes for the Oct. 13 City Council or Oct. 14 Planning & Zoning meetings. The Parks & Recreation Advisory Board meets Thursday, Oct. 22, and the agenda and the city calendar give different locations. Early voting for Nov. 3 runs Monday through Oct. 30.
150
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. More
Source: Texas A&M Forest Service burn-ban county list, feed stamp 10/16/2026 8:21:12 AM, read about 5:20 a.m. Oct. 17
Weather
Saturday: sunny, high near 62, north northeast wind 5 to 10 mph; no active alerts
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 62. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. No watches, warnings or advisories were active on the NWS alerts feed for the courthouse point, updated 2026-10-17T10:15:26+00:00; Friday's Wind Advisory, 4 a.m. to 7 p.m. CDT, has ended.
Source: National Weather Service forecast for the courthouse point (gridpoint FWD 52,104), generated 2026-10-17T10:23:55+00:00; NWS active-alerts feed for 32.7593 N, 97.7972 W, updated 2026-10-17T10:15:26+00:00; read Oct. 17
The record
Football: Weatherford 54, Granbury 20, Friday night at Weatherford; the Kangaroos are 5-2 overall and 3-1 in District 3-6A, third on MaxPreps
It is Weatherford's third straight district win, after Sam Houston (59-10) and Arlington Lamar (35-28). MaxPreps lists the next game at Aledo on Friday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m.; Aledo (4-3, 3-1) won 42-28 at Arlington on Friday, per MaxPreps. Aledo ISD Athletics bills the game as its Pink Out Game. Remaining after that: Bowie at home Oct. 30 and at Arlington Nov. 5.
Source: MaxPreps Weatherford and Aledo football schedules, read Oct. 17; Aledo ISD Athletics schedule, read Oct. 17
Burn ban: 150 counties on the state list stamped 10/16/2026 8:21:12 AM, Parker County still listed, Hood, Johnson and Denton still not
The Texas A&M Forest Service list stamped 10/16/2026 8:21:12 AM carries 150 counties under a burn ban, Parker County among them, with Tarrant, Palo Pinto, Wise, Jack, Erath and Somervell also listed and Hood, Johnson and Denton not listed. Between the Oct. 15 stamp (151) and this one, Fisher and Goliad came off and Jasper went on, the Ledger's comparison of the two lists.
Source: Texas A&M Forest Service burn-ban county list, feed stamp 10/16/2026 8:21:12 AM, read Oct. 17, compared with the list stamped 10/15/2026 8:24:17 AM
Weatherford ISD trustees meet Monday, Oct. 19, at 6 p.m. on an agenda with the 2026-2027 General Fund Budget Amendment #1, the campus and district improvement plans, House Bill 3 board goals and an English as a Second Language waiver application
Per the agenda posted on BoardBook, the consent items are Budget Amendment #1, the 2026-2027 campus attendance review committees and the School Library Advisory Council's recommended list of library materials. The superintendent's report covers an instructional focus presentation with a public hearing, the Martin Elementary campus report, the Grizzard Regional Institute of Technology and career and technical education program evaluation, the 2025-2026 bilingual/ESL program evaluation, funding from outside sources for 2025-2026, and financial reports for the month ending Aug. 31, 2026. Closed session lists personnel, student discipline, safety and security, property and consultation with the attorney. The meeting is in the Board Room of the District Services Building, 1100 Longhorn Dr.
Source: Weatherford ISD Board of Trustees agenda for Oct. 19, 2026, BoardBook, read Oct. 17
Granicus still lists no minutes for the Oct. 13 City Council meeting or the Oct. 14 Planning & Zoning Commission meeting; both have agendas and video posted
The Oct. 13 council agenda included a public hearing on the 2026 impact fee update, a resolution on up to $3,000,000 in certificates of obligation for utility system improvements and a 9.434-acre annexation at 1726 North Main. The minutes, which record the votes, were not posted as of this morning's read.
Source: City of Weatherford Granicus meeting archive, read Oct. 17; City of Weatherford, City Council agenda for Oct. 13, 2026
The watched record, Saturday morning: the city's news flash and alert center feeds and the county's news flash feed carried no items; the county's Agenda Center still lists no Commissioners Court agenda after Apr. 30, 2026
The city calendar's next public meetings are the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board on Oct. 22, the Weatherford Public Library Board on Oct. 26 and the City Council on Oct. 27.
Source: City of Weatherford news flash, alert center and calendar RSS; Parker County news flash RSS and Agenda Center; all read Oct. 17
Coming up
Weatherford ISD Board of Trustees regular meeting, 6 p.m., Board Room of the District Services Building, 1100 Longhorn Dr.; early voting begins for Nov. 3 (date passed)
What you can do. To speak at Open Forum, give a completed request form to the Board Secretary no later than 5:55 p.m. Early voting runs through Friday, Oct. 30. (This deadline has passed.)
Source: Weatherford ISD Board of Trustees agenda for Oct. 19, 2026, BoardBook; Texas Secretary of State
Parks & Recreation Advisory Board, 5:30 p.m.: the agenda gives the location as Mount Pleasant, 213 Raymond George Way; the city's calendar lists 303 Palo Pinto Street
What you can do. Check the posted agenda for the location before attending; the two city sources differ.
Source: City of Weatherford, Parks & Recreation Advisory Board agenda for Oct. 22, 2026, Granicus, read Oct. 17; City of Weatherford calendar, read Oct. 17
Jack-O-Lantern Nights, 7 to 10 p.m., 711 W. Lee Avenue, Oct. 22, 23 and 24
What you can do. Listed on the city's calendar for Oct. 22 through Oct. 24, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Source: City of Weatherford calendar, read Oct. 17
Kangaroos at Aledo, 7 p.m., District 3-6A; mail-ballot applications must be received
What you can do. Kickoff 7 p.m. at Aledo, per MaxPreps; both teams are 3-1 in district.
Source: MaxPreps Weatherford football schedule, read Oct. 17; Texas Secretary of State
Trunk or Treat, noon to 3 p.m., 403 Hickory Ln
What you can do. Listed on the city's calendar for Oct. 24.
Source: City of Weatherford calendar, read Oct. 17
Region I-6A cross country meet at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock, per The Community News; Weatherford Public Library Board, 1 p.m., 1014 Charles St
What you can do. Weatherford's boys and girls qualified as district runners-up; the library board is listed on the city's calendar.
Source: The Community News, Oct. 15; City of Weatherford calendar, read Oct. 17
City Council, 6 p.m., 303 Palo Pinto Street
What you can do. The agenda and packet post on Granicus before the meeting.
Source: City of Weatherford calendar, read Oct. 17
Tools
Every meeting, with agendas, minutes and reports
When and where the councils, boards and the county meet, with links to agendas and the Ledger's reports back to 2012.
Burn ban: Parker County's status by day
The Texas A&M Forest Service list as the Ledger has read it.
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