Friday, October 23, 2026
Compiled from the record with an editorFriday: the Kangaroos (5-2, 3-1) play at Aledo (4-3
Why it matters. No new city, county or school-board records posted overnight, so today's edition is about what happens this weekend; Tuesday's council agenda, covered Thursday, is unchanged.
Mostly sunny today with a high near 83. Ozone Action Day until 6:30 p.m. Burn ban: still on in Parker County, unchanged since Oct. 4. Early voting for Nov. 3 runs through Oct. 30.
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the district record of both Weatherford and Aledo going into tonight's game at Aledo; MaxPreps lists Aledo second and Weatherford third in the district More
Source: MaxPreps, Weatherford and Aledo varsity football schedules, read Oct. 23
Weather
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 58, with temperatures rising to around 60 overnight. Southeast wind around 5 mph. The NWS alerts feed for the courthouse point carries an Air Quality Alert until 6:30 p.m. (see the record below).
Source: National Weather Service forecast for the courthouse point (gridpoint FWD 52,104), generated 5:24 a.m. CDT Oct. 23; NWS active alerts for 32.7593 N, 97.7972 W, read Oct. 23
The record
Kangaroos at Aledo, 7 p.m.: Weatherford (5-2, 3-1) and Aledo (4-3, 3-1) meet tied in the district standings
MaxPreps lists the game as an away conference game for Weatherford at Aledo on Friday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. Weatherford is 5-2 overall and 3-1 in district, third in the standings; Aledo is 4-3 and 3-1, second. Aledo ISD's athletics calendar lists it as the Pink Out Game.
What you can do. Kickoff is 7 p.m. at Aledo.
Source: MaxPreps, Weatherford Kangaroos and Aledo Bearcats varsity football schedules; Aledo ISD Athletics calendar; read Oct. 23
Volleyball: Weatherford 3, Arlington Bowie 1, on the road Tuesday; the Kangaroos play at Arlington tonight at 6:30
MaxPreps records the Oct. 20 win at Bowie 3-1. Weatherford is 26-14 overall and 10-3 in district, third.
Source: MaxPreps, Weatherford Kangaroos varsity volleyball schedule, read Oct. 23
A third straight Ozone Action Day: the NWS Air Quality Alert covers Parker and 12 other counties until 6:30 p.m.
Issued Thursday at 3:21 p.m., the alert says: "The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued an Ozone Action Day for the Dallas-Fort Worth area for Friday, October 23, 2026." It asks people to share a ride, walk, ride a bicycle, take lunch to work, avoid drive-through lanes, conserve energy and keep vehicles properly tuned.
Source: National Weather Service Fort Worth, Air Quality Alert issued Oct. 22, 2026 at 3:21 p.m. CDT, NWS active alerts for the courthouse point, read Oct. 23
Election: mail-ballot applications for the Nov. 3 election must be received today; early voting continues through Oct. 30
Today is the last day for the early voting clerk to receive an application for a ballot by mail. Early voting in person runs through Friday, Oct. 30; Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Source: Texas Secretary of State election calendar for the Nov. 3, 2026 election, read Oct. 23
County water board: Annetta names its delegate to the Parker County Public Utilities Agency
Annetta's Town Council named water engineer Robert McGee to the Parker County Public Utilities Agency board, with Mayor Pro Tem Kent Stasey as alternate, The Community News reports from the town's Oct. 15 meeting.
Source: The Community News, "Council updates water leak detection system," by Rick Mauch, posted Oct. 22, 2026, read Oct. 23
Unchanged since Thursday: no new city agendas or minutes on Granicus, no Oct. 19 outcomes on Weatherford ISD's BoardBook. Burn ban: still on in Parker County, unchanged since Oct. 4
The Texas A&M Forest Service list stamped 10/22/2026 10:08:40 AM still has 146 counties; Caldwell and Tyler went on and Comanche and Floyd came off. The Municipal Utility Board's Oct. 29 agenda is not posted yet.
Source: Texas A&M Forest Service burn-ban county list; City of Weatherford Granicus agenda feed; Weatherford ISD BoardBook; all read Oct. 23
Coming up
Ozone Action Day until 6:30 p.m.; mail-ballot applications due; 6:30 p.m.: volleyball at Arlington; 7 p.m.: football at Aledo; 7 to 10 p.m.: Jack-O-Lantern Nights, Chandor Gardens, 711 W. Lee Avenue (tickets required)
Source: National Weather Service Fort Worth; MaxPreps; City of Weatherford calendar, read Oct. 23
Noon to 3 p.m.: Trunk or Treat, 403 Hickory Ln.; 7 to 10 p.m.: Jack-O-Lantern Nights' last night, Chandor Gardens
Source: City of Weatherford calendar, read Oct. 23
1 p.m.: Weatherford Public Library Board; 2 to 5 p.m.: Painting in the Patch at the library
Source: City of Weatherford Granicus and calendar, read Oct. 23
Noon to 3 p.m.: chamber Battle of the Businesses bowling tournament, Film Alley; 6 p.m.: City Council, 303 Palo Pinto Street (Heritage Park Estates and 1802 Old Brock Road hearings)
Source: City of Weatherford Granicus; Parker County Chamber of Commerce events calendar, read Oct. 23
9 a.m.: Building and Standards Commission; 4 p.m.: Harry Potter Celebration at the library; 5:30 p.m.: Historic Preservation Commission
Source: City of Weatherford calendar and Granicus, read Oct. 23
Noon: Municipal Utility Board (agenda not yet posted)
Source: City of Weatherford calendar, read Oct. 23
Last day of early voting for the Nov. 3 election
Source: Texas Secretary of State election calendar
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