10/09/2026
Weekly Activity Report: October 5 - 9, 2026
Upcoming Events:
Homecoming Parade: October 9, 2026
STOMP Fest: October 17, 2026, from 2:00 - 7:00 PM on the square.
Trunk-R-Treat on the Square: October 31, 2026, 5:30 - 7:30 PM.
Chamber of Commerce Vendor Market: October 31, 2026, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Chili Fest: Chamber of Commerce annual Chili Fest, November 14, 2026.
The City of Jacksboro was saddened by the loss of Mrs. Linda White. Both Mr. and Mrs. White have played a significant role in the City of Jacksboro and JISD for many years. Mr. Joe White continues to serve as our Municipal Judge. Our prayers are with the White family.
On Tuesday we held a Special Called City Council Meeting to approve a "Notice of Intent" to accept a loan from US Department of Agriculture for the new Water Treatment Plant. The Notice of Intent must be posted for 45 days. At that point we will hold another Special Called Meeting to vote on the closing conditions for the loan.
We hosted National Night Out on Tuesday. We had a very good turnout and are already planning for an even better event next year.
This past Saturday we had a Free Trash Day. Despite the rain, we had a large number of customers and filled up the dumpsters earlier than expected.
In addition to providing support for Free Trash Day, National Night Out, and the Homecoming Parade and festivities planned for this weekend, Parks and Recreation had a busy week. They prepared the Activity Center for a party on October 10th, delivered 4 trash dumpsters, cleaned up around the boat docks, started cutting down trees and tall weeds at the spillway, cut down high weeds around several areas of the lake, and mowed several City lots.
Public Works also assisted with preparation for the Homecoming Parade and homecoming events around the square, as well as Free Trash Day. They installed a large manhole at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, maintained several gravel roads after the rain, and repaired a portion of N. First Street that continues to wash out. They repaired a water main leak Thursday night at Fort Richardson, and they responded to 32 calls for service.
The Police Department issued 28 citations, 24 warnings, made 3 arrests, and have 40 open cases under investigation. They will be assisting with the Homecoming Parade, the Homecoming Football game, and all homecoming events during the weekend.
The Building Inspector and Code Enforcement Officer assisted with Free Trash Day, as well as preparation for Homecoming events. He completed 7 inspections and/or plan reviews and met with a local church to answer questions regarding the future construction of a new building.
The Animal Shelter continues to remain full, despite having successfully adopted 2 dogs, and transported 4 other puppies to an adoption center in Wichita Falls. We currently have 20 dogs at the shelter, and an additional 15 puppies currently in foster care. We picked up one dog that was dumped on West Union and are working with the Police Department to identify the individual that dumped the dog.
The Fire Department responded to 25 calls for service. Sixteen of the calls were inside the City limits, and 9 calls were in the County. The calls included 13 EMS calls, 2 motor vehicle accidents, 2 grass fires, one trash/rubble fire, 2 environmental calls, one smoke investigation, 2 fire alarm calls, one call dispatched with no incident found at the scene, and one call dispatched but canceled enroute. The Fire Department also assisted with preparations for Homecoming.
The staff at City Hall assisted with Free Dump Day, and preparations for Homecoming Parade. As a reminder, City Hall will be closed on Monday, October 12, 2026, for Columbus Day, so water payments are due on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, in order to avoid late payments.
Our next City Council Meeting is scheduled for October 26, 2026, at 5:30 PM at City Hall.
Respectfully,
MICHAEL R. SMITH, Lt Col, USAF (ret)
City Manager
City of Jacksboro
112 West Belknap
Jacksboro, TX 76458
(940) 567-6321
