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Grand Prix today; Tarleton hosts ACU tonight 👇
📅 November 7th, 2026AD
The top 10 stories everyone around the Hood County Microplex is talking about right now.
📋 TODAY’S TOP 10
1. 🏁 Grand Prix races today
2. 🏈 Tarleton hosts ACU tonight
3. 🗳️ Ward 1 applications due
4. 📷 Weatherford: no Flock contract
5. 🔄 Cleburne facility needs remain
6. ⚖️ Annexation dispute dismissed
7. 🏛️ Burleson temple offers tours
8. 🏥 Weatherford hospital honored
9. 🚧 Loop 567 lane closures today
10. 🌥️ Cloudy; rain chance tonight
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🏁 GRANBURY GRAND PRIX RACES TODAY
Granbury Grand Prix runs today and Sunday, Nov. 7-8, on a temporary race circuit around the Historic Granbury Square, Visit Granbury says.
Racing runs noon to 7 p.m. each day, with karts, off-road bikes, scooters, mountain bikes and unicycles on the event list.
Spectator admission is free. The event also lists a Vendor Village and Expo Zone and a Pit Stop Food Zone.
📍 Historic Granbury Square
🕒 Noon-7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
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🏈 TARLETON HOSTS ACU TONIGHT
Tarleton State hosts No. 23 Abilene Christian at 6 p.m. tonight at Memorial Stadium in Stephenville, according to the Tarleton football schedule.
The Nov. 7 game is Senior Day and a UAC conference matchup, with the Tarleton Alumni Association listed as game sponsor. Memorial Stadium sits in Stephenville, the Erath County seat.
📍 Memorial Stadium, Stephenville / Erath County
🕒 Kickoff 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7
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🗳️ MINERAL WELLS APPLICATIONS DUE TODAY
Mineral Wells is accepting applications until 5 p.m. today, Saturday, Nov. 7, for the open Ward 1 City Council seat, the city says in a Nov. 6 notice.
Jonathon Rusher vacated the seat. The term expires in May 2027.
Apply at the city clerk’s office, 115 SW 1st St., or email cityclerk@mineralwellstx.gov. The listed phone number is 940-328-7702.
📍 Mineral Wells / Palo Pinto County
🕒 Applications due 5 p.m. today
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📷 WEATHERFORD SAYS NO FLOCK CONTRACT
Weatherford says it does not use Flock cameras and has no contract with Flock Safety, according to a city statement dated Nov. 5.
The city says some cameras within its limits are on private or non-city property. It says it has not adopted this type of camera system and is not pursuing one.
📍 Weatherford / Parker County
📅 City statement Nov. 5
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🔄 UPDATE: CLEBURNE FACILITY NEEDS REMAIN
Despite Tuesday’s failed bond election, Cleburne officials say the need for updated police, fire and municipal court facilities remains and will only grow as the city expands, the Cleburne Times-Review reports.
Voters rejected the $62.5 million public safety bond proposal on the Nov. 3 ballot, with 51.74% voting against the measure, the newspaper reports.
City officials are now weighing their options after the bond failure, according to the newspaper.
📍 Cleburne / Johnson County
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⚖️ WILLOW PARK ANNEXATION DISPUTE DISMISSED
A legal dispute brought by Fort Worth and Aledo challenging Willow Park’s annexation of 321 acres has been dismissed by the parties, the Weatherford Democrat reports.
The newspaper says the dismissal came after the cities reached a settlement agreement on Oct. 30.
Willow Park and Aledo are neighboring Parker County cities west of Fort Worth.
📍 Willow Park / Parker County
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🏛️ BURLESON TEMPLE OFFERS FREE TOURS
The new Fort Worth Texas Temple at 1851 Greenridge Drive in Burleson opened Thursday for free public tours, the Cleburne Times-Review reports.
Tours continue through Nov. 21, excluding Sundays. No reservations are required for the public tours of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple.
📍 1851 Greenridge Drive, Burleson
📅 Through Nov. 21, except Sundays
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🏥 WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL EARNS RECOGNITION
Medical City Weatherford was one of 11 Medical City Healthcare hospitals to earn national recognition in the 2026 Healthgrades America’s Best Hospitals for Specialty Care awards, the Weatherford Democrat reports.
The newspaper says the recognition reflects high-quality performance across a range of procedures and conditions.
Located in Parker County, the hospital is part of the Medical City Healthcare system.
📍 Medical City Weatherford / Parker County
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🚧 LOOP 567 LANE CLOSURES TODAY
Loop 567 between FM 4 and Highway 377 near Granbury Regional Airport has single-lane closures scheduled from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today for film production, the City of Granbury says.
Granbury Police Department officers will assist with traffic control.
Separately, Crockett St. and Bridge St. on the Historic Square are closed for events through 10 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, according to the city.
📍 Loop 567; Crockett St. and Bridge St.
🕒 Loop lane closures 7 a.m.-7 p.m. today
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🌥️ CLOUDY TODAY; RAIN CHANCE TONIGHT
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies in Granbury today, with a high near 66 degrees.
Tonight brings a 30% chance of rain and a low around 51.
Sunday looks mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. By Sunday night, temperatures are forecast to fall to around 52.
📍 Granbury / Hood County
🌡️ High near 66 today
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THE BOTTOM LINE
🏁 Grand Prix racing runs noon-7 p.m. today and Sunday; spectators get in free.
🏈 Tarleton hosts No. 23 Abilene Christian at 6 p.m. tonight in Stephenville.
🗳️ Mineral Wells Ward 1 applications are due at 5 p.m. today.
Six counties. One region. Plenty happening.
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