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Tarleton wins 40-27; Grand Prix wraps today 👇
📅 November 8th, 2026AD
The top 10 stories everyone around the Hood County Microplex is talking about right now.
📋 TODAY’S TOP 10
1. 🏈 Tarleton stays unbeaten
2. 🏁 Grand Prix wraps today
3. 🚧 Loop 567 stops possible
4. 🏛️ Temple tours resume Monday
5. 🔄 Amazon details campus plan
6. 🏆 Poston Plaza earns state award
7. 🛝 Holland Lake work underway
8. 🔄 Cleburne facility needs remain
9. 🚧 Square closures through tonight
10. 🌥️ Mostly cloudy; high near 69
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🏈 TARLETON STAYS UNBEATEN WITH 40-27 WIN
Tarleton State beat No. 23 Abilene Christian 40-27 on Senior Day at Memorial Stadium in Stephenville on Saturday, Nov. 7, Tarleton Athletics reports.
The Texans are 10-0 overall and 5-0 in the United Athletic Conference, alone in first place and the only unbeaten FCS team.
A win at West Florida next Saturday would clinch at least a share of the UAC title. Kickoff is at 2 p.m. Nov. 14.
📍 Stephenville / Erath County
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🏁 GRANBURY GRAND PRIX FINISHES TODAY
The Granbury Grand Prix wraps up today, Sunday, Nov. 8, on Historic Granbury Square. Racing runs noon to 7 p.m., and spectator admission is free, according to the event FAQs.
NXTGenCo organizes the two-day electric racing festival, which includes scooters, unicycles, e-mountain bikes, e-off-road bikes, and electric and gas karts.
The event offers qualification opportunities for the NXT Fest National Finals in Las Vegas.
📍 Historic Granbury Square / Hood County
🕒 Noon-7 p.m. today
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🚧 LOOP 567 TRAFFIC STOPS POSSIBLE
Temporary traffic stops of up to 10 minutes may occur on Loop 567 between FM 4 and Highway 377 near Granbury Regional Airport, the City of Granbury says.
The stops are possible from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today through Tuesday, Nov. 8-10, as film-production crews restore the area.
Granbury Police Department officers will assist with traffic control. Drivers should anticipate delays.
📍 Loop 567 near Granbury Regional Airport
🕒 7 a.m.-7 p.m., Nov. 8-10
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🏛️ TEMPLE TOURS RESUME MONDAY
The Fort Worth Texas Temple in Burleson is closed for public tours today, Sunday. Free open-house tours resume Monday, according to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The open house continues through Saturday, Nov. 21, excluding Sundays. Hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
No reservation is required. The walking tour lasts about 45 minutes.
📍 1851 Greenridge Drive, Burleson / Johnson County
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🔄 AMAZON PLANS SOMERVELL CAMPUS
In its Nov. 5 statement, Amazon says it is planning a data-center campus in unincorporated Somervell County near Glen Rose, on Vistra Corp. land next to Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant.
Amazon says site preparation is underway and the project is expected to support at least 550 full-time jobs.
Cooling water would come from the Comanche Creek reservoir under existing Vistra surface-water rights, not local groundwater or community drinking water, the company says.
📍 Near Glen Rose / Somervell County
📅 Amazon statement Nov. 5
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🏆 POSTON PLAZA EARNS STATE AWARD
Mineral Wells’ Poston Plaza earned a Texas Downtown President’s Award for its transformation, the Weatherford Democrat reported Nov. 5.
The newspaper says the one-time parking lot bested 155 entries statewide for design and achievement.
A photo with the story shows a 12-foot sculpted horse at the plaza, which had its grand opening in May 2026.
📍 Mineral Wells / Palo Pinto County
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🛝 HOLLAND LAKE PLAYGROUND WORK UNDERWAY
Removal of the existing Holland Lake Park playground is underway, the City of Weatherford said in a Nov. 5 notice.
City Council approved Whirlix Design, Inc. for a nature-themed replacement with a 27-foot play tower, zip lines and other features.
The project is funded through Certificates of Obligation bonds and does not require a new tax, the city says. Opening is anticipated in June 2027.
📍 Holland Lake Park / Parker County
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🔄 CLEBURNE FACILITY NEEDS REMAIN
Cleburne officials say the need for updated police, fire and municipal court facilities remains after the failed Nov. 3 bond election and will only grow as the city expands, the Cleburne Times-Review reported Nov. 6.
Voters rejected the $62.5 million public safety bond proposal with 51.74% against, the newspaper reports.
📍 Cleburne / Johnson County
📅 Nov. 6
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🚧 SQUARE STREET CLOSURES CONTINUE TODAY
Crockett St. and Bridge St. on Historic Granbury Square are closed to traffic for events, according to the City of Granbury’s Nov. 3 notice.
The closures are scheduled to run through 10 p.m. tonight, Sunday, Nov. 8.
Use alternate routes and take extra care near the Square because of increased pedestrian activity, the city advises.
📍 Crockett St. and Bridge St. / Hood County
🕒 Scheduled closure end: 10 p.m. tonight
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🌥️ MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY; HIGH NEAR 69
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies for Granbury today with a high near 69. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a low around 52.
Monday looks mostly sunny with a high near 71.
No active NWS alerts were listed for Hood, Parker, Johnson, Somervell, Erath or Palo Pinto counties Sunday morning.
📍 Granbury / Hood County
🌡️ CURRENT: 57° and overcast with mist at the Granbury airport at 8:35 a.m., west wind 2 mph, according to Aviation Weather Center METAR data.
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THE BOTTOM LINE
🏈 Tarleton is 10-0 after its 40-27 win. Next up: West Florida at 2 p.m. Nov. 14.
🏁 Grand Prix racing finishes today, noon-7 p.m. Spectator admission is free.
🚧 Loop 567 stops are possible 7 a.m.-7 p.m. today through Tuesday. Square street closures are scheduled through 10 p.m. tonight.
Six counties. One region. Plenty happening.
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