🗺️ MICROPLEX NEWS 🗺️
Election Day Tuesday • Friday night scores • Monday storms 👇
📅 October 31st, 2026AD
The top 10 stories everyone around the Hood County Microplex is talking about right now.
📋 TODAY'S TOP 10
1. 🗳️ Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
2. 📈 48,028 early votes cast
3. 📊 52,182 ballots so far
4. ⛈️ 70% chance, gusts to 35
5. 🏈 Jackets win 51-14
6. 🏈 Bearcats roll 61-0
7. 🏴☠️ Pirates shut out 7-0
8. 🏆 Glen Rose wins 78-8
9. 🎖️ Kickoff at 6 p.m.
10. 🏗️ Demolition within a week
🗳️ ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY
Early voting is over. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, and Hood County polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., according to the Hood County elections office.
Hood County voters can vote at any location in the county, TexPolls notes.
Through Oct. 29, Hood County had 17,965 early votes, or 33.2% of registered voters, according to Secretary of State figures compiled by TexPolls.
In-person voting was up 18% from the same point in the 2022 midterm. Bring an accepted photo ID, and check the county elections page for polling locations before you go.
📈 JOHNSON VOTE UP 53%
Johnson County had 48,028 early votes through Oct. 29, or 35.5% of registered voters, according to TexPolls.
In-person voting there ran 53% ahead of the same day in the 2022 midterm.
Johnson County voters should plan to vote at their assigned precinct on Election Day, TexPolls notes. Check your voter registration card or the county elections page for your polling place.
📊 PARKER EARLY VOTE AT 39%
Parker County had 52,182 early votes through Oct. 29, or 39.0% of registered voters, according to TexPolls.
In-person voting was up 44% from the same day in 2022. Statewide, 35.9% of registered voters had voted early.
Counts come from the Secretary of State's daily reports, do not yet include the final day and can be revised.
⛈️ MONDAY NIGHT STORMS LIKELY
Halloween looks mild, with mostly cloudy skies, a high near 75 and a low around 61 tonight, according to the National Weather Service forecast for Granbury.
Sunday turns warmer, with a high near 82. Monday reaches about 84, with south wind gusts as high as 35 mph.
Showers and thunderstorms are likely Monday night, with a 70% chance of rain. Election Day Tuesday looks sunny, with a high near 75.
🏈 STEPHENVILLE ROUTS BURNET
Stephenville beat Burnet 51-14, according to final scores from Friday's games compiled by High School On SI.
It was another strong week for the Yellow Jackets, who also beat Jarrell 42-20 the week before, according to their MaxPreps schedule.
Stephenville goes on the road next Friday, Nov. 6, for a 7 p.m. game at Marble Falls. Elsewhere in Erath County, Hamilton beat Millsap 34-21 and Iredell beat Kopperl 82-37.
🏈 ALEDO BLANKS SAM HOUSTON
Aledo shut out Arlington Sam Houston 61-0 on Friday night in a road conference game, according to MaxPreps.
By quarter, the Bearcats scored 20, 21, 14 and 6 points. Sam Houston never got on the board, and the Aledo defense pitched a complete-game shutout on the road.
The win moves Aledo to 6-3 on the season, while Sam Houston falls to 3-6, according to MaxPreps.
🏴☠️ GRANBURY FALLS AT LAMAR
Arlington Lamar's defense handed Granbury a 7-0 shutout on Friday night, MaxPreps reported.
The win ended a five-game home losing streak for Lamar dating back to last season and moved the Vikings to 5-4. Granbury has lost five of its last six games and is now 3-6.
The Pirates close the regular season at home against Arlington Martin on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m.
🏆 GLEN ROSE ROLLS 78-8
Glen Rose beat Kemp 78-8 on Friday night, according to final scores compiled by High School On SI.
Around the region, Rio Vista beat Dublin 56-27 and Brock beat Graham 59-7. Cedar Hill beat Cleburne 44-13.
In private school play, Nazarene Christian Academy beat Weatherford Christian 52-0, and GCCA beat Bluff Dale 59-40. Scores for Weatherford, Tolar and Mineral Wells were not yet posted in that roundup.
🎖️ TARLETON HOSTS EKU TONIGHT
Tarleton State hosts Eastern Kentucky at 6 p.m. today at Memorial Stadium in Stephenville, according to the team's football schedule. It is Military Appreciation night.
The Texans are 8-0 overall and 3-0 in conference play, with a perfect 4-0 record at home this season.
Tarleton is coming off a 49-6 win at West Georgia and will try to stretch its winning streak to nine games tonight.
🏗️ OLD HOSPITAL TOWER COMING DOWN
Demolition of Cleburne's old six-story Memorial Hospital tower, near North Main and Anglin streets, is set to begin within a week, property owner Tom Crew confirmed to Cleburne Wire.
Crews will cut the structure apart piece by piece rather than implode it, and the work is expected to take about three weeks.
Johnson County Memorial Hospital opened in the building on July 4, 1948.
THE BOTTOM LINE
🗳️ Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Hood polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
🕑 Set your clocks back one hour before bed tonight.
⛈️ Storms are likely Monday night, with a 70% chance of rain.
🏈 Tarleton hosts Eastern Kentucky at 6 p.m. tonight.
Six counties. One region. Plenty happening.
Hood County Express — Est'd 1/26 🚂
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