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          GRAND PRAIRIE HAS A NEW CITY COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          AS A RESULT OF THE JUNE 13TH RUNOFF ELECTION FOR THE SEAT IN DISTRICT THREE, DAVID CHAPPELLE DEFEATED AMBER TIMBERLAKE BY RECEIVING NEARLY 65% OF THE VOTES. 
          THE ELECTION FILLS THE SEAT THAT WAS OCCUPIED BY FORMER CITY COUNCIL MEMBER MIKE DEBOSKY, WHO PASSED AWAY IN MARCH. 
          DEBOSKY HAD REPRESENTED DISTRICT THREE SINCE 2017. 
          DAVID CHAPPELLE WILL BE SWORN IN AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT CITY HALL ON JULY 21ST AND SERVE A THREE YEAR TURN. 
          BANG AWAY IT GOES. 
          THE EXCITEMENT OF MAJOR LEAGUE CRICKET HAS RETURNED TO GRAND PRAIRIE. 
          IT IS MATCH ONE OF THE COGNIZANT MLC. 
          IT'S THE 2026 HOME OPENER FOR GPS, TEXAS SUPER KINGS, AND THE FOURTH SEASON FOR THE MLC AT A PLACE THAT ONCE AGAIN WILL DRAW THOUSANDS OF PASSIONATE FANS AT WHAT IS NOW THE OFFICIAL HOME OF MAJOR LEAGUE CRICKET IN THE US. 
          AND RIGHT NOW, MANY OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST SOCCER STARS ARE PLAYING RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD IN THE 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP, GIVING GRAND PRAIRIE THE UNIQUE DISTINCTION OF BEING ABLE TO HOST FANS OF THE TWO MOST POPULAR SPORTS ON THE PLANET AT THE SAME TIME THIS SUMMER, I'D IMAGINE THAT A HUGE PART OF THE POPULATION HAS BEEN WATCHING ARLINGTON AND GRAND PRAIRIE WITH THE NUMBER ONE SPORT IN THE NUMBER TWO SPORT IN THE WORLD, PLAYING RIGHT HERE IN THE HEART OF NORTH TEXAS, DALLAS, FORT WORTH, GRAND PRAIRIE, ARLINGTON LIKE SOCCER GRAVE AND THE MLC UNDERSTAND THAT NOT ONLY IS ESTABLISHING NEW FAN BASES AT VENUES LIKE THE ONE IN GRAND PRAIRIE, A KEY TO HELPING CRICKET TAKE OFF HERE IN THIS COUNTRY, BUT JUST AS IMPORTANT IS THEIR SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT OF YOUTH PROGRAMS THAT CAN ONLY HELP THEM GROW THE POPULARITY OF THEIR SPORT IN THE YEARS TO COME. 
          YEAH, THERE'S A HUGE CRICKET COMMUNITY HERE IN THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH METROPLEX. 
          THERE'S AROUND 1400 KIDS JUST REGISTERED IN ACADEMIES FROM PLANO TO FRISCO, TO TO ALL PARTS OF, OF, OF THE STATE. 
          UH, AND PARTICULARLY THERE'S NORTHERN PART OF TEXAS. 
          YOU CAN SEE ALL THE INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD PLAYING HERE IN OUR BACKYARD IN TEXAS, RIGHT? THAT'S THE GROWTH OF CRICKET AND THERE'S A LOT OF INVESTMENT COMING IN, A LOT OF SPONSORSHIP COMING IN, AND A LOT OF TALENT ALSO BOOMING IN EVERY PART OF THIS COUNTRY. 
          THE 2026 SEASON FOR MAJOR LEAGUE CRICKET AND THE TEXAS SUPER KINGS CONTINUES AT GRAND PRAIRIE STADIUM THROUGH JULY 12TH. 
          FOR A SCHEDULE TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT MAJOR LEAGUE CRICKET.COM. 
          THE END OF ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR, BROUGHT MORE THAN 500 KIDS, TEENS AND ADULTS TO GRAND PRAIRIE'S MAIN LIBRARY TO JOIN THE STAFF THERE AND TAKE A TRIP BACK IN TIME FOR THE LAUNCH OF THE 2026 SUMMER READING CLUB. 
          OUR THEME THIS YEAR IS READING IS TOTALLY RAD, AND WE ARE THROWING IT BACK TO THE EIGHTIES. 
          THAT'S RIGHT. 
          THE GRAND PRAIRIE LIBRARIES HAVE GONE BACK TO THE FUTURE KICKING OFF THEIR SUMMER READING CLUB BY BRINGING THE 1980S BACK TO LIFE WITH EVERYTHING FROM THE HIT MUSIC TO THE FASHION AND STYLE AND POP CULTURE ITEMS TO THE ICONIC MOVIE AND TV CHARACTERS. 
          MEANWHILE, BACK IN THE FUTURE, A 21ST CENTURY APP CALLED BEAN STACK THAT MAKE SIGNING UP AND KEEPING TRACK OF SUMMER READING AS EASY AS PICKING UP A PHONE. 
          WHAT YOU DO IS YOU GO AHEAD AND CREATE AN ACCOUNT WITH GRAND PRAIRIE PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
          ONCE YOU HAVE AN ACCOUNT, YOU GO IN AND YOU SELECT YOUR CHALLENGE, JOIN IT, AND FROM THERE, GO AHEAD AND LOG YOUR READING. 
          ONCE YOU'VE GOTTEN FIVE HOURS OF READING LOGS, KIDS CAN COME IN AND GET A REWARD SO THEY CAN GET A FREE BOOK, A PRIZE FROM OUR TREASURE BOX OR A COUPON. 
          THERE'S ALSO REWARDS AND PRIZES FOR TEENS AND ADULTS, ALL OF IT TO KEEP EVERYONE ENGAGED AND EXCITED ABOUT READING AND TO ENJOY THE MANY PROGRAMS AND EVENTS BEING OFFERED AT THE LIBRARIES ALL SUMMER LONG. 
          WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT KIDS ARE NOT ONLY GETTING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES DURING THE SUMMER, BUT WE ALSO WANT THEM TO HAVE LIKE THOSE SOCIAL INTERACTIONS, AND WE WANT TO CREATE THESE FREE, BEAUTIFUL, JOYOUS MOMENTS WHERE THE COMMUNITY CAN JUST COME TOGETHER AND HAVE A GOOD TIME. 
          THE SUMMER READING CLUB IS UNDERWAY AT ALL THREE GRAND PRAIRIE LIBRARY LOCATIONS THROUGH AUGUST 8TH. 
          FOR EVERYTHING SRC, YOU CAN VISIT GPTX.ORG/LIBRARY, CP WAGNER PARK CYCLING WITH THE MAYOR. 
          THAT'S RIGHT. 
          CYCLING WITH THE MAYOR IS BACK IN GRAND PRAIRIE AFTER SEVERE WEATHER. 
          PREVENTED IT A COUPLE OF TIMES EARLIER THIS SPRING. 
          THE RETURN OF THE POPULAR SERIES ALSO INCLUDES WALKING AND RUNNING EVENTS, COMMUNITY AND HEALTH FAIRS, ALONG WITH THE RIDES THAT WILL BE STAGED 
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AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AROUND GRAND PRAIRIE THROUGHOUT THE REST OF 2026. 
          NOW, WELL INTO ITS SECOND DECADE. 
          AND FOUNDED BY THE MAYOR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY'S GET FIT GP INITIATIVE TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES. 
          THE FREE EVENTS ARE AN OPEN INVITATION FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO COME TOGETHER FOR A LITTLE FITNESS FELLOWSHIP AND FUN. 
          AND AS ALWAYS, TO WELCOME NEW RECRUITS. 
          RIDE WAS GREAT. 
          UM, SHORT RIDE, UH, VERY IN TERRAINS AND JUST, UH, CYCLE THROUGH THE PARK AND SEE ALL THE PEOPLE IN THERE. 
          SO IT'S NICE. 
          IT'S NICE TO COME OUT AND MEET PEOPLE AND SOCIALIZE AND, YOU KNOW, GET TO SEE THE MAYOR AGAIN AND RIDE WITH THE MAYOR. 
          IT'S GREAT. 
          FOR DETAILS AND THE FULL SCHEDULE OF ADVANCE FOR 2026, GO TO GPTX.ORG/GETFIT. 
          GP.
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