Saturday, June 14, 2025
Community
Granbury ISD is “rolling out” a new program called NFTBusView, where GPS technology will aid in ensuring the safety of its students.
GISD transportation director ‘turns wheels’ with new bus safety program
The Granbury Independent School District is “rolling out” new GPS technology on its school buses to ensure the safety of its students.
County loses another IT staffer following sudden resignation
Hood County is facing the loss of another employee in its Information Technology Department after Owen Curnutt, assistant chief of IT, resigned Tuesday.
Granbury City Council unanimously voted to extend parking restrictions along Stockton Street, during a regularly scheduled meeting June 3.
No parking: City updates zones for Stockton Street, Harbor Lakes Drive
Last week, Granbury City Council unanimously voted to update no-parking zones in two areas. One change will extend parking restrictions along Stockton Street, while the other will update an ordinance to reflect the renaming of Plaza Drive to Harbor Lakes Drive.
The Keith-Brock Home, located at 523 Peach St., is now a local historic landmark, following an approval from the Granbury City Council June 3.
City designates Keith-Brock Home as local historic landmark
Another Granbury home has secured its spot as an official historic landmark, bringing more than a century of stories and cultural significance to the area.
Commissioners terminate IT director regarding cybersecurity insurance lapse
Hood County is now without an IT director after the Hood County Commissioners Court voted 3-2 last month to terminate Drew Wiederkehr.
Not every Duck is a winner and only one duck is allowed per person so pick a winner.
Duck, duck, gift for dad?
Finding a Father’s Day gift can be difficult. Dads either “don’t know” what they want or you can’t afford the truck or grill they’ve been wanting for years. …
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Louise and one of her students at her Granbury home pool.
Everyone who has had the pleasure of meeting Louise Deems eventually ends up wondering if she's hiding gills under her latex floral swim cap. Throughout the course of her long and colorful life, there’s not a time the 69-year-old Granburian recalls being out of the water for more than 48 hours. Every summer since 1977, she has spent her days in the pool of her Granbury home, teaching the community’s youngest and oldest residents alike how to swim.
Stampede features the world's 36 best bronc riders!
“It’s a Stampede!”
Round up the posse and head down to the reunion grounds May 23-24 for a bucking good time at Hood County’s ninth annual Stampede Charity Rodeo. the cowboys and the roughstock of stampede as they bring in some of the world’s top bronc riding talent from around the world and wrangle up for their charity of the year, the Be An Angel DFW.
Gary Cozart, Airport Supervisor, and Mike Roney, Airport Attendant, begin refueling a large jet at the Granbury Regional Airport.
‘On the Job’ video series highlights Granbury’s city workers
Much like a highlight reel from everyone’s favorite grimy early 2000s reality show, “Dirty Jobs,” the city of Granbury’s new video series “On the Job” provides a peek into the daily lives of some of the city’s most essential — and often most overlooked — workers, those whose roles keep the daily lives of Granbury’s residents running smoothly.
Hood County faculty gather around the banner that announces the county as a winner of the 2024 Safety Achievement Award.
Commissioner's Court
Hood County Commissioners Court met Tuesday, May 14, for the bi-monthly meeting at the Ralph H. Walton Jr. Justice Center
The new Executive Editor for the Hood County News, Richard Nelson.
A new ‘edition’
Richard Nelson began his long affair with print news more than 40 years ago. With varied experience at seven publications and operating as the publisher of five of them, Nelson is excited to bring his garnered expertise to the HCN as its new executive editor.
Visit Granbury is blazing a tourism trail
With a hearty “yee-haw,” Hood County is leaving its red-hot brand on Texas’ “Cowboy Tourism” trail.
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How tinnitus treatments have improved for the better 6o1w62

Struggling with the constant buzz of tinnitus or the frustration of hearing loss? You’re not alone—and you’re not without hope. According to the American Tinnitus Association , …
Sports
After 15 years at Tolar ISD, Coach Christy Collie is retiring from teaching and coaching. Tolar Elementary School principal Christal Hollinger shared her gratitude with the long-time Rattler and …
Granbury High School’s Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) cadets competed May 3 against hundreds of other cadets at Daytona Beach, Fla., for the 2025 National JROTC Fitness …
Between three public schools and a handful of sports, Hood County student-athletes brought in a lot of hardware this spring. Sports not listed have not received notification regarding their …

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Cleaburne Railroaders invited our very own Granbury High School Cheerleaders to cheer before the game Friday , May 9 . Before the first pitch, the GHS Cheer team led the Railroders crowd in several …

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Cooper Atkinson earning a hit off the Crawford pitcher in a Bi-District game May 1.

Against Crawford, Lipan was unable to win either game played and Crawford swept the series May 1. Crawford won the first game 6-3 and the second game 5-0.

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Tolar ISD is hosting summer camps for high school sports such as football, basketball, baseball, softball and volleyball.

Tolar ISD has opened registration for its 2025 athletic camps. There are camps for a variety of high school sports and for all skill levels. “These camps offer students a fantastic …

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“A Living: Working-Class Americans Talk to Their Doctor” by Michael D. Stein, M.D.
c.2025, Melville House $26.99 202 pages
'A Living'
The pain is right between your shoulders. It wraps around your spine and crawls up your neck to sit on your head, making it hard to lift, bend, walk, think and carry — in short, it makes …
Diane Long

A Mississippi native who has been a Texas transplant for 29 years, Diane Long is a wife, mother, and former English teacher who has written Pecan Plantation Bits for 16 years cumulatively. She spends her time both gathering neighborhood news and collecting new books to read.
Mother's Day Weekend is full of activity in Pecan Plantation
With spring weather upon us and Mother’s Day weekend here, Pecan Plantation offers numerous opportunities for its residents. GROWING GREEN First, Pecan’s Community Gardens Club …
Dr. Don Newbury is a long-time public speaker and former university president who writes weekly.
Nitpicks and toothpicks
When one nitpicks, there’s no end to it. We’re all frequently guilty, and I it to being among chief sinners, particularly since the term’s initial usage began in 1956, the same …
Monica Hays, Executive Director at Forward Training Center.
Weathering the storm, celebrating the journey: community rallies as graduates step into new directions
The skies may have poured rain, but the spirit of our ers shone brightly at Forward Training Center’s 7 th annual "Shoot for a Cause — Break the Cycle" clay shoot fundraiser. Teams …
Michael Acosta- As a licensed professional fishing guide, Michael Acosta shows you how to find them. The Granbury resident of 30 years has been fishing all of his life and has been a licensed guide since 1998.
HOOD OUTDOORS: Common courtesy on the water
The weather is warming up fast, and the number of boats on our area lakes is forever increasing. We need to be courteous and safe on the water. Every year, there are many unnecessary deaths on the …
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Color Your World with the Hood County Library! 4tg69

What a fantastic time everyone had at the "Color Your World" event with the Hood County Library, the Summer Reading Kick-Off Party held on Saturday, May 31st! Attendees enjoyed a colorful scavenger …

2025 Hood County Stampede 6o6i2y

On Friday and Saturday May 23-24 , the Hood County Reunion Grounds were once again home to some world-class athletes, both the four and two legged kind during the Memorial Day weekend festivities. …

Friends of Memorial Lane hosts Memorial Day Ceremony 415415

Friends of Memorial Lane hosted a Memorial Day Ceremony on May 26th at 8:30 AM at Jim Burks Firefighters Memorial Park to honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

Scenes from 2025 Memorial Day Weekend 453f1s

In Hood County, Memorial Day is a time for family and fun, but most importantly, it is a time to reflect on its true meaning: honoring those who sacrificed everything for our country.

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Hood County is known for many things, its never-ending supply of festivals and events, its quaint historic square and its hospitable, yet eccentric citizens. But what really comes to people’s minds, especially as the weather gets warmer, are Hood County’s seemingly endless water activities – which pose equally endless threats of turning your family’s day of fun in the sun into a day at the ER.

Entertainment

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I am an unapologetic child of the late 1960s and early 1970s. For all the turmoil and social upheaval of the period, it was still, by and large, a time of innocence and simpler pleasures. Take …

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More than make-believe: GTC’s real-life Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet hit the stage 4t1x4p

If Jane Austen were alive today — and, let’s be honest, she'd totally be on TikTok with a million snarky followers — she might be delighted (and perhaps a little smug) to know that …

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