Sunday, June 22, 2025
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Members of the David Crockett Chapter of the Sons of the Republic of Texas (SRT) and Hood’s Texas Brigade Association Reactivated gathered to witness the unveiling of Gen. John Bell Hood’s first Texas infantry brigade flag June 13.
Threads from the past
Alongside members of the David Crockett Chapter of the Sons of the Republic of Texas (SRT) and Hood’s Texas Brigade Association Reactivated, residents and community leaders gathered Friday, June 13, to witness the unveiling of Gen. John Bell Hood’s first Texas infantry brigade flag.
Mitchell Bend residents are advocating to become an incorporated city — citing the low frequency hum from the MARA-owned bitcoin plant as one of the leading factors.
Mitchell Bend residents push for incorporation
Residents of the Mitchell Bend community are now in the process of becoming an incorporated city — a change that’s dependent upon the outcome of the November election.
Friends and supporters of the Harkin family filling the barn and bidding on silent auction items.
Pickens tribute
Good times and good memories were held in Warrens backyard for the Harkin Family benefit. The Harkin Family and Tolar lost a local favorite in Larry Harkin recently. This benefit was for his wife and …
Precinct 2 Commissioner Nannette Samuelson speaks about implementing a temporary IT oversight committee, during a regular meeting June 10.
County considers outsourcing IT, forms temporary oversight committee
Hood County commissioners are continuing to weigh all the options regarding their Information Technology Department.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the temperature inside a car can reach more than 105 degrees — even when it’s only 75 degrees outside.
Summer safety: GPD shares tips on preventing hot car tragedies
The Granbury Police Department issued a summer heat reminder on its Facebook page July 11 about the dangers of hot car deaths among children.
Jewell Caudle will be the next head softball coach at Tolar High School.
Caudle a shiny new Jewell for Tolar athletics
Tolar ISD's newest athletics hire hopes to build on the small-town sports culture Christy Collins helped grow over the 15 years of service to Tolar softball. Jewell Caudle is the next head coach …
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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. …
Louise and one of her students at her Granbury home pool.
‘Way to go … way to go!’
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. Join 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 support 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.
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How tinnitus treatments have improved for the better

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
Granbury ISD athletics selected its new high school girls basketball coach May 19. Brad Blalock is filling a “Thorpe-Ing” hole in Pirates basketball fans' hearts. Blalock will be leaving …
Granbury High School hosted the 2025 Spring Game Friday. Here are some images from that game.
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 …

GHS MCJROTC Physical Training Team competes at National JROTC Fitness Challenge

Pictured are the Pirate Nation Team members: Marucs Hadaway, Sean Kim, James Barber, Baker Mercado, Brantley Thrasher, Connor Gardner, Viola Allen, Ainsley Milligan, Brady Furr, Makinsey Scott, Fiona Doss, Jina Kim, and 1stSgt Johnny Rositas.

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 …

Hood County schools spring all district/region awards

Lipans Court Gaylor winning the District MVP in state final season of boys basketball.

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 …

GHS Cheer at Cleburne Rail Roaders Game

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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“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 admit 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 supporters 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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Family Story Time at the Beach

Since the Hood County Public Library’s Summer Reading Program kicked off, the bookmobile has been making an appearance on Fridays for Family Story Time at the Beach. With the exception of July 4, …

Color Your World with the Hood County Library!

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

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

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.

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Outdoor Activities

Just keep swimming!

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.

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The glorious chaos of Saturday morning cartoons

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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Out on a limb

If you thought you were having a bad day Friday, May 16, try being the dummy that was pinned under a tractor bucket having its leg sawed off by a man who learned what a gigli saw was only 30 seconds prior. It starts to put things in perspective, doesn’t it?

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