Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Community
Fourth of July Rodeo
GRANBURY, Texas — It was a wet and muddy Friday night on July 4 at the Hood County Reunion Grounds, but that didn’t stop the athletes — both two-legged and four-legged — from …
State Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, will not seek re-election.
Sen. Birdwell announces he will not seek re-election
State Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, will not seek re-election. Birdwell made the announcement Monday, June 30. “Today, I inform you of my decision not to seek re-election for …
Granbury, Tolar and Lipan ISD have all their 2025-26 school year calendars on their respective websites.
Hood County school calendars
Hood County Schools have released their 2025-26 district calendars. Yes, it is still summer break, and it is still hot outside, but while the students have gone, district school boards have been …
A group in the 2023 Hometown 4th of July Parade show their support for “HEROES.”
Lots of work goes into a successful Fourth
While Independence enjoyers and Granbury supporters watched the Hometown 4 th of July parade, city departments probably wiped their foreheads in relief afterward as their months of planning resulted …
Ruth’s Place is a nonprofit organization providing high-quality health care and social services to uninsured Hood County residents.
Ruth’s Place partnering with First Christian Church
The Ruth’s Place Board of Directors has decided to transition the operations of outreach services to better serve the Oak Trail Shores community. To achieve this goal, both the organization’s Outreach Center and food pantry will relocate to First Christian Church.
Christmas in July raising funds for Santa House
It's Christmas in July as Mr. and Mrs. Claus are working to raise funds to renovate their Granbury Santa House in the Gazebo on the Square.
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Racing to save Meals on Wheels

The Senior Center is calling upon residents to help save Hood County’s Meals on Wheels program. Recent funding cuts have reduced the program’s ability to provide nutritious meals and life-supporting services to more than 100 of its regular patrons.
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
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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 High School Boys basketball team held one of its camps Monday, June 23, where 6-9 grade campers learned and   practiced drills in the Granbury High School James Wann Athletic Center.
Coach Croft held his youth summer soccer camp for grades kindergarden through 9 . Coach Aaron Yates and coach Victor Sanchez helped teach the youth as well with stretching, kicking and having fun.
Head girls soccer coach David Winkleman leading the next wave of Lady Pirate soccer as they work on their foot skills and passing.

GHS Tennis Camp

GHS hosted it's second summer camp for grades 1-9. The next camp will be July 7-10. The goals of the camps are to helpthe students develop skills, fundementals , learn the game and have fun. 

Caudle a shiny new Jewell for Tolar athletics

Jewell Caudle will be the next head softball coach at Tolar High School.

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 …

All district awards for Granbury Pirate baseball

The Granbury Pirates advanced to the UIL Class 5A Bi-District Playoffs with a 17-10 record and finished second in district with an 8-2 record. The Pirates are led by head coach Brad Eppler.

Pirate baseball collected 17 wins and 10 losses in the 2025 season. With an 8-2 district record Granbury ended their journey in the first round of playoffs to the Colleyville Heritage Panthers. …

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Lake Granbury Medical Center
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, with millions of cases diagnosed every year. While sunscreen remains a cornerstone of protection, experts are now urging a broader approach to keeping your skin safe from the sun’s harmful rays.
“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 …
Photo Galleries

Heroes with Handbags Designer Purse Bingo fundraiser

Enjoy these highlights from the highly entertaining Heroes with Handbags fundraiser held on Thursday, June 19, at Salon El Ranchito located on Highway 377 West near Tolar. The lively event featured …

Hitting the High Notes in the Hood karaoke fundraiser

Hitting the High Notes in the Hood karaoke fundraiser Performers belting out ballads or just vibing to the music gathered to support "Hitting the High Notes in the Hood: A Karaoke Night" at …

Dinner in White

Dressed to impress in all-white attire, attendees on the grounds of the Dora Lee Langdon Center experienced a lovely outdoor dinner on Friday, June 6, at the annual Dinner in White event hosted by …

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, …

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Lifestyles
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.

Entertainment

Time to enlist in Broadway Bootcamp

Have a young thespian looking for a chance to break into the spotlight? Look no further than Cornerstone Christian Academy’s Broadway Bootcamp.

Local Events

Big Hair, Big Dreams, Bigger Heart: Hairspray Hits Granbury

When the curtain rises on Hairspray: The Broadway Musical at the historic Granbury Opera House, audiences had better buckle up. They’re in for a wild ride through 1962 Baltimore—a world …

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