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.

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?

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.

Tolar Elementary let fourth-grader Tildy Reuther become the principal for a day (May 9) after her parents bought the job. Her parents did not literally buy out the principal but put a winning bid on …

The city and county may not always see eye to eye, but they were both in agreement when it came to nominating Richard Hoefs to serve on the Hood Central Appraisal District Board of Directors.

Granbury's youngest mayor may not have been able to see over the dais — but she had no problem stealing the show during Tuesday’s council meeting.

The Granbury Independent School District Board of Trustees’ monthly meeting May 19 was filled with student achievements and board approvals, as the district prepared to wrap up another successful year.

This summer, Granbury ISD will be having multiple athletic summer camps for the youth, middle school and high school students. All grades listed for camps will be a student’s incoming grade. …

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 …

At a regular meeting of the Hood County Commissioners Court on May 13, the county was presented with the 2024 Safety Achievement Award from the Texas Association of Counties (TAC) Risk Management Pool (RMP).

The Hood County Commissioners voted unanimously last week to request proposals to repair the windows of the historic courthouse — several of which had sustained damage from a recent hailstorm.

In a 4-1 vote May 13, Hood County Commissioners Court approved submitting a 2026 grant application for the Senate Bill 224 Catalytic Converter program.