Tuesday, friends of Julia and Bob Pannell, along with the dedicated leaders of Granbury’s community, filed into the lavish N on the Square to dedicate its recently opened parlor in honor of the Pannells’ years of service to Granbury’s community.

On the outskirts of town, tucked away in the hills along U.S. Highway 377, golf-pro Sean Daly is building a dream golfer’s hideaway.

Residents and visitors alike will be shaking their maracas next month, as eight local hunks bring the spice and the charm to compete for one of the most coveted titles in Hood County: the next Handsome Hunk.

Antarctica is the largest desert in the world. It also holds most of Earth’s fresh water — 90% of the earth’s ice. Antarctica is visually quiet but on average is the windiest …

Registrations are now being accepted by the Hood County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension office for horticulture training to become a master gardener. The classes will meet every Tuesday beginning March 25 and concluding on May 27. Class locations locate between Hood, Somervell and Johnson County. Deadline to apply is Jan. 31.

Granbury Civic Chorus Monday evening rehearsals began Jan. 20 in preparation for the Spring “Seasons” concert. The organization is pleased to announce a new artistic …

Saturday, Jan. 18 the Goosebump Jump returns to Granbury City Beach Park. This fun event marks its fifth year with last year over 300 participants facing the frigid Lake Granbury waters. …

Get ready, Granbury — the Yellow Brick Road is winding its way straight to the Granbury Opera House next weekend, and it’s bringing a rock ‘n’ roll celebration that promises …

Prissy is the winner of the Hood County News' Christmas Critters photo contest. Prissy is a Toy Australian Shepherd, and her human “mom” is Cindy Dennis. Dennis is best known in Hood County as “The Pickle Lady” having won 56 ribbons at the State Fair of Texas and was featured in The Texas Hill County Reporter as well as the Hood County News.

The Granbury Jam has been a beloved event in Hood County for more than five years. Beginning in February, the event will take place at Celebration Hall. Music aficionados as well as musicians and vocalists enjoy the casual event with a format they have come to expect.

Few people know that in Granbury, we are living on the last remnants of the Black Land Prairie. It is the most endangered ecosystem in the United States, with only 1% of the original habitat still intact. Texas Master Naturalist Ann Sansone is here to raise awareness and give the Black Land Prairie a fighting chance. Her lecture at Acton Nature Center Jan. 5 will teach those living on the prairie how to support it by planting native plants on whatever land they have available.

Brewmaster Grant Wood has made his life a dedication to the art of one thing — craft beer.