This Saturday, Nov. 15, the “Great Granbury Clean Up” will once again commence. The clean up is a semi-annual event where environmentally inclined volunteers gather to pick up trash from the city’s public areas and roadways in an attempt so keep the Granbury sparkling.

As the weather gets cooler and the days get shorter, Granbury’s youth begin anticipating their fall vacations. However, before the schools open their doors for the season of gratitude, there first must be a Thanksgiving feast.

At Chris Thomas Homes, the team’s success is dependent on three things — faith, family, and an unyielding dedication to customer satisfaction. According to Chris Thomas, this is why his company has lasted 40 years, accruing countless showcase wins along the way, the most recent of which was awarded to the builder in August.

Emma Looney has been baking from the time she was in utero, according to her mom. It’s a passion that has continued to grow in Emma over the first 11 years of her life — so much so that the youngster owns and operates her own bakery, Sunshine and Sprinkles Confections.

Step through the wardrobe and into the enchanted land of Narnia with the young thespians of Cornerstone Christian Academy as they perform their winter play, “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.”

Kick off the holiday season by running with the reindeer at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at Hewlett Park. For the second year the Hood County Christmas for Children is putting on the Run, Run Rudolph 5K.

Every seat inside the historic Granbury Opera House was sold Sunday night for a special community screening of “The Librarians,” the acclaimed new documentary from award-winning filmmaker …

Tim Hayes enlisted in the military as a young man looking for a way to do his patriotic duty. There, he found a way to serve his country, structure his life and expand his worldview — but a lot of the action began when Hayes left the service.

The Marine Corps League Commanchie Peak Detachment 1297, in association with the Granbury Lion’s Club, are rounding up the troops to help celebrate the 250th birthday of the US Marine Corps, which was established Nov. 10, 1775.

On Nov. 3. the Trump administration announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture would not have the $8 billion needed to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the nation’s largest food benefit program, through the month of November. Instead, they will provide 50 percent of the benefits to the program’s recipients.

The holiday season is approaching and for many it brings back fond memories of an elderly relative who was an artist at decorating cookies, creating those beautiful tablescapes and more. And, often, we didn’t take the time back then to learn that artistry.

DFW’s very own landman and Thorps Springs resident, Kathy Robertson, recently traded the golden plains of the oil field for the television screen.