The start of a new year is the best time to look back and evaluate the previous year — and as you can see from the chart below, this past year has been a busy one for felony prosecution in Hood County.

Lipan ISD’s fishing team is putting students on fishing boats and everyone is reaping the benefits. There are seven high school teams and seven junior teams. Junior teams consist of students …

Granbury Independent School District CTE courses are designed to allow students quality instructional opportunities in both academic- and career-oriented programs of study to successfully prepare …

I n life, certain things have come to be expected. For example, it’s going to be sizzling hot in August in Texas. And Granbury is going to have competitors at the UIL State Swim Meet each …

After getting a first-half scare from Itasca, the Lipan Indians clamped down defensively to defeat the Wampus Cats 64-51 in their Class 2A Division II bidistrict contest Tuesday, Feb 18 in Cleburne. …

The Lipan Lady Indians are once again continuing a deep playoff run. They disposed of Windthorst 70-30 in their Class 2A Division II area-round playoff game Thursday, Feb. 13 in Jacksboro, followed …

Peyton Brown will go down as the best running back ever to put on a Tolar Rattlers uniform. In fact, he’s one of the best ever in the state to play the position. So, as a fitting finish to …

I love capturing the charm of the old historic homes and buildings here in Granbury and around Hood County. The timeless architecture, weathered brick, and intricate details tell stories of the past. …

The Presbyterian Women of First Granbury recently donated $500 to the residents of the Trinity Nursing and Rehab Center. The goal of this donation was to give back to the community’s elders by bolstering the organization’s activity budget.

Birds do it, bees do it, and hey — apparently even the skunkiest of creatures manage to do it. The quest for love drives us all, even God’s smallest creatures, but the pitfalls of a skunk’s mating season should be taken as a parable for us all — chase love too hard and you might just find yourself making a big stink, plastered against the pavement, or spreading diseases to the entire community.

In a Facebook post made Feb. 10, Hood County Animal Control announced it will shut down both the intake and outtake of dogs at its facility for 30 days after one of the dogs it was sheltering received a positive diagnosis for three deadly canine diseases — distemper, coronavirus and Bordetella.

On Tuesday, Feb. 18, members of Granbury’s three garden clubs, Granbury Garden Club, Petals and Pals, and Ladybug Garden Club, met together in the lavishly decorated Harbor Lakes Country Club to celebrate yet another year of growing not only their prized flora — but also their friendships, memberships and philanthropy efforts.