The North Hood County Volunteer Fire Department (NHCVFD) recently has announced the formation of the North Hood County Fire Auxiliary, a dedicated group of community members committed to supporting the department through fundraising, outreach and volunteer service.

Shake off the January chill and be among the first to cross the finish line on Granbury’s newest race, the Ice Age 5K, at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at Hewlett Park.

Granbury High School senior Viola Allen has set a high mark for herself in the sport of air rifling, and one thing about Allen — she never misses.

Shanice Gibson, a senior at Granbury High School, has been named one of the top 300 Scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, the nation’s most prestigious science and mathematics competition for high school seniors.

Granbury’s longstanding bowling alley, PINS, is getting a new addition — Finnigan's.

The juniors and seniors of Granbury High School’s forensics course, under the careful guidance of forensics teacher Alicia Gabrielson, were causing a scene — a crime scene that is — Dec. 8 during their blood-spatter analysis lab.

Todd Massey is the proud owner of Massey’s BBQ, an operation born out of his family’s long standing barbecue tradition — to serve the cowboys and cowgirls running the rodeo circuits.

Pinnacle Bank celebrated its fifth anniversary this past week with a ribbon-cutting and shrimp boil.

Kelly Langdon is passionate about saving the native prairies of North Texas — so passionate he helped preserve his family’s 1,400-acre Acton ranch through a land easement — and wants to help other local landowners do the same.

Cameron Roberts, a senior in the Hood County Civilian Air Patrol, recently earned the Amelia Earhart Award, one of the organization’s most prestigious honors. Roberts now is one of only four cadets to have earned this designation within the Hood County squadron.

The portrait group of the Lake Granbury Art Association is opening the doors of the Shanley House Gallery once a month for Last Saturday Gallery Night, a free opportunity where guests are welcomed to explore the gallery’s current exhibitions and watch as the group draws or paints a community member from life.

Some contestants took home the prized silver belt buckle while others still got the "horns" at the Hood County Stock Show Heifer Show Thursday, Jan.  9.