DAYDREAM ACHIEVER   Zac Wilson is a Certified Travel Advisor, ASTA Verified Travel Advisor, CLIA Master Cruise Counselor, and owner of Daydream Vacations Travel Agency in Granbury. …

To enjoy Texas native plants, drive Texas highways! The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) spreads more than 30,000 pounds of wildflower seeds along the state’s roadways every year. …

CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLE   Bill Dyess, a retired attorney, has lived in Granbury since 2007, and has had an interest in the American Civil War since childhood. He is a member of the steering …

HOOD OUTDOORS   As a licensed professional fishing guide, Michael Acosta shows you how to find them. The Granbury resident of 30 years has been fishing all of his life, and has been a licensed …

PECAN PLANTATION BITS A Mississippi native who has been a Texas transplant for 28 years, Diane Long is a wife, mother and English teacher who has written Pecan Plantation Bits for 15 years …

BOOK REVIEW Check in. Let everybody know you're OK, so they don't worry. Make a phone call, send an email or a text, just let them know you're upright and taking nourishment and you hope …

FROM MY FRONT PORCH   Sam Houston is the publisher of the Hood County News. He is also an actor, author, playwright, performer and entertainment producer/promoter. I must admit I am having …

GARDEN PATCH   Phyllis Webster earned a degree in journalism before embarking on a long career in public relations and marketing. A Granbury resident since 1998, she has been deeply involved …

THE IDLE AMERICAN Dr. Don Newbury is a longtime public speaker and former university president who writes weekly.      During growing-upyears, I don’t remember hearing much talk about …

LOOKING BACK   Looking Back is a column that highlights articles retrieved from local newspaper archives published in years past.   100 YEARS AGO MARCH 1923 The following headline …

EDWARD JONES If you’re going to enjoy a comfortable retirement, you should know, among other things, how much money you’ll need. And you may have a much better chance of knowing this if you …

FROM MY FRONT PORCH     Sam Houston is the publisher of the Hood County News. He is also an actor, author, playwright, performer and entertainment producer/promoter.   Just a few …

THE DOWNHOME CHEF   Felicity, a native Montanan, has been cooking and running kitchens for 27 years. She learned her trade from her mother, a master chef in the hotel industry. Felicity has 3 …

HOOD OUTDOORS As a licensed professional fishing guide, Michael Acosta shows you how to find them. A Granbury resident of more than 35 years, he has been fishing all of his life, and has been a …

PECAN PLANTATION BITS A Mississippi native who has been a Texas transplant for 28 years, Diane Long is a wife, mother and English teacher who has written Pecan Plantation Bits for 14 years …

KNIEPER REAL ESTATE   Pam Knieper, Broker/Owner of Knieper Real Estate, is and has been the #1 Top Producer for more than 15 years in Hood County and running. She is known as the Waterfront …

THE IDLE AMERICAN Dr. Don Newbury is a longtime public speaker and former university president who writes weekly.      Higher education gets news coverage in both mass and social media, …

HOOD COUNTY LIBRARY   Hood County Library Director Jennifer Logsdon is a former public school educator of 23 years, earning a master’s degree in Library Science during that time. She enjoys …

CRESSON MAYOR     Cresson Mayor Teena Putteet Conway, a native of Cresson, attended school for two years in the historic Cresson school. She is a Granbury High School graduate, and earned …

LAKE GRANBURY MEDICAL CENTER Lake Granbury Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval ® and the American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Primary Stroke …