Trish Burwell may have hung up her hat as executive director of the Hood County Senior Center, but her plans for serving others aren’t even close to being finished — especially now that she's thrown her hat into the mayoral ring.

The Granbury City Council meeting began on an emotional note Tuesday, Aug. 19, when City Manager Chris Coffman addressed the recent loss of two Hood County residents who died in a house fire last month.

Hood County officials now are proposing a higher tax rate, which could end up costing homeowners 18.42% more in property taxes compared to last year.

Hood County’s elected officials soon will be seeing a 10% salary increase reflected on their paychecks, with annual increases ranging anywhere from $8,000-$11,000 across the board.

The Hood County fire marshal’s website has a new statement on its home page — one that aims to safely regulate Battery Energy Storage Systems.

The Historic Granbury Merchant’s Association kicks off the “Celebration Capital of Texas” Labor Day festivities for four straight days of late-summer fun in the Granbury sun.

Hood County’s window repair project at the historic courthouse is turning out to be a much bigger undertaking than initially expected.

Hood County schools have received their report cards with letter grades for their performance during the 2024-25 school year, like actual report cards schools give their students.. A: …

Hood County Commissioners Court officially accepted and signed for the 2026 Flock camera grant Aug. 12 — but not before acknowledging nearly all the cameras from the previous grant still remain uninstalled.

Granbury High School’s Gannon Dolan won the Cowtown 2 Mile Challenge with a time of 9 minutes, 54.62 seconds. North Richland Hill hosted the event Aug 16 at The Buff in Fort Worth. His …

Hood County Senior Center’s new director, Meredith Corrigan, has given her youth to helping the elderly.

Granbury Education Foundation (GEF) is celebrating all that educators do for the communities this back-to-school season, starting with two educators in particular — principals Melissa Shipp with STEAM Academy at Mambrino and Maggie Walton with Acton Elementary School.