The Hood County News is looking back on what's been published this week throughout the years. As part of Granbury Goneby, staff have found stories from 20, 40 and 60 years ago that may have made an …

The late Dan Coates, as the old saying goes, wore many hats. A cowboy hat. He was a rancher, director of the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association, member of the American Quarter Horse Association …

Fifty years ago, America was swept up in Bicentennial fever, as United States citizens celebrated the country’s 200 th birthday, and Hood County was no exception to the wave of red, white and blue …

More than 250 years ago, as Americans fought to win their freedom from the British Empire, blood had already been shed to found the United States, although Memorial Day was a distant future holiday. …

From a secluded Greek monastery to war-torn countries, to Granbury, Daniel Smith has traveled an interesting road to share his Orthodox faith. These days, Smith, who is a bishop, is …

Editor’s note: Much of this story was gleaned from a Hood County News article published in 2001. Mary Lou Watkins was a mother and an author, a restaurateur and an innkeeper, and the grand matriarch of Granbury historic preservation. Watkins died in 2001 at age 83. However, she can still be heard. The Bridge Street History Center is presenting “An Evening With Mary Lou Watkins … A Dramatic Reading in her Own Words.”

Residents will have multiple opportunities to celebrate Texas history this month as the Texas Heroes Foundation and the Sons of the Republic of Texas will host a historical event day honoring San …

Ruby Lee McCray Sargent, of Granbury, was born Feb. 25, 1937, in Seagraves, a small Texas town near the New Mexico border. She was the 10th of 12 children born to Levi and Grace McCray. In a family …

Local residents and elected officials turned out by the dozens on Feb. 21 to unveil a sign proclaiming Williamson Road in Hood County to be Charlie Kirk Memorial Parkway, honoring the outspoken …

Fifty-one years ago last Thursday, on November 13, 1974, Karen Silkwood left her home in Oklahoma and set out on a drive she would never complete. What happened to her that night still sparks debate, …

As a lifelong resident of Texas, I know that words don’t just tell you what someone means—they can tell you where they’re from, who raised them, and how much sweet tea they’ve …

Have you ever marveled at how sometimes the smallest, seemingly insignificant things can lead to monumental change? For example, would you ever think that a simple, tiny pack of chewing gum could …