Saturday, Jan. 18 the Goosebump Jump returns to Granbury City Beach Park. This fun event marks its fifth year with last year over 300 participants facing the frigid Lake Granbury waters. …

Get ready, Granbury — the Yellow Brick Road is winding its way straight to the Granbury Opera House next weekend, and it’s bringing a rock ‘n’ roll celebration that promises …

Prissy is the winner of the Hood County News' Christmas Critters photo contest. Prissy is a Toy Australian Shepherd, and her human “mom” is Cindy Dennis. Dennis is best known in Hood County as “The Pickle Lady” having won 56 ribbons at the State Fair of Texas and was featured in The Texas Hill County Reporter as well as the Hood County News.

The Granbury Jam has been a beloved event in Hood County for more than five years. Beginning in February, the event will take place at Celebration Hall. Music aficionados as well as musicians and vocalists enjoy the casual event with a format they have come to expect.

Audrey Ann McKee is a junior at Granbury High School. Her story is part of a series of stories the Hood County News is providing its readers concerning the journey of FFA students during the course of the year.

“Lean on me when you’re not strong, I’ll be your friend, I’ll help you carry on.” Most of us know the words to this classic tune, but few have taken it to heart as effectively as Wendy Meek and Artie Gray. These two, along with numerous other friends and family, are doing all they can to organize a BBQ fundraiser in support of their lifelong friend Kathy Rickabaugh Stevens, who was diagnosed with Signet cell carcinoma in November.

Few people know that in Granbury, we are living on the last remnants of the Black Land Prairie. It is the most endangered ecosystem in the United States, with only 1% of the original habitat still intact. Texas Master Naturalist Ann Sansone is here to raise awareness and give the Black Land Prairie a fighting chance. Her lecture at Acton Nature Center Jan. 5 will teach those living on the prairie how to support it by planting native plants on whatever land they have available.

Everyone knows Mr. And Mrs. Clause winter in the North Pole, but where do they spend the days and months leading up to the yuletide season? Well, summer camp of course! On Saturday, Dec. 7, Camp El Tesoro hosted its annual Breakfast with Santa, an event that welcomes kids of all ages to get a jumpstart on celebrating the holiday season.

Hearts were heavy, yet full of pride and remembrance Dec. 5, when friends and family of David Southern and the Granbury Chamber of Commerce met to memorialize the legacy of Granbury’s longest-serving mayor. In anticipation of the second year since Southern’s passing, they renamed his prized project — the Lake Granbury Conference Center — in his honor.

CALENDAR ITEMS Information should be submitted at least two weeks prior to the event for consideration. The Community Calendar is a free listing in the Hood County News to inform readers of …

GO PLAY CALENDAR Go Play calendar will feature recurring activities that are open to the public. These items will run each week along with other activities across the area. Submit Go Play …

This Christmas, more than 120 Hood County families have roofs over their heads thanks to the valiant efforts of Habitat for Humanity of Hood County volunteers and the donors who financially support the organization through its annual Match Fund Drive.