A delay by the Commissioners Court on whether to create a reinvestment zone for a 4,078-acre solar farm in southeast Hood County is being compared to the time, decades ago, when local elected …

Faced with a worsening problem that isn’t going to go away, the Hood County Commissioners Court has taken the first step toward building a new jail even though the elected officials have not yet …

The Hood County courthouse on the Granbury Square will soon be lit up in green, but the special lighting will not be about the upcoming Christmas season. It will be about Operation Green Light, a …

The first of three candidates forums sponsored by the Granbury Chamber of Commerce was held Tuesday evening and featured candidates for three seats on the Granbury School Board of Trustees. All …

The Hood County Sheriff’s Office is temporarily short one 911 dispatcher, but for a good reason: to help victims of Hurricane Ian in Florida. Shift Supervisor Tyler Brown headed to the Sunshine …

As members of the Commissioners Court weigh what to do about the deteriorating Law Enforcement Center, there is something they will undoubtedly consider along with the cost: jail overcrowding. It …

A report on the condition of the aging Hood County Law Enforcement Center does not paint a pretty picture. The price tag to fix it is even less attractive: $25.5 million to repair the most serious …

The Granbury Chamber of Commerce will host three candidates forums ahead of the Nov. 8 General Election. One forum will be for candidates for the Granbury School Board of Trustees, one will be for …

TCEQ commissioners on Wednesday agreed with the recommendation of two administrative law judges with the State Office of Administrative hearings and voted unanimously to issue a permit to the city of …

During an average 12-hour shift, Sheriff Roger Deeds is lucky if he has four or five deputies available to patrol the 437-square-mile county. “We should be at eight on a shift because of call …

Gene Auerbach was shocked by what he saw when he was given a tour of some of the neighborhoods served by the Rancho Brazos Community Centers. The nonprofit organization was formed years ago to …

With the Granbury Police Department moving into its new building, many of the 70 lockers in the men’s locker room will soon be full. The women’s locker room, not so much. That’s because …

The Granbury Chamber of Commerce will host two candidate forums ahead of the Nov. 8 General Election. One forum will be for candidates for the Granbury School Board of Trustees, the other will be …

The city of Granbury is moving forward on repairing structural problems with the pedestrian bridge in Shanley Park behind City Hall. When the bridge was found to be failing several years ago, the …

After a two-year development ban, which was extended for another year by the City Council this week, the city of Granbury may soon finally have an answer to the question that necessitated the …

Do you live within the Granbury city limits and have a question, concern or gripe but don’t want to speak from the podium at a City Council meeting? If your schedule is open Monday afternoon, …

Last May, local officials and members of the community turned out for a ribbon cutting and tour of the new, 30,000-square-feet Granbury Police Department building located on 40 acres at 2050 NE Loop …

For most people, Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer, but for local elected officials, summer’s demise may be tied to the laborious budget process. A new fiscal year budget and property …

Not knowing where else to turn, the woman posted a plea on a popular community Facebook page asking for suggestions or an attorney who might help her. Because Hood County is “open range,” the …

The Hood County Commissioners Court and the Granbury School Board of Trustees voted this week to adopt property tax rates for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. The votes followed weeks of discussions …