Members of the Granbury City Council bid farewell to Mayor Pro Tem Trish Burwell as newly-elected council member Gary “Skip” Overdier was officially sworn in during the regular meeting Dec. 19.

The Hood County Commissioners Court voted to appoint Rod Litke to the Hood County Appraisal District Board of Directors during its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, Dec. 12.

The Hood County Commissioners Court allocated the remaining $119,494 in ARPA funds for the purchase of 13 EMS and Volunteer Fire Department generators using a grant match program, during a regularly scheduled meeting Dec. 12.

The Granbury City Council filled Trish Burwell’s Place 4 after a runoff election took place on Dec. 9. The election’s unofficial results show Gary “Skip” Overdier winning the election over Charles Beard with 617 votes or 65.99 percent over Beard’s 318 votes or 31.01 percent as of Dec. 11.

In a 3:2 vote, the Hood County Commissioners Court approved the allocation of ARPA funds totaling $380,000 to the Indian Harbor Volunteer Fire Department for the intended purpose of purchasing a fire rescue boat, during its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 28.

The Hood County Appraisal District has received votes for members of its board of directors for the 2024-25 year.

A hot topic agenda item during a regular meeting of the Hood County Commissioners Court on Tuesday, Nov. 28, resulted in a record number of community speakers and a whopping hour-and-a-half-long controversial discussion.

The Granbury Chamber of Commerce hosted a candidate forum for Charles Beard and Gary “Skip” Overdier, who are currently running for place four on the Granbury City Council, on Nov. 27.

Following an hour-long discussion, the Hood County Commissioners Court approved the allocation of the $5.6 million pandemic-related American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds during its regularly scheduled meeting on Nov. 14.

Two Granbury City Council candidates will go head-to-head in a runoff election set for Saturday, Dec. 9.

The Hood County Commissioners Court unanimously voted to create its own facilities policy for when non-county organizations wish to reserve space inside county-owned facilities.

Hood County Treasurer Leigh Ann McCoy was elected treasurer of the County Treasurers Association of Texas (CTAT) for 2023-2024 on Sept. 20.

The Hood County Commissioners Court voted to modify its current rules of procedure, conduct and decorum during a regularly scheduled meeting on Oct. 24.

The Hood County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a resolution on Oct. 24 in support of the state of Israel and its citizens following the recent Hamas attack.

Granbury City Council proclaimed October 2023 as Monarch Butterfly Migration Month during its regularly scheduled meeting on Oct. 17. Mayor Jim Jarratt read the proclamation, which explains that …

Following the results of the city’s computer network compromise this summer, Granbury City Council declared a catastrophe during a regularly scheduled meeting on Oct. 17.

Granbury City Council voted unanimously on Oct. 17 to award the East Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvement project to Gracon Construction, Inc., in the amount of $34,112,000.

The Hood County Commissioners Court adopted the budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year and adopted a property tax rate of .282622 per $100 valuation during a special called meeting on Sept. 19.

Granbury City Council candidates came together for a candidate forum on Oct. 9, with questions regarding the city’s moratorium and recent tax increase serving as hot topics for the evening. …

Expect a delay in your tax bill coming in the mail The Hood County Appraisal District is delaying sending out tax bills to the taxpayers in the county. Taxpayers usually receive their tax …