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Five college students may get an opportunity during the upcoming academic year to gain practical experience interning for the city of Granbury. The paid practicums are included in the proposed …

The city of Granbury’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year keeps the property tax rate what it is now, at .38 cents per $100 valuation. However, that doesn’t mean that homeowners’ …

A special meeting of the Hood County Commissioners Court was called last week to discuss what is becoming an ongoing budgeting headache: Employees leaving because they can earn more working for other …

Granbury’s Brian Birdwell, state senator for Texas District 22, has been selected by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to chair a special committee to recommend rules and procedures for the impeachment trial of …

The city of Granbury’s green, iconic trolley is, well, iconic, and it is an important part of the city’s tourist appeal. Visit Granbury enlists the trolley to transport visitors between …

With hopes that grant funds could connect the growing town through sidewalks and a shared pathways project, Tolar city officials have scheduled a Town Hall meeting to provide information to the …

Chief Appraiser Eddie Roe has resigned from the Hood Central Appraisal District. His resignation comes as local taxing entities are preparing to enter into their annual budget process. The HCAD …

The Granbury Parks Board’s Lambert Branch Park fundraiser has reached its goal, according to city Communications Manager Jeff Newpher. Personalized, engraved fence pickets were sold by the Parks …

Earlier this month, five Granbury police officers conducted site visits to stores that sell vaping products and confiscated 4,613 items containing illegal amounts of THC that were packaged to look …

Tourism is Granbury’s No. 1 industry, but its success is not solely due to the efforts of Visit Granbury, and no one knows that better than Visit Granbury’s staff. The organization, which …

Terry Johnson has officially left the building. Last election cycle, the longtime Tolar mayor retired from public life. Last week, he retired from the city of Granbury, where he had worked for 45 …

Colorful flags will surround Granbury’s historic courthouse on the square for much of the year due to a unanimous vote by the Hood County Commissioners Court. A schedule for the display of Texas …

The county’s Brush Yard will be closed on May 24 and on May 31 so that “much needed” repairs and maintenance can be done to the grinder, according to Road Operations Director Donald …

Granbury city officials are requesting action from the public — today — to help stop a bill in the Legislature that, according to the city, “could effectively end home rule authority” for …

Tolar city officials are seeking input from residents in preparation for possibly receiving grant funds to finance a big sidewalk project. The sidewalks and shared-use paths would be along …

Imagine sending out party invitations and receiving just one RSVP, or maybe not even that. That’s how it has been lately for both the county and the city of Granbury where bidding projects is …

Three polling sites will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 6, for voters in Cresson and Lipan. There is a school board election in Lipan and two issues to be decided in Cresson. One …

The city of Granbury is moving forward with plans involving the East Wastewater Treatment Plant that was delayed for four years due to opposition and resulted in a citywide development moratorium …

The Hood County Commissioners Court has agreed to enlist a “secondary engineer” to do a feasibility study in an effort to find a solution to dangerous flooding that occurs at the low water …

Despite years of “kicking the can down the road,” as some have described the long debate over a bigger jail, some on the Hood County Commissioners Court are back to wondering whether the current …

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