After 38-rounds, Oak Woods School 4th grader Anshi Prasai beat out 8th grader Preston Kirkland correctly spelling the word “jitterbug” to claim the Hood County Area Spelling Bee championship Thursday at the Granbury ISD Administration Building.
After 38-rounds, Oak Woods School 4th grader Anshi Prasai beat out 8th grader Preston Kirkland correctly spelling the word “jitterbug” to claim the Hood County Area Spelling Bee championship Thursday at the Granbury ISD Administration Building.
The Hood County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 36-year-old Fort Worth man who is accused of stabbing his 48-year-old brother, according to Lt. Johnny Rose.
Local Vietnam War veteran Charley LaFontaine will be serving a Chick-Fil-A lunch for all veterans and their families at noon on Saturday, Jan. 29, in the Fellowship Hall at Acton Baptist Church.
The luncheon will serve as a lead-up to a weekly meeting for military veterans as a way for them to talk among their peers about their time in war.
A 34-year-old Granbury man is facing three felony charges in connection with a Jan. 15 disturbance call from Whippoorwill Drive in the Whippoorwill Bay subdivision involving two small children and a 34-year-old woman, Hood County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Johnny Rose said.
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After 38-rounds, Oak Woods School 4th grader Anshi Prasai beat out 8th grader Preston Kirkland correctly spelling the word “jitterbug” to claim the Hood County Area Spelling Bee championship T…
The Hood County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 36-year-old Fort Worth man who is accused of stabbing his 48-year-old brother, according to Lt. Johnny Rose.
Local Vietnam War veteran Charley LaFontaine will be serving a Chick-Fil-A lunch for all veterans and their families at noon on Saturday, Jan. 29, in the Fellowship Hall at Acton Baptist Church.
The luncheon will serve as a lead-up to a weekly meeting for military veterans as a way for them to talk among their peers about their time in war.
A 34-year-old Granbury man is facing three felony charges in connection with a Jan. 15 disturbance call from Whippoorwill Drive in the Whippoorwill Bay subdivision involving two small children…
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