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For the rapidly growing city of Granbury, there is much on the horizon in 2019. “We’re busy,” City Manager Chris Coffman said late last week. With major projects in the

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Jim Morris, whose life and comeback story were dramatized in the 2002 Disney movie “The Rookie,” will speak at the Lake Granbury Conference Center on

Not all bad. That’s the summation from two members of the Hood County Livestock Raisers Association, including president Lonnie Johnson, following Saturday’s premium sale in the 64th Hood County Junior

A 78-year-old Granbury woman died in a house fire early Monday morning. The body of Julia Ann Smith was found in her home in the 800 block of Meadowlark Lane

The Granbury City Council approved a substantial, but phased, increase in water and sewer impact fees at its regular meeting Tuesday night.

Progress continues to be made regarding expansion of the Granbury Regional Airport, even though the planned 5,200-foot-long runway is still a couple years away.

The fiing period opens Wednesday (Jan. 16) for elections that will be held on Saturday, May 4 unless incumbents seeking re-election draw no challengers.

A woman's body was recovered after a house fire early Monday morning in the South Grove subdivision in Granbury. The body was identified as Julia Ann Smith, 76.

Tammy Dooley, recently hired to lead the city's new Convention and Visitors Bureau, has been elected to the Texas Association of Fairs & Events board of directors.

The Granbury Pirates and Lady Pirate basketball teams will take on Everman on the road Tuesday. 

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The Granbury City Council will consider raising water and sewer impact fees during its regular meeting Tuesday night. The council was given a report on those fees last month.

Bidding for the grand champion animals wasn't as strong as last year in the Hood County Junior Livestock Show.

For the second straight year Granbury High School junior Caeley Cody led a steer to grand champion honors Friday afternoon in the 64th Hood County Junior Livestock Show.

Traffic will be down to one lane on US 377 and SH 171 from Sunday through Friday (weather permitting) for roadwork, but the work will occur during night and early morning hours, according to the Te

Firefighters worked to free a woman trapped after a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon on Highway 144 at Bluebonnet Drive.

Republican Party Chair Jim Logan has resigned, according to a press release from the Republican Executive Committee. No reason was given.

Author Danny Sessums will speak on Granbury’s Infantry Brigade at Monday’s meeting of the North Central Texas Civil War Round Table. Sessums has been a lifelong historian, educator and museum

Learn to organize the preparation of three easy and nutritious main dishes in a single session. “Hood County Freezer Club is a way to learn healthier cooking habits,” said Kelli

The first meeting of the Pecan Plantation Woman’s Club (PPWC) for 2019 comes Thursday with social gathering beginning at 9:30 a.m. followed by the meeting and lunch prepared by the

With food sponsored by Walmart, the Friends of Memorial Lane committee arranged lunch for Law Enforcement Appreciation Day this week. Food was provided at the Granbury Police Department and (pictured

A steady flow of water into Possum Kingdom Lake is responsible for recent gate openings at the PK dam and at the Lake Granbury dam. Both reservoirs are on the

The Community Calendar is a free listing in the Hood County News to inform readers of community programs, special meetings and nonprofi t events. The event should be open to