Handsome Hunks contestants kicked off their Sunday shoes during their group dance to “Footloose” Feb. 15, as they raised a total of $98,657.15 — which included a $10,000 donation — for Ruth's Place.

A nationwide cell service outage is affecting many AT&T customers as they are unable to send text messages or make phone calls.

For the first time ever, D’Vine Wine is hosting a Sip and Support Leap Year Party from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 29, with 20% of all proceeds benefiting Rancho Brazos Community Centers (RBCC).

The Hood County community is mourning the loss of District Clerk Tonna Hitt Newman, who passed away Sunday, Feb. 18, at the age of 64.

Granbury resident Rick Huber was recently honored at a Brazos River Authority (BRA) board of directors meeting when he was reelected to serve as the assistant presiding officer.

One Acton Elementary student is proving that every penny really does count after she donated 31,000 pennies to the three-week campus-wide Penny War that ended Friday, Feb. 2.

The Granbury Chamber of Commerce welcomed special guest speaker, U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, to the Lake Granbury Conference Center for its Leaders in Government luncheon Feb. 9. Williams …

During a regularly scheduled Granbury ISD board of trustees meeting, the board voted 5-2 to call a special election May 4 to allow voters to consider a bond proposal totaling $161,500,000. Trustees Melanie Graft and Karen Lowery voted in opposition.

Following a flood of complaints from Hood County residents regarding noise from a bitcoin mining facility now owned by Marathon Digital Holdings, Hood County Precinct 2 Constable John Shirley has issued several disorderly conduct citations.

After serving four years as mayor of the City of Cresson, Teena Conway officially announced her resignation during the Cresson City Council meeting Tuesday, Feb. 13. “It was time. Life is …

The city of Granbury will soon implement a way for residents to make their voices heard on important community issues. Partnering with FlashVote, a public survey research platform, the city will …

Candidates from across Hood County are hoping to win over voters and have been campaigning for the upcoming election in March. On Feb. 1, a candidate debate was held at Granbury City Hall where candidates for sheriff, constable, precinct 1 commissioner and precinct 3 commissioner, as well as precinct 1 justice of the peace had a chance to let voters know what they stand for and what they would bring to the table.

Retirement may be the end goal for many of us, but for 79-year-old Elsie Harrell, it may as well be a fate worse than death. “As far as still working at (my) job, the doctor told me, …

Granbury Middle School Principal Andy Smith sent an email to GMS families Jan. 31 announcing his resignation.

For 25 years, Rebecca “Becky” Kidd served in the county auditor’s office in some capacity — she served seven of those years in the office of county auditor. But after retiring in December, Kidd is ready to close the county checkbooks and start traveling and fishing with her husband, Gary.

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, many reminisce on how they first met and celebrate their love. Numerous residents within Hood County found their forever love and wanted to share their story.

Retired Air Force pilot Charles Baldwin got a special present for his 102nd birthday on Feb. 3, when he got the opportunity to fly a plane again at the Vintage Flying Museum in Fort Worth.

Granbury might not be the Music City you would prefer, but it will still have some of that Nashville charm during the Handsome Hunks of Hood County event from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15 at the Lake Granbury Conference Center, 621 E. Pearl St.

The Granbury Independent School District’s Child Nutrition department is un-beet-able following its recent Best of the Bunch Award in the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Farm Fresh Challenge.

An interlocal meeting was held at Granbury City Hall to bring together local officials from across the county to discuss several topics on Feb. 1.