The Grinch is a long way from Whoville as he was spotted in his new job as a Granbury ISD bus driver Friday, Dec. 15. 

After eight years with the city of Granbury and serving as the aviation director at the Granbury Regional Airport, Pat Stewart is ready to take flight on a new adventure. 

Granbury City Council elected Steven Vale, Place 5 council member, to the office of mayor pro tem during a regularly scheduled meeting Dec. 19, following former Mayor Pro Tem Trish Burwell’s decision not to run for re-election on the council.

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 Acton Nature Center will be “going solar” next month for its community lecture series on solar panels set for 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, at the Opal Durant Acton Community Center, …

After almost 130 years of serving the Cresson community, one local church has recently undergone a complete rebranding, with members of the congregation choosing to expand their ministry to other residents and families.

Four Granbury High School students have accomplished a goal they have been working toward all year. Seniors Cadence Morisette, Sarah Boyd, Kelley Sanders and Andrew Nickell placed 10th in the …

The Granbury High School Stowaways were filled with Christmas spirit and cheer as they danced the morning away during their third-year performance in the Dallas Holiday Parade Dec. 2. The drill …

The Lipan High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams get the chance to play on the big stage at American Airlines Center in Dallas, home of the Dallas Mavericks, on Dec 20.

A new scam tactic is causing confusion and chaos as people receive phone calls where the person on the line sounds like someone the receiver knows — but it’s done through voice cloning. The scammer will attempt to create a scary scenario and usually will proceed with asking for money. Another scam being pulled is a number popping up on someone’s phone of someone they know, but it’s not the actual person. These scams have been circling the United States and have now hit Hood County.

A day of remembrance was held in Granbury where community members came together to honor and remember those who lost their lives during the Japanese attack Dec. 7, 1941. This year marks the 82nd year since the pivotal moment in history.

Granbury High School junior volleyball player Allyson McCabe was named Volleyball All-State by the Texas Girls Coaches Association for the 2023 season.

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.

After a month-long filing period, the window to file for the 2024 March primaries has officially closed, as more than 65 Hood County residents applied for candidacy in next year’s election.

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.

AVIVA Granbury, an independent living center, assisted living center, and memory care center for seniors celebrated the completion of its renovations at a celebration that featured a ribbon cutting Dec. 7.

Although the Cresson bypass project had previously been scheduled to be completed by the summer of 2024, a recent update from the Texas Department of Transportation has confirmed the long-awaited project will not be officially completed until late 2025.

Joy was overflowing for Tammie Baker, her daughter Hannah Kirkpatrick, Hannah’s daughters Arrow and Arabella Grace and their volunteers, not to mention the happy recipients of Operation Joy on Saturday, Dec. 2. This was the first distribution day for the newly formed nonprofit.

A press release was sent out by the City of Granbury regarding an incident that occurred on Dec. 12 in the early afternoon at Granbury Middle School.