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In this issue

  • Smelling roses needs to be a routine for everyone

    Thursday, November 20, 2025

    I have been called many things in my life, and a few of those names may not have been very complimentary, but the one thing I do not believe anyone …

  • Granbury Screening of The Librarians Draws Sold-Out Crowd — and National Spotlight

    Saturday, November 8, 2025

    Every seat inside the historic Granbury Opera House was sold Sunday night for a special community screening of “The Librarians,” the acclaimed new documentary from award-winning filmmaker …

  • John ‘Bud’ Howard Sparks Jr. 1945 – 2025

    Friday, November 7, 2025

    John “Bud” Howard Sparks, Jr., 80, beloved and devoted husband, father, grandfather, and brother of Granbury, passed away at his Granbury home on Tuesday evening, Oct. 28, 2025. …

  • Glen Grossnickle 1944 – 2025

    Friday, November 7, 2025

    Glen Grossnickle passed to his Heavenly home Oct. 28, 2025, in Granbury, Texas. Glen was born March 31, 1944, in Brownsville, Texas, to Dale Lee Grossnickle and Verna Fletcher. Glen was a …

  • Andrew Dunn is ‘A.C.E.s'

    Friday, November 7, 2025

    Andrew Dunn has been chosen as this week’s winner of the Hood County News A.C.E. (Achieving Campus Excellence) Award.

  • ‘Fight for it’

    Friday, November 7, 2025

    Tim Hayes enlisted in the military as a young man looking for a way to do his patriotic duty. There, he found a way to serve his country, structure his life and expand his worldview — but a lot of the action began when Hayes left the service.

  • Marine Corps celebrates 250 years

    Friday, November 7, 2025

    The Marine Corps League Commanchie Peak Detachment 1297, in association with the Granbury Lion’s Club, are rounding up the troops to help celebrate the 250th birthday of the US Marine Corps, which was established Nov. 10, 1775.

  • SNAP decreases resources

    Friday, November 7, 2025

    On Nov. 3. the Trump administration announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture would not have the $8 billion needed to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the nation’s largest food benefit program, through the month of November. Instead, they will provide 50 percent of the benefits to the program’s recipients.

  • Crafting the grannies of tomorrow

    Friday, November 7, 2025

    The holiday season is approaching and for many it brings back fond memories of an elderly relative who was an artist at decorating cookies, creating those beautiful tablescapes and more. And, often, we didn’t take the time back then to learn that artistry.

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  • Kathy Robertson: Fort Worth’s real ‘Landman’

    Thursday, November 6, 2025

    DFW’s very own landman and Thorps Springs resident, Kathy Robertson, recently traded the golden plains of the oil field for the television screen.

  • Cresson Fire Chief, Richard Ward, honored with Lifesaver Award

    Thursday, November 6, 2025

    Richard Ward earned the Chisolm Trail 100 Lifesaver Award for his heroic actions at a wreck scene Sept. 1.

  • ‘I'm sorry, you didn't call me — God did’

    Thursday, November 6, 2025

    Brenda Wood never imagined she would become a pastor. However, 25 after her ministry began, she has found herself the new pastor of Solid Rock Methodist, an emerging church that joined the Hood County community a mere three years ago.

  • Surviving Thanksgiving: Keeping the peace when the turkey isn’t the only thing getting roasted

    Thursday, November 6, 2025

    Thanksgiving has always been a strange holiday for me. It’s the one time of year when I’m equal parts grateful, hungry and bracing for impact. You can smell the cinnamon and anxiety in …

  • Tolar volleyball stops at area

    Thursday, November 6, 2025

    BANGS — The Lady Rattlers volleyball season came to an end at the Area Championship Game in a loss to Wall in straight tightly competitive sets. Their final record for the season is 11-3 in …

  • Lipan cross country has top five finisher at state meet

    Thursday, November 6, 2025

    Lipan cross country sent four runners to the state meet Oct. 30 through Nov.1 in Round Rock. They returned with one medal. The girls ran a two-mile race, and the boys ran a 5K race. Skylar …

  • ‘I'm going to beat you no matter what,’ Aiden Ford has competitive fire

    Thursday, November 6, 2025

    One of the main attractions to football also is senior Aiden Ford’s favorite part about playing, hitting someone hard. Ford is a defensive end for the Granbury Pirates and started playing …

  • Granbury tennis serves up district awards

    Thursday, November 6, 2025

    District tennis awards have been announced. The following Granbury Pirates have been awarded with 5A District 5 honors. Boys Newcomer of the Year-  Levi Logsdon Girls Newcomer of the …

  • A season of challenges

    Thursday, November 6, 2025

    No season is easy, and adversity is guaranteed. Whether it be injuries, eligibility or a new environment, the Lipan boys cross country team has seen it all this year and still crossed the finish …

  • State Fair fame

    Thursday, November 6, 2025

    The Texas State Fair is a staple of Texas’ fall season. The first thing people think of is “Big Tex” and the fried foods, but it’s not all fun and games. There also are …

  • With a vast majority of local precincts reporting, props getting their props

    Tuesday, November 4, 2025

    Roads to and through Granbury will be paved with a $124 million boost if early results in the Nov. 4 election hold form, while jail inmates will be staying closer to home – and cost less money to incarcerate – with the apparent approval of a $25 jail bond proposition.

  • Judge rejects bid to stop Mitchell Bend election

    Monday, November 3, 2025

    Marathon Digital Holdings has been blocked in its quest to prevent the Mitchell Bend Community from holding an election to decide whether to incorporate.

  • Academy, Hobby Lobby officially on their way

    Thursday, October 30, 2025

    Academy Sports + Outdoors and Hobby Lobby are now officially coming to Granbury, and should be around the fall of 2026, according to Mayor Jim Jarratt. Granbury Planning and Zoning Commission …