GAME ON From Zork to No Man’s Sky, home computer gaming has come a long way.  My opinions on computer gaming and some of my favorite games. I've been playing games on the home computer since …

FROM MY FRONT PORCH Sam Houston is a syndicated columnist and newspaper executive. He is also an author, actor, playwright and entertainment producer/promoter. As a high school student, I was …

GARDEN PATCH Phyllis Webster earned a degree in journalism before embarking on a long career in public relations and marketing. A Granbury resident since 1998, she has been deeply involved in the …

HOOD OUTDOORS As a licensed professional fishing guide, Michael Acosta shows you how to find them. The Granbury resident of 30 years has been fishing all of his life and has been a licensed guide …

PECAN PLANTATION BITS   A Mississippi native who has been a Texas transplant for 28 years, Diane Long is a wife, mother and English teacher who has written Pecan Plantation Bits for 14 years …

THE IDLE AMERICAN Dr. Don Newbury is a long-time public speaker and former university president who writes weekly. Far-out occurrences often are illuminated through the miracle of the Internet, …

BOOK REVIEW Once upon a time, life was a ball. You got up on the sunny side of the bed, greeted the day, and you kept moving with the flow like a pro. Bad things hit you and caromed off like …

GRANBURY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ® Whitney Knieper grew up in and around the real estate industry and has had her license for 12-plus years. She recently earned her broker’s license and is a …

BRIDGE STREET HISTORY CENTER Anybody who spends more than 15 minutes in Granbury, Texas will realize we’re proud of our hometown and celebrate its colorful history every chance we …

I’VE BEEN THINKING   Carol Goodman Heizer is an author who recently moved to Hood County from Louisville, Kentucky. She has had short stories and articles published in seven editions of …

DAYDREAM ACHIEVER   As a Certified Travel Advisor, an ASTA Verified Travel Advisor and a CLIA Master Cruise Counselor, Zac Wilson is the owner of Daydream Vacations Travel Agency in Granbury, …

FROM MY FRONT PORCH Sam Houston is a syndicated columnist and newspaper executive. He is also an author, playwright, actor, and entertainment producer/promoter. With the school year ending and …

Sam Houston is the publisher of the Hood County News. He is also an actor, author, playwright, performer and entertainment producer/promoter. Last week was a particularly busy one for me, …

FROM MY FRONT PORCH   Sam Houston is the publisher of the Hood County News. He is also an actor, author, playwright, performer and entertainment producer/promoter. In just a few shorts …

GARDEN PATCH   Phyllis Webster earned a degree in journalism before embarking on a long career in public relations and marketing. A Granbury resident since 1998, she has been deeply involved …

FROM MY FRONT PORCH Sam Houston is the publisher of the Hood County News. He is also an actor, author, playwright, performer and entertainment producer/promoter.   In the last edition of …

HOOD OUTDOORS   As a licensed professional fishing guide, Michael Acosta shows you how to find them. A Granbury resident of more than 35 years, he has been fishing all of his life, and has …

KNIEPER REAL ESTATE Pam Knieper, Broker/Owner of Knieper Real Estate, is and has been the #1 Top Producer for more than 15 years in Hood County and running. She is known as the Waterfront Expert …

PECAN PLANTATION BITS   A Mississippi native who has been a Texas transplant for 28 years, Diane Long is a wife, mother and English teacher who has written Pecan Plantation Bits for 14 years …

BRIDGE STREET HISTORY CENTER There wasn't much for snot-nose kids to do in the form of paid entertainment in Granbury, Texas in the mid-1960s. In the wintertime there was the Palace Theatre on …