FORWARD TRAINING CENTER Katy Offutt Executive Director Forward Training Center Hood County. Leadership roles held in the community are, Help Ministry Coordinator Stonewater Church, past President …

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 six editions of “Chicken …

FROM MY FRONT PORCH Sam Houston is a syndicated columnist and newspaper executive. He is also an actor, author, playwright and entertainment producer/promoter. The older I get, the more I …

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 …

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 15 years …

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 …

BRIDGE STREET HISTORY CENTER Maurice Walton is a retired attorney, a longtime Granbury resident, and president of the Bridge Street History Center. What would Georgia think? I have been …

THE IDLE AMERICAN   Dr. Don Newbury is a longtime public speaker and former university president who writes weekly.      Way back when, I agreed to serve as judge of pageants held …

BOOK REVIEW Behind every great man, they say, is an even greater woman. You might not see her but she's there, cajoling and nudging to keep things on track. She's part helpmate, partner, …

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.   There is an old …

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 …

BRAZOS RIVER AUTHORITY   Charlie Shugart, is the assistant public information officer for the Brazos River Authority, based in Waco. A former newspaper reporter, she has been with the …

LOOKING BACK Looking Back is a column that highlights articles retrieved from local newspaper archives published in years past. 103 YEARS AGO APRIL 1920 A couple of news briefs having a …

FROM MY FRONT PORCH Sam Houston is a syndicated columnist and newspaper executive. He is also an author, playwright, actor and entertainment producer/promoter. The creation of the internet has …

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 …

THE IDLE AMERICAN   Dr. Don Newbury is a longtime public speaker and former university president who writes weekly.   They generally give us the benefit of the doubt even when we are …

BOOK REVIEW Everything hurts. Your joints, your bones, your skin, even your hair hurts. You don't want to move – which is fine, since you barely can. So, what do you reach for? A phone to …

BRIDGE STREET HISTORY CENTER Dan Vanderburg is an author and speaker who loves Texas history. He has published seven historical fiction novels about exciting events in Texas history. As a speaker, …

LOOKING BACK Sam Houston is a syndicated newspaper columnist and newspaper executive. He is also an author, playwright, actor, and entertainment producer/promoter. The winter seemed long and …

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 six editions of “Chicken …