With the New Year around the corner, many are planning and prepping for the exciting celebration. It is important to note this holiday is actually one of the most dangerous with both drinking-and-driving accidents and firework-related injuries.

Hood County Annex #1 was packed with attendees Thursday, Dec. 21, as county candidates and community members rallied to witness the drawing of the ballot order placement for the 2024 March primaries. …

The Hood County Commissioners Court unanimously approved the funding of roof upgrades on the Ralph H. Walton Jr. Justice Center during a regularly scheduled meeting Dec. 22. 

During a regularly scheduled Granbury ISD school board meeting Dec. 11, the board voted 5-0 to bring on Bobby Allison as the new head football coach and boys’ athletic coordinator. Trustees Melanie Graft and Karen Lowery were not in attendance at the meeting.

The community within a school in Granbury has come together to support a local teacher recently diagnosed with stage four cervical cancer.

HCN Staff Writer Ashley Terry and husband JP Terry attended the Wheel of Fortune Live event at the Texas Trust CU Theatre in Grand Prairie on Saturday, Dec. 9. Ashley was chosen as a Wheel contestant and won a four-day, three-night trip to Las Vegas, Nevada.

Granbury resident Kathryn Lospinoso is ready to give the dogs and cats of Hood County a trans-fur-mation they won’t ever forget. Lospinoso — who moved to Granbury from Florida two years ago — just opened her new dog grooming business, Dainty Paws Salon, at 816 N. Houston St.

Granbury High School graduate Tyler Wright accomplished a career goal of a lifetime when he was named to the American Football Coaches Association 35 Under 35 Leadership Institute.

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 …

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.

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.