Radios The county commissioners and the Sheriff agreed to purchase new in car radios and handled radios during their September 2019 meeting. The radios became available to the deputies November of 2019. The deputies report they are working better than the old...
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Granbury Police Department: Tips to Help Prevent Thefts and Burglaries Over the Holiday Season
Granbury Police Department: Tips to Help Prevent Thefts and Burglaries Over the Holiday Season The Granbury Police Department would like to wish everyone a wonderful holiday season. The Police Department usually sees an increase in accidents, burglaries, and thefts...
Hood County Conducts Nuclear Power Plant Drill
Hood County Conducts Nuclear Power Plant Drill On 11-6-19 the Hood County Sheriff’s Office, City of Granbury, Granbury Independent School District, Lake Granbury Medical Center, and other important partners conducted a Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant Drill at the...
Sheriff Roger Deeds Letter to Citizens of Hood County
Sheriff Roger Deeds Letter to Citizens of Hood County I would like to respond to the Hood County News article titled “Unaccountable” in the November 2nd, 2019 issue. First, I support the HC News and their right to say and print anything they choose. They have a...
Unsuccessful Email Phishing Scam Targets City Staff, Mayor
Unsuccessful Email Phishing Scam Targets City Staff, Mayor Many City employees received a phishing scam email Thursday morning from an email account claiming to be Mayor Nin Hulett. Staff quickly identified that the email was not from Mayor Hulett and warned other...
Mr. Newmyer aka “The yo-yo man” passes away.
Walter James Newmyer holds a dear place in the hearts of those who grew up in Granbury ISD, where he was a substitute teacher for 18 years. Mr. Newmyer was a substitute teacher that brightened the day of all of the children in the classes he would substitute. Prior to...
Resident Bulk Trash Pick-Up on Saturday, November 2
Resident Bulk Trash Pick-Up on Saturday, November 2 The City of Granbury, in partnership with Waste Connections of Texas, is holding a bulk trash pick-up day within city limits on Saturday, November 2. Items may be placed outside the night before but must be curbside...
Scheduled Outage for City Online Portals, Phone Systems on October 18-19
Scheduled Outage for City Online Portals, Phone Systems on October 18-19 Several of City of Granbury’s online portals and the City buildings’ phone system will be offline for a scheduled outage beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 18. Systems maintenance is...
Candidate Nate Criswell Press Release Regarding Sheriff Deeds Endorsement & Response from Hood County News
The following is an editorial submission from Nate Criswell, as well as a response from Hood County News on the allegations. Direct quotes are italicized. Press Release from Nathan Criswell, candidate for Commissioner pct. 3: "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Email:...
TxDOT Works with Local Officials to Move US 377 Project Forward
TxDOT Works with Local Officials to Move US 377 Project Forward Key milestones, possible funding opportunities identified to advance regional transportation priority This is a joint press release from TxDOT and City of Granbury. TxDOT is working with Hood...
Scheduled Outage for City Online Portals, Phone Systems
Scheduled Outage for City Online Portals, Phone Systems Several of City of Granbury’s online portals and the City buildings’ phone system will be offline for a scheduled outage beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 30. Systems maintenance is planned to be finished...
What Is Stop the Bleed and How Can It Help Our Community?
What Is Stop the Bleed and How Can It Help Our Community? Established in 2015, the Stop the Bleed program is a program motivated by the 2012 Sandy Hook School shooting and other tragedies that have occurred in the following years. It was created to properly inform all...