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FAMILY MEDICINE

601 Fall Creek Hwy. • 817-326-3900Tony Hedges, D.O.James Kelleher, M.D.Chad Weldon, D.O.

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2003 Rockview Dr. • 817-573-2601Darren George, D.O.

507 SW Big Bend Trail • 254-898-0224Located in Glen Rose Mark Schneider, M.D.

1009 NE Big Bend Trail • 254-898-8499Located in Glen RoseAimee Flournoy, M.D.

1322 Paluxy Rd., Suite 2 • 817-579-1642Lake Granbury Family Practice

INTERNAL MEDICINE

1318 Paluxy Rd. • 817-573-8805Randall Barnes, D.O.Ruston Jennings, M.D. David Kuban, D.O.

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PEDIATRICS


1305 Paluxy Rd. • 817-579-0084Laura Power, M.D. Delia Wright, M.D.

CARDIOLOGY

1308E Paluxy Rd. • 817-579-3970Tyrus Frerking, D.O.Jennifer Naiser, D.O.Lon Walder, D.O.

EAR, NOSE & THROAT

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GASTROENTEROLOGY

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GENERAL SURGERY

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NEUROLOGY

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OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

1212 Medical Plaza Ct. • 817-279-1776Donald Howser, M.D. Sarah Jordan, M.D.Misty Vandever, M.D.

ORTHOPEDICS

1308E Paluxy Rd. • 817-579-3910Cody Hartshorn, M.D.

1308E Paluxy Rd. • 817-579-3906Corey Mark, M.D.

PAIN MANAGEMENT

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PULMONOLOGY

1200 Medical Plaza Ct. • 817-579-3994Ahmed Bhatti, M.D.

RHEUMATOLOGY

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sure do. Some of us have lived here all our lives, following in the foot-steps of ancestors who were among the area’s first settlers. The rest of us got here as fast as we could.

Granbury has much to offer, as you will see when you flip through these pages. Our town is a great place to visit - and an even better place to put down roots.

Whether you’re looking for a place to raise a family or for a great retirement community, look no further.

As for us, we look forward to get-ting to know you.

Index

On the CoverTossing out the first pitch on

opening day of the Granbury Ath-letic Association’s Youth Baseball and Softball programs was serious business for 5-year-old Sutton Medlin. Photo by Hood County News Photographer Mary Vinson.

Accommodations ................18Airport ......................................50Art ...............................................68Breweries .................................46Churches...........................61, 62Education ...72, 74, 76, 78, 80Economy ...........................64, 66 Entertainment ................20-21Events ........................................28History ...............6, 8, 10, 12-15Legends ...................................16 Lake ............................. 52, 54, 56Libraries ....................................48Museums ..........................38, 40Outdoors ..........................30, 32 Parks ...................................34, 36Profile ........................................70Restaurants .............. 22, 24, 25Tram ...........................................82


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Hood County

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History

Granbury and Hood County are rich in frontier folklore and Texas history. Gran-bury maintains a door to yesterday, with its Victorian architecture and charming

county spirit. Locally owned shops and restau-rants on the square are a focal point.

Away from the town square, the city is bus-tling with big box stores, national retail stores and franchised eateries on Highway 377, the main thoroughfare in town.

Dubbed a micropolis, new residents are drawn to the area by affordable housing, less ur-ban congestion and a lower cost-of-living.

A micropolis is not a suburb of a metropolitan area. Instead, it’s removed from the nearest big city.

First settlersHood County’s first Anglo settler was Charles

Barnard, a hardy entrepreneur from the North-east. Barnard expanded an Indian trading post near Waco to include a second post in 1847 on the Brazos River in the shadow of Comanche Peak.

Comanche Peak was a sacred Indian mesa, west of the Brazos River. The towering property today is privately owned and not open to the public.

Other stalwart pioneers began to settle in Hood County during the 1850s. Among them were Davy Crockett’s widow, Elizabeth Crockett, and their son, Robert Patton Crockett.

Thomas Lambert was among the first to settle on the west banks of the Brazos River. He dubbed the spring-fed creek that flows through Granbury “Lambert Branch.”

County createdHood County was created by a special act of

the Texas Legislature in 1866. The county was named for General John Bell Hood, a Confeder-ate hero.

The legislature also decreed the county seat would be named for General Hiram B. Granbury, also a Confederate hero.

The Hood County Second-Empire style courthouse was built in 1891 and still stands at the center of the historic Granbury square as the county’s political pulse and governing center. A testament to time, the original Seth Thomas hand-wound clock purchased in 1891 for $1,400 still chimes as it did when it was first installed.

COURTESY

Agriculture importantAgriculture has long been one of Hood Coun-

ty’s leading industries, and cotton was the first leading crop. Livestock has also been important.

As cotton production waned, peanuts and pe-cans became important crops.

In 1942, 16,000 acres of peanuts were harvest-ed.

Around that same time, the average pecan crop in Hood County totaled more than 3 mil-lion pounds a year.

In 1983, Hood County topped Texas pecan production with a whopping 6.1 million pounds.

Here comes the trainIn 1887, the Fort Worth and Rio Grande Rail-

road arrived in Granbury, triggering an econom-ic boom.

A college townColleges were established in the 1870s.Granbury College was north of the town

square. Add-Ran College, the predecessor of Tex-as Christian University in Fort Worth, was estab-lished in Thorp Spring.

Historic preservationGranbury’s highly successful historic preserva-

tion movement began in 1969 with the restora-tion of the Hood County Courthouse.

Mary Lou Watkins, a descendant of the Nutt brothers, restored the old Nutt family home in

the late 1960s. Next the Nutt House building on the Granbury Square was restored.

This restoration effort provided inspiration and served as an impetus to building owners to restore or refurbish historic buildings on the square.

Granbury’s old town square was the first in Texas to be listed in the National Register of His-toric Places.

Local legislation in the early 1970s protects the architectural integrity of Granbury’s pristine 19th century structures.

The 1891 courthouse is still in use today. De-signed by W.C. Dodson of Waco, the structure was built for $40,000.

A major restoration of the courthouse, which took two years, was completed in late 2011.

The river was dammed The long-awaited damming of the Brazos Riv-

er to create the 30-mile-long Lake Granbury in 1969 had a tremendous impact on the growth and economy of Hood County.

Hood County was the fastest-growing county in Texas from 1980 to 1985 according to USA To-day.

The rapid growth of the county is a direct re-sult of the creation of Lake Granbury and the re-vitalization of the city’s historic square.

Source: Walking and Driving Tour of Historic Granbury and Hood County, by Mary G. Saltarelli


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Wife of Davy Crockett

buried here, in smallest state park

BY MARK WILSONHOOD COUNTY NEWS

Hood County is home to the state’s small-est state park - created in memory of the wife of one of Texas history’s most leg-endary heroes.

The grave of Elizabeth Crockett, the second wife of Alamo hero Davy Crockett, is at Acton Cemetery, in eastern Hood County. Her plot is the entire state park - just 12 feet by 21 feet.

It’s believed that her husband Davy, the fron-tiersman who became known as “king of the wild frontier” for his coonskin cap and sharp-shooting, died in the battle of the Alamo, March 6, 1836.

Elizabeth was awarded 1,280 acres – approxi-mately six miles from Granbury – by the Repub-lic of Texas for her husband’s service. Elizabeth reportedly left Tennessee with her two children and arrived to claim the land in 1856 in what be-come northeast Hood County.

Davy Crockett had arrived in Texas from Ten-nessee and fought against Mexico in the Texas Revolution.

A 28-foot-tall marble monument topped by a woman shading her eyes from the sun covers

the grave, in honor of Crockett and other Texas pioneer mothers.

Several thousand people reportedly gathered to witness the dedication of the statue in 1913. The site became a state park in 1949.

On the website TexasEscapes.com, Mike Cox wrote that after Elizabeth hired a surveyor to mark the land’s boundaries, she gave the man half the property as his payment. That left Crock-ett and her children about 640 acres of land on Rucker Creek. Davy Crockett had intended to set-tle in the northern part of Texas, Cox wrote. Davy had called Texas “the garden spot of the world.”

Their son Robert Crockett built a small log cab-in on the land. Two years later, he sold their first

Hood County home and built another on a creek, approximately a half mile away.

Elizabeth Crockett lived in that second home until her death at age 72, Jan. 31, 1860. Cox wrote that on that day her apparel was the wid-ow’s black she had worn since first learning of her husband’s death. She died while taking a stroll on the land.

There are Crockett family descendants still liv-ing in the county. The Granbury chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, orga-nized in 1987, is named for Elizabeth Crockett. The chapter had 26 charter members.

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Hood County resident Ken Hendricks, great-grand-son of Davy Crockett and his second wife, Elizabeth Crockett, is pictured at Elizabeth’s gravesite in the Acton Cemetery.

Acton Cemetery is the site of the grave of Elizabeth Crockett, the second wife of legendary frontiersman and Alamo hero Davy Crockett. She moved to the land from Tennessee in 1856 after being awarded 1,280 acres of land by the Republic of Texas. In 1949, the site became the state’s smallest state park, at just 12 feet by 21 feet. The marble monument is 28 feet tall.


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Cresson: Place of growthNatural gas exploration continues to bring

growth to Cresson with drilling and service com-panies locating around town. Around the cross-roads of Highway U.S. 377 and Highway 171, business properties are popping up. The city has expanded to about seven times the size of the original two square miles in 2000.

Motorsport Ranch, a private racing park for sports car owners, along with individual food and retail businesses, marked the initial growth.

In recent years, Motosport Ranch expanded to include a wake board park.

In this controlled environment, wake boarders are able to practice their skills.

Cresson is in three counties, Hood, Johnson and Parker - with most of the growth in Hood.

Like most of North Central Texas, Cresson had it first settlers in the 1850s, and the settlement was named for one of the first, John Cresson.

Cresson became a “crossroad” in 1856 with the Stage Coach Stand, a stop on the stage line from Jacksboro to Weatherford, Cresson, Granbury, Stephenville, Cleburne and Waco.

In the 1880s Cresson was served by two rail-roads and had passenger service into the 1950s.

In 1903 the ranching center had two banks, eight general stores, a drug store, lumberyard, two doctors, a justice of the peace and two depu-ties.

The present community center was originally the school that was built in 1931 and in service until 1967. It next became the community center and has a historical marker.

Lipan: Hooping it upLipan is a quiet community in the northwest

corner of Hood County that comes alive each winter to the “thump-thump” sound of a basket-ball on a hardwood floor.

Modern Lipan High School Indian teams have a state title in 1994 and 2005 and have finished second in state three times. The Lady Indians went to state in 1954, 1995, 2003, 2011, 2012 and 2014.

A majority of the 400 to 500 citizens in and around Lipan have deep roots, generations of their families have lived or still live there.

Lipan is named for the Indian tribe that lived in the area. The county’s last Indian-settler fight happened on Robinson Creek, south of Lipan.

The first settlers arrived in the Lipan area around 1853. The town was laid out by a “gentle-manly and reliable Irishman” Thomas A. Burns in

History lives

outside Granbury

the early 1870s. By 1895, Lipan was a community large enough to support several merchants, two blacksmiths, two cotton gins, doctors and schools.

The first hospital in Hood County was in Lipan. The building is now the town’s community cen-ter where meals are served to senior citizens ev-ery Thursday.

Evergreen Cemetery is the resting place for many of the area’s founding families, as well as one former Arkansas governor who retired pen-niless.

Governor Drew left office and headed west seeking success. In 1876, he settled in Lipan.

Tolar: looking to future

Civil War veterans founded Tolar in 1870, and it was first incorporated in 1906.

Expansion of the Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railroad from Granbury to a small Hood County community seven miles southwest, set the stage for growth of Tolar.

Originally called Squaw Creek Station by the railroad, the town was renamed Tolar after Capt. Alf H.H. Tolar, of Abilene, at the suggestion of Col. W.L. McGaughey, a local resident and state lead-er.

Residential and business growth is happening within the boundaries of Tolar, and on the out-

skirts as well. The mile-square city sits on U.S. Highway 377 between Granbury to the east and a developing countryside to the west.

The population outside the city is estimated to be considerably larger than that inside the city limits. However, many of those people identify themselves with the town.

Before the Great Depression, Tolar had banks, mercantile stores, several groceries, an undertak-er, blacksmith, saloons and a newspaper owned by Ashley Crockett, grandson of Davy Crockett from the Alamo.

The area around Tolar still has a number of ranching operations, with a strong emphasis on cattle, horses and hay production.

Paluxy: Named for the riverPaluxy, 15 miles southwest of Granbury on

Highway 51, was named for the river that runs through it. When flowing after heavy rain, the Paluxy River is known for a very swift current.

John Meek helped establish the community and the county, and became one of the first four county commissioners.

It was in Erath County until 1866, when Hood County was carved out of the region.

There have been only a few small businesses in the town, and the surrounding area is farm and ranch land.

The building pictured in Cresson was originally the school that was built in 1931. The school was abandoned in 1967 after Cresson consolidated with Granbury school. A community group in Cresson formed in the late 1970s worked for restoration of the school. Today the school serves as a community center and hub of the Cresson community.


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County sites recognized by

Texas Historical Commission

Here are the sites featuring historical markers that are official-ly designated by the Texas Historical Commission currently in Hood County:

n Acton Baptist Church, 3500 Fall Creek Highway n Acton Cemetery, Highway 167, Acton (about .5 miles south of

North intersection of FM 167 and FM 4, Acton) n Acton Masonic Lodge Hall, former, FM 167 Acton near southern

city limits n Acton Methodist Church, FM 167, Acton (about .25 miles south of

north intersection of FM 167 and FM 4) n Acton Public Square, at North Intersection of FM 4 and FM 167,

Acton n Add-Ran Christian College, Caraway Street and Highway 4 (west

side), Thorp Spring n Antioch Cemetery, 4111 Tolar Highway, Tolar n Antioch Community, 3 mi. NW of Tolar at intersection of FM 56

and CR 108 n Aston House, 221 E. Bridge St., Granbury n Aston-Landers Building, 113 Bridge St., Granbury n Baker-Carmichael House, 226 E. Pearl St., Granbury n Baker-Doyle Building, 100 N. Crockett St., Granbury n Baker-Rylee Building and Town Square Service Station, 210 E.

Pearl St., Granbury n Bowden-Kennon House, 505 W. Doyle St., Granbury n Brown House, J.D. and Georgia, 118 W. Bluff St., Granbury n Bull Stone House, John W., from Granbury, take FM 51 south

about 14.5 miles to FM 205 west and turn southwest immediately onto CR. Follow CR about 2.7 miles southwest then take gravel road south about 1/10 miles.

n Bush-Morgan Cherry Building, 115 N. Houston St., Granbury n Colony Cemetery (roadside marker), 4 miles west of Granbury on

U.S. 377 (actual cemetery site is on private property) n Comanche Peak (roadside marker), from Granbury, SH 144 about

3 miles south n Cresson School, 9304 Pittsburgh St., Cressonn Crockett’s Bounty (roadside marker), 2900 Temple Hall Highway,

FM 167, 4.9 miles north of the intersection of US 377 and FM 167.n Site of home of Elizabeth Crockett (access through gated private

property), 1381 M&M Ranch Road (CR 414). This is a 1936 Centen-nial marker of pink granite.

n Three miles south to the grave of Elizabeth Crockett, this is a 1936 Centennial marker of pink granite. On the northbound roadside of US 377, west of the junction of FM 167.

n Grave of Elizabeth Crockett (an official Texas state park), located in the Acton Cemetery, 3601 Fall Creek Highway, FM 167, Acton.

n Statue of Elizabeth Crockett. This marker is dated 1911 and was dedicated on May 30, 1913. Located in the Acton Cemetery, 3601 Fall Creek Highway, FM 167, Acton.

n Daniel House, 107 Bluff St., Granburyn Daniel-Harris Home, 403 W. Bridge St., Granbury n Doyle, James Hogan and Mary Kate Stringfellow, 123 W. Doyle St.,

Granburyn Elm Flat Cemetery, 1.5 miles east on Power Plant Road n Fair, The, 115 Bridge St., Granbury

Gafford House, 361 S. Caddo St., Lipan

Hood County Jail, 1885-1978PLEASE SEE MARKERS | 14


Hood County Courthouse

The historic Nutt Building (left) on NE corner of Granbury square and

the Tolar Tabernacle (above)


n First Baptist Church of Granbury, 1851 Weatherford Hwy, Granbury n First Christian Church of Granbury, Highway 377 western city limits,

Granbury (not Business 377) (original frame church located 2 blocks east of courthouse square at corner of Bridge Street and Brazos Street), Granbury

n First National Bank, 101 Bridge St., Granbury n First Presbyterian Church of Granbury, 309 W. Bridge St., Granburyn Friendship Cemetery, 4950 Friendship Road; cemetery 0.1 mile

down driveway on right n Gafford House, W.D. and Essie, 361 S. Caddo St., Lipan n Glenn Brothers Building, 109 Bridge St., Granbury n Glenn Cemetery, U.S. Hwy 377 west of Tolar, just across the Erath

County line. Immediately turn south on first road, Glenn Cemetery Road. Cemetery is 0.7 milles south on left side of road.

n Gordon Home, 307 E. Pearl St., Granbury n Granbury Cemetery, Moore St and Hwy. 51 North, Granburyn Granbury House, 104 E. Pearl St., Granbury n Granbury Light Plant, Corner of North Ewell and North Brazos,

Granbury n Granbury Opera House , 116 E. Pearl St., Granburyn Granbury Railroad Depot, 109 E. Ewell St., Granburyn Granbury, General H.B., 100th block of Pearl Street, Granbury Court-

house lawn; and Granbury’s Texas Brigade, 100 block of Pearl Street, Granbury; Courthouse Square, Granbury

n Hannaford Building, E.A., 130 N. Houston St., Granbury n Hannaford House, E.A., 126 S. Lambert St., Granburyn Hardware and Tin Shop, 107 Bridge St., Granbury n Harris Building, 114-118 East Pearl Street, Granbury n Haynes-Burns-Ewell Building, 106 E. Pearl St., Granbury n Holderness-Aiken House, 321 W. Bridge St., Granbury n Hood County Courthouse, 100 block of Pearl Street, Granbury

Courthouse lawn, Granbury n Hood County Jailhouse, 208 N. Crockett St., Granbury n Hood County News, 1501 S. Morgan St., Granbury n Hood, General John Bell, 100 block of Pearl Street, Granbury court-

house lawn, Granbury n Lees-Bryan House, 121 W. Bluff St., Granburyn Long Creek Cemetery, 5410 Temple Hall Highway, FM 167 n Martin Cemetery (access through gated private property), 5 miles

east of Lipan on FM 4 to Diamond A Ranch, then 2 miles down main ranch road through two gates

n Mitchell Bend Cemetery, 5.5 mi. south on FM 144, 2 mi. east on FM 2425, 3.5 mi. south on county road, 0.1 mi. west on cemetery road.

n Nubbin Ridge Cemetery, 7.5 mi. south on FM 144 to FM 2425, 0.5 mi. off FM 2425 on Nubbin Ridge Cemetery Road

n Nutt Building, J.F. and J., 117 E. Bridge St., Granbury n Nutt Home, David L., 319 E. Bridge St., Granbury n Schultz Blacksmith Shop, 201 E. Bridge St., Granburyn Smith-Savage House, 826 N. Thorp Springs Road, Granbury n Stockton Bend Community, 2100 Yucatann Stroud Creek Cemetery, from Tolar, north on FM 56, 2 miles to 2800

Stroud Creek Court. Stroud Creek Court is a county road to the cem-etery

n Temple Hall United Methodist Church, 5601 Temple Hall Highway n Thorp Spring Cemetery, 2803 Clay St. n Thrash-Landers-Hiner House, 201 W. Pearl St., Granbury n Tolar Tabernacle, 104 Donley St., Tolar n W.M. Miller Cemetery, 2359 Miller Court, Granbury n Walker House, Dr. William & Eunice, 315 W. Bridge St., Granbury n Warren, Ora Nutt, and Allie T., (homestead)

Source: Texas Historical CommissionGo to http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/shell-county.htm for locations and

maps.

Markers From Page 12

General H.B. Granbury on courthouse square

The Granbury Depot, 109 E. Ewell St.


Lees-Bryan House, 121 W. Bluff First Presbyterian Church, 309 W. Bridge

J.D. and Georgia Brown House, 118 W. Bluff

Granbury’s Downtown Square


Legends

Area known for ghosts, legendsGranbury is promoted as the place “where

Texas history lives,” but the tales of who died here have drawn national attention.

The mother-daughter team of Coletta Henderson and Brandy Herr have kept interest in local history alive - even though the subjects of their Granbury Ghosts and Legends Tour are not.

Since the two started the clever business in April 2010, they have been featured on NBC 5, Fox 4 News and KERA Radio, and their tour has been named one of the seven best ghost tours in the U.S. by Frommer’s Travel Guides.

The hour-long tours are given every Friday and Saturday night at 7 and 9:15.

Or if you plan ahead and make reservations you can take the “The Last Mile Cemetery Tour” at the historic Granbury City Cemetery on Highway 51 about a mile north of the square on Friday or Saturday night at 10:45 p.m.

Cost is $10 per person, $7 for children 12 and younger.

Tour groups gather near the Nutt Hotel on Bridge Street, where the ghost of former owner Mary Lou Watkins is believed to be in residence.

Mysterious actorOn the opposite side of the square from the

Nutt House, the spirit of John Wil-kes Booth is believed to occasion-ally make an appearance at the Granbury Opera House.

According to local legend, Booth escaped from pursuers and lived in Granbury during the 1870s.

He was known as John St. Hel-en, and was a dark, mysterious

man who walked with a distinct limp and quoted Shakespeare.

After taking ill and believing to be on his death-bed, St. Helen allegedly confessed to a saloon owner, a Granbury attorney and a Dallas priest that he was, in fact, the man who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.

After making a surprise recovery, Booth is be-lieved to have fled Granbury and settled in Enid, Okla., committing suicide in 1903.

Alamo heroGranbury’s Crockett Street is named after fami-

ly members of Alamo hero Davy Crockett, who settled here in the 1850s. Crockett’s widow, Eliza-beth, is buried in Acton Cemetery, designated at the smallest state park in Texas.

Other Crockett family members are buried here as well.

Two Crockett log cabins were built in the Acton area, and one is now beneath an old ranch house. It features a tunnel to a nearby riv-er bed - an escape route in case of an Indian attack.

OutlawThe notorious outlaw Jesse

James is believed by some to be buried, not in Missouri, but in Granbury.

According to legend, James, liv-ing under an assumed identity, became friends with Hood County Sheriff Oran Baker.

After James’ death in 1951, Baker did a post-mortem examination of the body. In 1996, the former sheriff wrote that he believed his late friend was the infamous outlaw James.

Granbury Ghosts and Legends TourWagon Yard Courtyard next to Nutt Hotel on

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Angel of the Lake606 E. Bridge St., Granbury 817-573-0073 or 1-800-641-0073

Arbor House Bed and Breakfast 530 E. Pearl St., Granbury 817-573-0073 or 1-800-641-0073

Arkens Bed & Breakfast635 June Rose Court, Granbury 817-408-6061

Baker St. Harbour Waterfront Bed and Breakfast511 S. Baker St., Granbury 817-579-8811

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Casa Farina 202 N. Houston, Granbury 817-579-5600

Classic Inn 1209 N. Plaza Drive, Granbury 817-573-8874

Comfort Suites of Granbury 903 Harbor Lakes Drive, Granbury 817-579-5559

Days Inn 1201 N. Plaza Drive, Granbury 817-573-2611

Dinosaur Trail Cabins 2800 S. Highway 144, Granbury817-573-3023

Granbury Gardens B and B 321 W. Doyle St., Granbury817-573-9010

Granbury Inn & Suites1339 N. Plaza Drive, Granbury 817-573-2691

Granbury Square Flat109 E. Bridge St. 972-239-9210

Heavenhill Guesthouse620 E. Bridge St., Granbury817-894-2036

Hilton Garden Inn Granbury 635 E. Pearl St., Granbury817-579-3800

Holiday Inn Express and Suites1515 N. Plaza Drive, Granbury 817-579-9977

Inn On Lake Granbury205 W. Doyle St., Granbury817-573-0046

Iron Horse Inn616 N. Thorp Springs Road817-993-9847

Lambert Street Guesthouse 215 S. Lambert St., Granbury817-579-1876

La Quinta Inn and Suites 880 Harbor Lakes Drive, Granbury 817-573-2007

Manor of Time Bed and Breakfast121 W. Bluff St., Granbury 817-579-0212

Nutt House Hotel119 E. Bridge St., Granbury817-279-1207

Plantation Inn on Lake Granbury1451 E. Pearl St., Granbury 817-573-8846

Pomegranate House and Cottages1002 W. Pearl St., Granbury817-279-7412

Quality Inn and Suites800 Harbor Lakes Drive, Granbury 817-573-4411

Texas Heritage Cabins5801 Matlock Road, Granbury817-326-3639

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Entertainment

BY RICK MAUCHHOOD COUNTY NEWS

On the outside it blends in with the rest of downtown Granbury - historic and rus-tic.

But on the inside, there is an air of majesty surrounding the historic Granbury Opera House.

Visit the building on any given oc-casion and listen as folks comment on the beauty of the recently re-stored landmark.

It reopened in December 2013 with a gala unlike Granbury had seen in some time. Red carpet was rolled out. Dignitaries included city council members, county commis-sioners, state Sen. Brian Birdwell (R-Granbury) and state Rep. Jim Keffer (R-Eastland).

And there was even a special guest in attendance, someone who spent years making people laugh on television.

Ruth Buzzi, former star of “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In,” was in atten-dance. She lives with her husband in Mingus (north of Stephenville).

And this was all in spite of the big-gest ice storm to hit the area in many years.

The highlight of the evening was a selection of scenes from various Granbury Theatre Company produc-tions.

A week later the first show in the newly reopened theater was “A Christmas Carol,” and it was a big hit.

The $3.4 million project was a long time in the works. But slowly it became a reality.

And now it is the city’s pride and joy.

“It is a fully renovated state-of-the-art facility that graces Gran-bury’s rich tradition of theater,” said Kent Whites, executive director of the Granbury Theatre Company.

And Granbury does have a rich theater tradition. The Opera House first graced the square before the turn of the century. It is even said the ghost of John Wilkes Booth haunts the place.

And while it has been closed and re-opened on a number of of occa-sions, the historical building has never experienced anything like this. Still, amidst the major renova-tion remained some traditional parts of the theater.

The walls in the seating part of the theater remained virtually intact because of the great acoustics. They were, however, cleaned thoroughly and somewhat refurbished.

Most of the rest of the theater un-derwent a complete makeover. It is now state-of-the-art from the stage to the seats to speakers so carefully hidden along a proscenium arch around the stage.

Visitors can expect to see props and set pieces appear from below

the main stage during productions - which has also been expanded to nearly twice as large as before. The 33-foot stage, combined with a 7-foot apron area, equals a 40-foot deck, an increase of 16 feet.

And with 7,600 square feet added to the wing space and new dressing rooms, the backstage area is bigger than ever before.

Each dressing room, one for males and one for females, houses around 13-15 actors. There are also two star dressing rooms.

High-definition televisions allow actors backstage to keep track of the production onstage as they await their entrance. The televisions will also allow folks in the lobby to view the show.

The theater seats in excess of 300. However, now there will be more knee room.

Landings at the top of the two Victorian staircases between the first and second floors allow visitors to gaze out the window at the sights of historic downtown Gran-bury.

Rob Keehn, superintendent of the project, said this is his third theater project. He previously renovated theaters in Kansas City, Mo. and Kansas City, Kan.

“Folks in the city of Granbury, they’re going to enjoy this,” he said. “This is more of a historic remodel. It’s more fun to do this. In construc-

Renovated Opera House is Granbury’s crown jewel

Folks are coming from all over to attend shows at the newly renovated and reopened historic Granbury Opera House on the square. The $3.4 million project includes a much larger stage, more spacious seating upstairs and downstairs, elevators, and enlarged backstage area and dressing rooms.

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Granbury City Manager Wayne McKethan addresses the audience during the Granbury Opera House gala in December. The historic theater had its grand reopening in early December after undergoing more than $3 million in renovations and restorations. The first show, “A Christmas Carol,” played to sold-out crowds.

tion, people tear stuff up. In histori-cal work, you preserve history, but make it look better.”

There are, however, some excep-tions to preserving history. Among these are larger restrooms, includ-ing eight stalls in the ladies room, up from two previously.

The stage floor of the Opera House, called a “sprung floor,” is one of only four in the state.

The floor, much like surfaces on newer football fields, such as the one at Pirate Stadium, “gives” more to allow for fewer injuries.

In short, folks in Granbury feel their crown jewel is something the-ater lovers are going to travel many miles to see.


| ENTERTAINMENT VENUES IN HOOD COUNTYGRANBURY OPERA HOUSE

Address: 133 E. Pearl St., Gran-bury

Phone: 817-579-0952Website: www.granburytheatre-

company.orgHours: VariousNotable: The Granbury Theatre

Company presents musicals and plays throughout the year, most of which include a combination of lo-cal residents and actors through-out the Metroplex.

GRANBURY LIVEAddress: 114 N. Crockett St.,

GranburyPhone: 855-823-5550Website: www.bigcitymusicre-

vue.comHours: VariousNotable: The theater presents

concerts with themes that include the 1950s, ’60s, ’70s, classic rock-n-roll, top-40, southern gospel, blue-grass and holiday themes.

BRAZOS DRIVE INAddress: 1800 W. Pearl St., Gran-

bury Phone: 817-573-1311Website: www.thebrazos.comHours: Various, mostly Fridays

and Saturdays, and sometimes on Sundays (particularly when Mon-day is a holiday).

Notable: The theater is one of the oldest drive-ins in the state. It has one screen and features first-run films.

SHOWBIZ CINEMASAddress: 1201 Waters Edge

Drive, Granbury Phone: 817-573-7318, or movie

line is 817-573-MOVIWebsite: www.showbizcinemas.

comHours: VariousNotable: The theater features six

screens and shows first-run mov-ies.

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The upstairs balcony of the newly renovated Granbury Opera House overlooks a wide lobby filled with guests for the December gala to celebrate the re-opening of the historic theatre on the Granbury square. The $3.4 million project includes a view of the courthouse, along with state-of-the art accessories throughout. There is also a larger stage, larger seating area and more room backstage, complete with an upstairs rehearsal room.

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Best Donut817-326-58764919 Fall Creek HighwayGranbury 76049

Braum’s Ice Cream and Dairy Stores817-573-7671 1110 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

Buffalo Steakhouse817-573-44721470 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

Burger King817-579-91201105 S. Morgan St.Granbury 76048

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Cari’s Restaurant817-573-34692113 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

Chicken Express817-573-48001250 E. Highway 377Granbury 76049

Chick-fil-A817-573-44241011 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

Chili’s Grill & Bar817-579-94021000 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

China Cafe817-579-78881401 S. Morgan St.Granbury 76048

Christina’s Boutique and Bistro817-579-1707110 N. Houston St.Granbury 76048

Coffee Grinder817-279-0977Inside H-E-B3804 Highway 377Granbury 76048

Cotton Patch Cafe817-579-64611151 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

Cross Roads Cafe254-646-227520174 S. Highway 281Lipan 76462

Dairy Queen817-573-5100Highway 377, near Avalon CenterGranbury 76048

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit817-573-28973906 Highway 377 E.Granbury, 76049

Doc Possum’s BBQ817-326-22773132 Fall Creek HighwayActon 76049

Domino’s Pizza817-579-18001151 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

Domino’s Pizza817-326-24663264 Fall Creek HighwayGranbury 76049

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Donut Hole817-573-4653806 W. Pearl St.Granbury 76048

Donut Palace817-579-80401709 S. Morgan St.Granbury 76048

Donuts Plus817-573-62991741 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

El Chico Cafe817-573-88331151 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

Eighteen Ninety Grille817-533-3400115 E. Pearl St. Granbury

Farina’s Winery & Cafe817-579-5300202 N. Houston St.Granbury

Firehouse Cafe817-279-11601462 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

Flames Seafood Bar & Grill817-573-29981030 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

Fuzzy’s Taco Shop817-573-TACO (8226)115 W. Pearl St.Granbury 76048

Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant817-573-49202000 Loop 567Granbury 76048

Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant 254-835-52898601 W. Highway 377Tolar 76476

Golden Chick817-326-20022620 W. Highland DriveActon 76049

Grady’s Line Camp Steakhouse254-835-44594610 Shaw RoadTolar 76476

Great American Grill at Hilton Garden Inn817-579-3800635 E. Pearl St.Granbury 76048

Grumps817-573-50003503 E. Highway 377Granbury 76049

Hoffbrau Steaks817-776-4982315 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

Irby’s Burgers & Catfish817-573-7311804 E. Pearl St.Granbury 76048

Jack In The Box817-573-80931010 S. Morgan St.Granbury 76048

Joe’s Pizza & Pasta817-579-5637512 W. Pearl St.Granbury 76048

KFC817-579-04582201 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

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Krispy Krunchy Chicken817-326-36615681 Acton HighwayGranbury 76049

La Fiesta Authentic Mexican Food817-579-12751112 S. Morgan St.Granbury 76048

Linda’s Southern Kitchen817-573-1952201 E. Pearl St.Granbury 76048

Long John Silver’s817-579-15111001 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

McDonald’s817-573-02061101 S. Morgan St.Granbury 76048

McDonald’s817-573-8000735 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

Mi Familia Cantina & Restaurant 817-279-03821468 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

Miyako Restaurant817-579-8668715 Autumn Ridge Dr # 104Granbury 76048

Montana Restaurant817-573-25001454 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

Montes Breakfast Burritos817-573-02502202 E. Highway 377Granbury 76049

Nizza Pizza Pasta & Subs817-573-75752200 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

Nutshell Eatery & Bakery817-279-8989137 E. Pearl St.Granbury 76048

Pam’s Restaurant817-573-8052204 S. Morgan St.Granbury 76048

Pam’s Too817-326-40565320 Acton HighwayGranbury 76049

Panda Express817-573-89881031 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

Papa Chulo’s817-573-38001300 S. Morgan St.Granbury 76048

Papa John’s Pizza817-579-1220728 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

Papa Murphy’s Pizza817-579-71713906 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

Paradise Bistro Coffee Company817-573-3853129 E. Pearl St.Granbury 76048

Pastafina Italian Restaurant817-279-86691106 S. Morgan St.Granbury 76048

Pearl Street Station817-579-7233120 W. Pearl St.Granbury 76048

Pizza Hut Wingstreet817-573-37651014 S. Morgan St.Granbury 76048

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Schlotzsky’s Deli 817-573-99091100 Waters Edge DriveGranbury 76048

Sonic Drive-in817-326-40045431 Acton HighwayGranbury 76049

Sonic Drive-In817-512-01119400 E. Highway 377Cresson 76035

Sonic Drive-In817-573-44011155 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

Spring Creek Barbeque817-579-7336317 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

Starbucks Coffee817-573-0640413 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

Stumpy’s Lakeside Grill817-279-10002323 S. Morgan St.Granbury 76048

Subway817-396-46909310 E. Highway 377Cresson 76035

Paradise Bistro & Coffee Co817-573-3853129 E. Pearl Street, Granbury

Subway817-279-70061317 N. Plaza DriveGranbury 76048

Subway817-578-85581423 S. Morgan St.Granbury 76048

Subway817-910-20023256 Fall Creek HighwayGranbury 76049

Sunny Donuts817-573-7660402 S. Morgan St.Granbury 76048

Taco Bell817-573-4166835 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

Taco Bueno817-573-24511080 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

Taco Casa817-573-3229 3706 E. Highway 377Granbury 76049

Taco D817-573-6318206 S. Morgan St.Granbury 76048

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Village Bistro817-579-91002800 Village RoadGranbury 76049

Wendy’s817-573-2260425 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

Whataburger817-579-0847907 E. Highway 377Granbury 76048

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Historic square site for numerous outdoor events

Events

The crowd stands at attention when the color guard passes by during a parade at one of Granbury’s many outdoor festivals on the square.

The Texas Independence Day Celebration is the first outdoor festival each year with ac-tivities planned to remember the Texas Declaration of Independence signed March

2, 1836. Vendors and historical exhibits around the

square include vintage clothing, food, art and gadgets from 19th century Texas. Children’s activ-ities, a cannon display and a chuck wagon cook-off are also part of the celebration. And it wouldn’t be a Granbury festival without a parade. The parade includes horse-drawn buggies, cov-ered wagons and floats depicting historical events.

The Fourth of July celebration draws the big-gest crowd. Vendors on the square, fireworks over the lake and a huge parade are part of the festi-val.

The year winds down with the Night of Lights Christmas Parade on the Friday after Thanksgiv-ing.

TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAYAnnual event in March

Historic parade, bull riding on the beach, ven-dors, chuck wagon cook-off, historic reenact-ments and exhibits, music, activities for kids, stu-dent history fair and more.

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GENERAL GRANBURY’S BIRTHDAYAnnual event in March

Vendor booths on the square, birthday cake, beans and barbecue cook-off, parade and other activities.

www.granburysquare.com

GRANBURY WINE WALKApril 25-26, 2014

Wine tasting, vendors and music on the square and surrounding area.

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MEMORIAL DAY EVENT May 24-26, 2014

Vendor booths on the square, music and other activities.


FIELD OF FLAGS EVENTMay 23-26, 2014

Huge display of American flags and parade to honor past and present members of the military. Flags will be located behind Granbury Church of Christ, near the First Assembly of God property at Pirate Drive and Highway 377.

www.usveteransmuseum.com

FOURTH OF JULY EVENT July 4-5, 2014

Parade on square and fireworks over the lake Friday, July 4. Variety of vendors and activities on the square and surrounding area.

www.granburychamber.com

WARRIORS FOR CHRIST BIKER BASHSept. 6-8, 2014

Activities on the square, motorcycle runs, biker contests and motivational speakers.

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HARVEST MOON FESTIVAL Oct. 18-19, 2014

Vendors on the square, variety of pumpkin contests, live entertainment.


NIGHT OF LIGHTS PARADENov. 28, 2014

Country Christmas parade on the square.www.granburysquare.com

GRANBURY: A CANDLELIGHT TOUR Dec. 6-7, 2014

Homes and historic buildings are open for tour-ing, musical events around the square.



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If “going for a drive” means more than seeing the scenery (though our golf courses are quite beautiful), grab your clubs, tee it up and see what your best score is on one of many golf courses within a stone’s throw.

And speaking of throwing, maybe your type of golf doesn’t involve clubs at all. If disc golf, one of the na-tion’s newest growing fads, is your thing, there’s a course for that too, right near downtown Granbury.

But if you’re into a different racket, say a sport that uses, well, racquets, there are numerous tennis courts around to keep you happy and slap-

ping the ball over the net (hopefully).

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Apache Links Course18 holes7,062 yardsPar 72Comanche Lakes Course18 holes7,000 yardsPar 72

Sugar Tree Golf Club251 Sugar Tree Dr., Lipan817-341-1111 18 holes6,659 yardsPar 71

Granbury Disc Golf Course600 W. Moore St., Granbury817-573-7030 21 holesPar 637,000 feetFree

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817-326-2381 Main course18 holes6,423 yardsPar 70Par-3 courseNine holesPar 27

Another sport that has drawn a lot of attention in Hood County is tennis, which is growing in popularity thanks to events such as the annual Hood County News Tennis Fes-tival. There are various courts around the county, some public and some private, on which folks can work on their game or just have a friendly match.

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The 2014-15 Hood County News Newcomers & Visitors Guide


Pecan Plantation Country Club8650 Westover Court, Granbury817-573-2641 18 holes6,694 yardsPar 72

Nutcracker Golf Club9500 Orchard Drive, Granbury817-279-0936 18 holes6,805 yardsPar 72

Starr Hollow Golf Club5717 Star Hollow Court, Tolar254-834-3464 9 holes (two sets of tee boxes)Par 72 (36 each nine)2,964 yards/2,963 yards

PUBLIC TENNIS COURTSGranbury Middle School

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PRIVATE TENNIS COURTSPecan Plantation Country Club

8650 Westover Court, Granbury7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. (members can

get a key for after hours)817-573-2641, ext. 344Free to members, guests pay a

small fee if accompanied by a member.

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bury6 a.m.-11 p.m.817-326-2381Free to members, guests pay a

small fee if accompanied by a member.

PUBLIC SWIMMINGDana Vollmer Municipal Swim Center

400 N. Park St., GranburyTuesday-Friday and Sunday,

1-6:30 p.m.; Saturday 1-7 p.m.817-579-7946 (SWIM)$5 general admission, $2 dis-

count for city residents with a copy of water bill.

Granbury City Beach621 E. Pearl St.10 a.m-10 p.m.682-936-1202, Free

Pecan Plantation Country Club8650 Westover Court, Granbury10 a.m.-8 p.m., closed Monday817-573-2641Free to members, guests can play

for a small fee if accompanied by a member.

deCordova Bend Country Club5301 Country Club Drive, Gran-

bury817-326-238111:30 a.m.-8 p.m., closed MondayFree to members, guests can play

for a small fee if accompanied by a member.

Harbor Lakes Golf Club512 Mustang Trail, Granbury10 a.m.-8 p.m., closed on Mon-

days817-578-8600 Free to members, guests can

swim for a small fee if accompa-nied by a member.

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Golf has been a popular activity for many years in Hood County, with a variety of courses in every direction. There is a mixture of private and public courses. Tournaments for youth and adults are a regular fixture, including the Hood County News Junior Golf Tournament series, which is held several times throughout the year for ages 17 and under. Granbury High also has a solid golf tradition, with the boys team advancing to state this past season.


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Soon, there will be a skate-board and BMX bike park off Cross-land Road near the soccer fields.

Following is a list of the area’s parks and other attractions.

Granbury City Park1218 W. Pearl St.817-573-1114www.granbury.orgClosing time is 11 p.m.Notable: The Granbury City Park

has multiple facilities, including: a large playground, softball and base-ball fields, soccer fields (off of Cross-land Road), two pavilions and bas-ketball and volleyball courts.

Bark ParkMoore Street by baseball fields817-573-1114www.granbury.orgClosing time is 11 p.m.Notable: Fenced area with drink-

ing water and obstacle course-like features where properly registered dogs can frolic.

Shanley Park/Houston Street ParkBicentennial Park303 N. Travis St.817-573-1114www.granbury.orgClosing time is 11 p.m.

Moments in Time Hike and Bike TrailFrom Granbury City Hall (116 W.

Bridge St.) to the airport817-573-1114www.granbury.orgClosing time is 11 p.m.Notable: Website offers a map of

the hike and bike trail.

Dana Vollmer Municipal Swim Center

400 N. Park St.817-573-1114www.granbury.orgNotable: Pool opens in late May.

Hours are: Tuesday-Friday, 1-6:30 p.m.; Saturday, 1-7 p.m.; Sunday, 1-6:30 p.m.; closed Mondays for maintenance. General admission $5.

PLEASE SEE PARKS | 36This fountain at Shanley Park near the town square is a favorite for prom and wedding photos. Granbury has a number of parks - even one for dogs. Soon, the city will add a skateboard/BMX bike park to its list of amenities.


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City Beach ParkPearl St. next to Conference

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Disc Golf CourseMoore Street817-573-1114www.granbury.orgClosing time is 11 p.m.

Moore St. Baseball ComplexMoore Street817-573-1114www.granbury.orgNotable: Featuring three baseball

fields and a concessions standClosing time is 11 p.m.

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Dog owners enjoy letting their dogs run around in the Granbury Bark Park. Both dogs and people can make new friends at the park on Moore Street near the baseball fields.

Sisters Hailey Rhoden, left, and Bridget Fielder play with one of several dogs their family brought to run and play at the Granbury Bark Park during a family outing.


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Museums valuable to understanding heritageCharles and Dominique Inge examine a piece of the Quanah Parker exhibit held at the Dora Lee Langdon Cultural and Educational Center.

Museums aren’t just mere showrooms of antiquated objects. They are living, breathing embodiments of our cultural heritage, and each object tells a story.

The museums listed will give you insight as to how Hood County evolved into what it is today.

Bridge Street History Center319 E. Bridge St., Granbury817-573-8810bshc-granbury.orgSaturday, 1-4 p.m. Special tours can be arranged

Granbury Doll House Museum421 E. Bridge St., Granbury817-894-5194Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday 1-4 p.m. if flag is up

Granbury Historic Railroad Depot109 E. Ewell St., Granbury817-573-2557www.granburydepot.orgMonday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 1-4 p.m.

Granbury Light PlantCorner of E. Ewell St. and N. Brazos St., Gran-bury817-573-7458Special tours available by appointment only

Hood County Courthouse Museum100 E. Pearl St., Granbury817-579-3200Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.Special tours can be arranged

Hood County Jail Museum208 N. Crockett St., Granbury817-573-5135Friday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m.

U.S. Veterans Museum601 Thorp Springs Road, Granbury817-578-3288Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Yeats-Duke 1858 Working Museum and Gift Shop214 N. Crockett St., Granbury817-888-2094817-707-1012Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.mFree Admission


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The Bridge Street History Center exhibits photos, documents and personal writings and mementos dealing with pioneering residents of Hood County.

Yeats-Duke 1858 Working Museum and Gift Shop holds various demon-strations including teddy bear mak-ing and spinning on Saturdays from 2 to 4 p.m., 214 N. Crockett St.


BY MARK WILSONHOOD COUNTY NEWS

The Hood County Sheriff’s Posse could show up just about anywhere - usually in connec-tion with supporting the sheriff.

After the May 15 EF-4 tornado that pum-meled the Rancho Brazos subdivision, members of the non-commissioned volunteer group showed up to help in any way they could - with manpower, setting up roadblocks and managing traffic control.

Sheriff’s Posse Trail Boss Biff Temple, who is Sheriff Roger Deeds’ chief deputy, said the group once was called on to look for a missing person, although the search was quickly called off when the person was found.

Brenda Hill Massingill, the captain of the Sher-iff’s Posse, said, “We volunteer for anything the sheriff needs. And if the police department need-ed something, we would be there for them too.”

She said the group stages events to benefit lo-cal charity organizations such as the Children’s

Advocacy Center and Kids Armor for Hope.“We put on horse shows to raise money,” Mass-

ingill explained. Massingill said that there are approximately 44

current Sheriff’s Posse members.“It (the number) goes up and down,” she said.

“We’re getting a lot of young people now. Some are couples. This is the first year we’re letting in people who can’t ride; some do field work.”

The group’s treasurer is Dana Ruth McCoy. The chaplain is Doug Pruitt, and the secretary is Dee Brown.

The Sheriff’s Posse also provides an even more publicly visible ceremonial function, riding in lo-cal events such as the Texas Independence Day Parade and the General Granbury Birthday Pa-rade.

Sheriff’s Posse memberships are $24 per per-son. Lifetime memberships are also available. Meetings are held on the fourth Thursday each month at the reunion grounds, 641 Reunion Court, in Granbury. For more information call Massingill at 817-713-2121.

McCoy noted that the Sheriff’s Posse also do-nates money to the Boys & Girls Club of Hood County, and raises scholarship money for senior students within the county.

That effort expanded last year with the creation of the Lance McLean Scholarship Fund.

“We are working with Hood County education-al officials to hopefully carry this on from year to year,” McCoy said of the fund named in honor of the Sheriff’s Office deputy who died in the line of duty on June 29 after being mortally wounded the previous day.


Hood County Sheriff’s PosseHood County Reunion Fairgrounds1-817-713-2121 (Captain Brenda Hill Massingill)http://www.co.hood.tx.us/index.aspx?NID734.

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Membership fee $26 per year; lifetime mem-berships also available.

Sheriff’s Posse mighty handy in various roles

Brenda Hill Massingill (left), the captain of the Hood County Sheriff’s Posse, and trail boss Biff Temple led the way for the volunteer group in the March 15 parade celebrat-ing Gen. Granbury’s birthday. Temple is the chief deputy for Sheriff Roger Deeds.


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Jonathan Chavez had the honor of turning in the first catch of the day at a Youth Fishing Tournament at Squaw Creek Park between Granbury and Glen Rose. Hood County 4-H clubs have joined with Somervell County 4-H clubs and the Texas Game

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The Hood County Library has programs of interest to all ages and offers more than 57,000 items and subscribes to many magazines and three newspapers.

Over 500 book titles are available through the digital library, and 8,000 DVDs are available to check out. Children have access to computer interactive storybooks via

Tumblebooks. Through the TexShare Program, patrons have access to 49 scholarly databases with

thousands of peer-reviewed articles for academic research.The Acton Library is a lending and sharing type library and is run by volunteers.

Hood County Library222. N. Travis St., Granbury817-573-3569www.youseemore.com/hoodTuesday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. Closed Sunday.

Acton Library6430 Smoky Hill Court, Acton817-326-6005www.actontx.comThursday-Friday, 1-3 p.m.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Ambassador of Laughter Cherie entertains children while promoting reading at the summer reading program at the Hood County Li-brary. The library has various events and activities throughout the year for all ages.

Marita Crowder and Dee Gormley, members of Friends of the Li-brary, organize donated books and more for sale at the book store located in the Hood County Library.


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Since Aviation Director Gary Hawkins arrived at Granbury Regional Airport, he has fo-cused on building a reputa-

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Combined with affordable fuel rates and proximity to the Metro-plex, the airport is a perfect environ-ment for business to take off when the 5,200-foot runway opens in 2016 or 2017, Hawkins said.

“We’re getting better recognition and are known for being friendly in nature, having a good atmosphere and being down home,” Hawkins said. “A major revenue source is fuel sales, and we saw an increase of 12 percent last year. We have a lot of regulars from Amarillo and other places that come here because of our low fuel prices.”

The city of Granbury, the FAA and TxDOT joined in an $18 million proj-ect to add to the runway, giving the airport the capability of handling

operations for larger aircraft, includ-ing corporate jets.

“Corporations can fly in, visit their area stores in Granbury, Stephen-ville, Weatherford and other areas, get back on their jet and get home by the end of the day,” Hawkins said. “The nuclear energy traffic should increase too with our proximity to Comanche Peak.

“Based on my 20 years’ experi-ence in this business, I think we will see an increase of (air) traffic of 25 percent almost immediately when the new runway opens.”

In the meantime, growth is occur-ring off the runway.

Hawkins said that a 100-foot by 100-foot hangar has been built and houses five additional planes. Plus, plans are under way for construc-tion of a terminal and large hangar with space for planes to be kept overnight.

Air Evac has expanded operations locally and moved its regional main-

tenance facility to the airport from Greenville.

“They cover a five-state area, and they (helicopters) come to Granbury for scheduled inspections,” Hawkins said. “That’s about 40 aircraft a month, and it adds 10 employees to the local economy.”

The airport handles an average of 1,200 aircraft “operations” - landings and takeoffs - per month on its 3,600-foot runway. There are 87 air-craft based there.

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Homeowners who live around The Landings own portions of the runway and provide for its mainte-nance costs.

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The winding path of the Brazos River makes for a scenic Lake Granbury. Bluff s rise high over portions of the lake.

Boat rampsSix public boat ramps are located

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The Granbury facility has a three-lane launch and 46 parking spaces - each 40 feet long for easy handling of trucks and trailers. Public rest rooms at the ramp area feature self-fl ush toilets and heat in the winter.

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channel is different than the path many boaters travel. Boaters should always use caution on the lake. Sometimes the channel can be nar-row, while it’s wide in other spots.

The original channel buoys are white with black markings, while the newer ones are white with red markings. The solar-powered buoy lights can assist with nighttime nav-igation on the lake.

All bridge areas on the lake are marked as “No Wake” zones. The “No

Wake” markers at the bridges are posted for safety reasons.

Boat docksApplications for boat docks and

fishing piers are available at the BRA lake office. For more informa-tion, call 817-573-1407.

At this time, the BRA has permit-ted over 3,100 private dock facilities on Lake Granbury.

Lake forms in 1969

The Brazos River Authority oper-ates four public boat ramp parks at Lake Granbury. Two others are maintained by the city of Granbury.

Generally, the City Beach ramp and Rough Creek are operational during low water conditions.

Thorp Spring ParkHighway 4 near Thorp Spring

Hunter ParkNorth Highway 51

Granbury City Boat RampPearl Street at the lake bridge.

Granbury City Beach Ramp621 E. Pearl St.

Rough Creek ParkHighway 144 near the

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deCordova Bend ParkRollins Road

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Indian Harbor Marina1413 Blackhawk Circle817-579-7048

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Note: Some gas docks are closed due to low water conditions.

The Brazos River Authority con-structed Lake Granbury and the deCordova Bend dam in 1969 as a water supply reservoir for water storage. The lake, part of the Bra-zos River, serves as a source of wa-ter for municipalities, electric ser-vice providers, industry and agri-culture.

Lake Granbury covers approxi-mately 7,945 acres with 121 miles of shoreline. It is 32 river miles long and is approximately 70 feet at its deepest point.

Heat, wind, drought conditions and water supply usage may affect the lake level, and it can fluctuate up to 30 feet, according to BRA spokeswoman Judi Pierce. In 2014, the lake has been more than 9 feet low, a new record.

Pierce said the lake’s conserva-tion pool is around 693 mean sea level (msl), though a lake level at 692.7 msl is considered normal.

Lake patrols are by BRA lake rangers and a Texas Parks and Wildlife game warden.

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strong in Hood CountyAssembly of God

Elm Grove Assembly of God3630 Hill City Highway, Tolar 254-835-4755

Faith Assembly of God300 Granbury Court 817-326-2270

First Assembly of God1900 W. Highway 377 817-573-1581

BaptistActon Baptist Church3500 Fall Creek Highway 817-326-4693/817-326-4894

Allison Baptist Church9926 Allison Court, Lipan254-646-9926

Baker Baptist Church1912 Baker Cut Off Road817-594-3490

Bible Baptist Church4804 E. Highway 377 817-579-3424

Bluff Dale Baptist Church425 Glenn St., Bluff Dale254-728-3712

Brazos River Baptist Church2201 Mitchell Bend Highway817-573-7242

Church at Granbury4900 Sonterra Court817-326-5501

Fairview Baptist Church5041 Weatherford Highway817-573-8968

Faith Baptist Church8115 Hill City Highway, Tolar 254-835-5268

Red Door Baptist Church200 S. Crook St., Cresson817-396-4445

First Baptist of Thorp Springs2815 Lipan Highway817-573-3339

First Baptist Church of Lipan214 Kickapoo St., Lipan254-646-2484

Gateway Community Church1200 Temple Hall Highway817-579-0509

Granbury Baptist Church1200 Weatherford Highway 817-573-4943

First Baptist Church of Granbury1851 Weatherford Highway 817-573-7137

Lakeside Baptist Church500 W. Bluebonnet Drive817-573-2094

Long Creek Baptist Church14000 Baker Road817-279-6608

Mambrino Baptist Church1625 Mambrino Highway 817-573-4901

Mission Bautista el Buen Pastor315 Holly Hills Cemetery Road 817-573-4133

Oak Trail Baptist Church4501 Peppertree Road817-279-6430

Paluxy Baptist Church9530 Paluxy Circle254-823-6601

Pecan Baptist Church9205 Plantation Drive817-408-5257

Southside Baptist Church910 Paluxy Road817-573-1462

Tolar Baptist Church400 Tolar Highway 254-835-4375

Western Hills Baptist Church507 Western Hills Trail WHH817-573-7588

Vino Nuevo Spanish Churchat Lakeside Ministry CenterHighway 144 at Contrary Creek

CatholicSt. Frances Cabrini Catholic2301 Acton Highway817-326-2131

St. John Vianney Catholic Community Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter

2301 Acton Highway817-475-6909

ChristianFirst Christian Church of

Granbury2109 W. Highway 377 817-573-5431

Christian ScienceChristian Science Society528 N. Crockett 817-573-0457

Church of ChristChurch of Christ4313 Old Granbury Road 817-913-4209

Cresson Church of ChristHighway 377817-396-4314

Downtown Church of Christ310 W. Pearl St.817-776-1547

Granbury Church of Christ1905 W. Pearl St.817-573-2613

Lipan Church of Christ254-646-2297

Thorp Springs Church of Christ3006 Thorp St.817-573-7124

Tolar Church of Christ8604 W. Highway 377254-835-4397

Church of GodChurch of God1106 Weatherford Highway 817-279-6753

EpiscopalGood Shepherd Anglican

Church3600 Fall Creek Highway, Acton817-326-2035

Temple Hall United Methodist Church is one of several historic church buildings in Hood County.

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Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd2016 Acton Highway (at Seventh Day Adventist

Church building) 817-219-5382

LutheranEmmanuel Lutheran (ELCA)2301 Fall Creek Highway 817-326-2201

Our Savior Lutheran (Missouri Synod)

1400 N. Meadows Drive 817-573-5011

MormonThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day

Saints1223 Ross Lane817-573-6825

MethodistActon United Methodist3433 Fall Creek Highway, Acton 817-326-4242

Bluff Dale United Methodist877 Church St., Bluff Dale254-728-3533

Cresson United Methodist110 S. Crook St., Cresson682-225-1345

Granbury First United Methodist301 Loop 567817-573-5573

Temple Hall United Methodist5603 Temple Hall Highway817-279-9145

Tolar United Methodist100 E. Highway 377, Tolar254-835-4005

Waples United Methodist4323 Waples Road 682-225-1345

NazareneGranbury Church of the Nazarene921 Lipan Highway817-573-4041

PentecostalCalvary Church of Granbury1107 Weatherford Highway 817-579-9783

PresbyterianFirst Presbyterian Church of Granbury306 W. Bridge St.817-573-1602

Seventh Day AdventistGranbury Seventh Day Adventist2016 Acton Highway817-326-3573

Non-denominationalBrazos Covenant Ministries1950 Acton Highway 817-579-0968

Cornerstone Community Church3206 Highway 377 W. 817-579-5750

Grace Bible201 E. Clifton Road682-498-3014

Generations Church5718 E. Highway 377 817-326-5378

Harvest Church919 E. Highway 377817-573-4260

Lake Granbury Christian Temple3755 Acton Highway817-910-9449

Mas Que Venredores4206 W. Briarwood St. (OTS)8175732046

New Frontier Church200 Cowboy Court 817-573-0814

The Way Church - Granbury4332 E. Highway 377817-554-3432

Triple Cross Cowboy Church3470 Lipan Highway817-279-2470

Stonewater Church911 E. Highway 377817-579-9175

Warriors for Christ Biker Fellowship6109 Tin Top Highway817-579-8115

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Shake Anderson, musician, leads a community service for Black History Month at Lakeside Baptist Church. Both traditional and contemporary music is part of the worship service at many churches in Hood County.

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BY KATHY CRUZHOOD COUNTY NEWS

Texas Governor Rick Perry said that Texas is “wide open for business.”

The same could be said for Granbury and Hood County, where economic development is flourish-ing.

From an airport expansion that will feature a runway large enough for Lear jets to major chain stores to a $10 million recreation center - Hood County has it all.

The many amenities offered by the community are why a signifi-cant portion of the county’s 50,000-plus population live here not be-cause they grew up here, because this is where they choose to be.

Gated communities offer beauti-ful homes, country clubs and golf courses that for years have made

the lake community attractive to re-tirees.

But there is also much to offer families: athletics, parks, schools and, soon, a skateboard and BMX park located near the Dana Vollmer Municipal Swim Center and Gran-bury City Park. Nearby, at the Moore Street ballfields, is a new, fenced dog park.

Ordinances passed by city lead-ers, and guidance provided by the Historic Preservation Commission are responsible for Granbury’s cohe-sive, aesthetically appealing look.

The charm of the town square has been enhanced by the recent re-opening of the renovated historic Granbury Opera House, where shows feature quality, experienced performers. The courthouse recently underwent a restoration funded largely by the Texas Historical Com-mission.

Just a few blocks from the square is the City Beach, the upscale Hilton Garden Inn and the Granbury Re-sort Conference Center, which has proven to be a popular location for wedding receptions. Visitors can stroll along a boardwalk that pro-vides easy access to the town square and to Hewlett Park on the other side of East Pearl Street.

Located near the airport is the Commerce Centre of Granbury. Within a few years, the city will build a multi-million-dollar water desalini-zation plant.

Weatherford College selected Granbury for a satellite campus, and that campus has an ever-growing student population. The site allows young people and non-traditional students in Hood County to work toward a four-year degree while saving thousands in tu-ition and related costs.

Outside the historic district - on the east side of the county, toward Fort Worth - are more modern stores and fast-food restaurants that are rapidly growing in number.

“They’re already talking about Phase III for that area,” said Granbury City Councilman Mickey Parson. The development around H-E-B is known as Luton Ranch.

Soon, a 123,000-square-foot Kroger store featuring jewelry, clothing and other non-grocery items will be built across the high-way from H-E-B. It is expected that other businesses will be drawn to the adjoining pad sites, causing an-other growth explosion at the High-way 377/Highway 4 area.

Parson said negotiations are un-der way for another restaurant next to the new Taco Casa, and Auto Zone has been “inked and approved

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Warren Ketteman (right), the new executive director for the Lake Granbury Area Economic Development Corporation, talks with visitors to the town square just outside the EDC’s offices. Ketteman said he wants to help stimulate growth and success for local businesses.


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for their spot next to Christian Brothers Automo-tive.”

An Aldi’s grocery store is opening off Harbor Lakes Drive across the highway from the current Kroger location. Some have suggested that when Kroger opens its new, bigger store, its “old” loca-tion would be a good spot for the Hood County Library.

The Commissioners Court intends to expand the library due to population growth and the in-creasing number of books and other materials.

The Hood County Recreation Center across from Acton Middle School (a short distance from the Highway 377/Highway 4 intersection) is ex-pected to open in the first quarter of 2015.

The voter-approved facility will be staffed and

managed by the YMCA of Hood County. It will feature an outdoor recreational pool, as well as an indoor competition pool where swim meets will be held.

Phase 1 of the rustic Knox Ranch development near the airport will soon move forward, accord-ing to Parson.

Located near Knox Ranch and the airport, the Lake Granbury Medical Center (LGMC) has a Level 4 trauma designation and an air ambulance on site. Another air ambulance company also servic-es Hood County.

LGMC has six outpatient locations and is con-tinually recruiting physicians. Ninety-five percent of its physicians are board certified.

The hospital has 424 employees and an annual

payroll of more than $21 million. In 2013, medical staff handled more than 19,000 emergency room visits and almost 5,000 surgeries.

Earlier this year, the Lake Granbury Economic Development Corporation board welcomed War-ren Ketteman as the new executive director.

Ketteman said that previous leaders have done a “bang-up job” of promoting Granbury as a tour-ist destination and attracting retail businesses. He stated as his primary goal the nurturing of small local businesses to help them prosper and grow.

Said City Councilman Parson, who sits on the board of the EDC: “Granbury has a lot of potential, that’s for sure.”


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In the shadows of Granbury’s historic buildings, talented artists create their unique and award-winning work.

Sculptors, painters, photographers, glass artists and even a few who can’t be described with classic titles make Granbury a burgh of artistic

talent. Choosing just a few artists to highlight is risking leaving out many wor-

thy of recognition. It would take a book to do justice to local talent. Among talented sculptors (who can also paint) is veterinarian Scott My-

ers. He is most known for his bronze busts of a dozen Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees; the sculptures are housed in the Canton, Ohio, museum.

Another sculptor/painter, Mike Tabor, high-school teacher and rancher (when do these guys sleep?), recently completed a commissioned life-sized bronze sculpture of father/son duo Team Hoyt. Son, Rick, with severe cere-bral palsy, and his father, Dick, have participated in hundreds of marathons and triathlons together - Rick in a special vehicle powered by his devoted father.

Elise Techentine and Stacy Watkins are “unclassified.” Both are masters of design. Techentine (you can find her work at the Gallery at Granbury The-ater Company) assembles found objects, often unearthed in a field or junk yard, into whimsical art that makes you smile. Watkins, her running buddy and owner of Your Private Collection, works in resin. Watkins imbeds aban-doned objects into beautiful wall-hangings frequently inhabited by angels. Sometimes, this artist treats the resin so her art magically glows in the dark.

Skilled painters abound in Granbury. Bob Cook, watercolorist, last year earned the prestigious Silver Star Award in the National Watercolor Soci-ety’s 93rd Annual Competition after claiming best-of-show awards in sever-al regional competitions. Cook favors luminous street scenes encountered on his travels.

Van Johnson, an oil painter, focuses on wildlife and hunting scenes. Ducks Unlimited recently selected him as the 2014 Texas Ducks Unlimited Sponsor Artist of the Year with “Robin is Ready,” a colorful depiction of a re-triever swimming through floating golden reeds.

Bridging the gap between watercolor and oil mediums is Rebecca Zook who paints in both acrylic or water soluble oil. A graphic/web designer as well as a fine artist, Zook describes her work as painterly realism.

Artefactz owner, Cynthia James, creates one-of-a-kind museum quality art glass jewelry and sculptures. James works with dichroic glass, metal, clay and found objects to fashion beautiful and unusual jewelry for one’s self and for one’s home.

Photographers: Pamela Steege captures active scenes of the working

The bold artwork of Mike Tabor is featured throughout the Granbury Resort Con-ference Center.

ranch; Heath Ramsey focuses on the sharpness of architecture as well as unusual shots of common scenes.

Snap and Scoot, recently established by photographer, Phyllis Webster, is a travel and photography event company dedicated to offering amateur to intermediate photographers a specialized photographic experience.

Not only are these (and more) unusually fine artists, but they are also ex-cellent neighbors. One will always find some or many volunteering their time, talents and artwork to local causes in order to build a better commu-nity.

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Hood County population2012 estimate ........................52,0442010 ...........................................51,1822000 ...........................................41,1001990 ...........................................28,981 1980 ...........................................17,7141970 .............................................6,368

Hood County size422 square miles, land area15 square miles, water area437 square miles, total area

Hood County education86 percent high school graduate23 percent bachelor’s degree or

higher

County-wide median age21 percent are 18 and younger23 percent are 65 and older

County-wide home statistics78 percent, rate of home owner-

ship

Income in Hood County$54,902 median household in-

come10.8 percent live below poverty

level

City of Granbury8,356 population, 20124,419 housing units, 2010

City of Cresson741 population, 2010357 housing units, 2010

City of deCordova2,683 population, 20101,278 housing units, 2010

City of Lipan430 population, 2010 220 housing units, 2010

City of Tolar681 population, 2010267 housing units, 2010

Hood County at a glance

County Profile

People gather around the Granbury square to enjoy events such as “Sounds on the Square” pictured above. The entertainment event is one of many held on the Gran-bury square.

Top Hood County employersGranbury Independent School

District, 1,000Lake Granbury Medical Center,

424Walmart Supercenter, 417Hood County, 355Culbertson Construction, Inc.,

325Texas Transco, 140H-E-B, 250Granbury Care Center, 187City of Granbury, 170United Coop Services, 151Lowe’s Home Improvement, 150Total Equipment and Service, 135The Home Depot, 115Kroger, 100Nabors, 100Equibrand, 100

Source: Lake Granbury Area Eco-nomic Development Council

2013 Top 10 Taxpayers1. Quicksilver Resources, minerals2. Wolf Hollow I LP (plant)3. Cowtown Gas Processing Part-

ners4. DCP Tolar PL LLC (plants)5. Premier Natural Res. II LLC6. EOG Resources Inc.7. Quicksilver Resources PP8. Oncor Electric Delivery U9. Cowtown Ppeline PartnersLP10. Energy Transer Fuel LP

Source: Hood County Appraisal District

Top employers, taxpayers


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GRANBURY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT600 W. Bridge St.Enrollment: 6,608817-408-4000www.granburyisd.org

Granbury High School2000 W. Pearl St., GranburyEnrollment: 1,315807-408-4600

STARS Academy301 N. Hannaford St., GranburyEnrollment: 52817-408-4450

Crossland Ninth Grade Center217 N. Jones St., GranburyEnrollment: 502817-408-4700

Granbury Middle School2000 Crossland Road, GranburyEnrollment: 694817-408-4850

Acton Middle School1300 James Road, GranburyEnrollment: 809817-408-4800

Emma Roberson Elementary1500 Misty Meadows, GranburyEnrollment: 541817-408-4500

Brawner Intermediate School1520 S. Meadows Drive, GranburyEnrollment: 421817-408-4950

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Hundreds of family and friends attend graduation ceremonies each year for local students. Hood County has three independent school districts and 17 public schools.


Oak Woods School311 Davis Road, GranburyEnrollment: 506817-408-4750

Mambrino School3835 Mambrino Highway, GranburyEnrollment: 521817-408-4900

Acton Elementary3200 Acton School Road, GranburyEnrollment: 705817-408-4200

Nettie Baccus Elementary901 Loop 567, GranburyEnrollment: 524817-408-4300

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Premier High School of Granbury919 E. Highway 377, Suite 1Texana Plaza, GranburyEnrollment: 135817-573-0435www.responsiveed.com

TOLAR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT215 S. Mesquite, TolarEnrollment: 650254-835-4718www.tolarisd.org

Tolar High School301 Rock Church Highway, TolarEnrollment: 191254-835-4316

Tolar Junior High401 E. Seventh St., TolarEnrollment: 159254-835-5207

Tolar Elementary401 E. Seventh St., TolarEnrollment: 300254-835-4028

LIPAN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT211 N. Kickapoo St., LipanEnrollment: 322254-646-2266www.lipanindians.net

Lipan Junior High and High School211 N. Kickapoo St., LipanEnrollment: 120254-646-2266

Lipan Elementary211 N. Kickapoo St., LipanEnrollment: 202254-646-2266

Hood County has three independent school districts, Granbury, Tolar and Lipan, and 17 public schools. Granbury athletic teams compete at the 5A level, Tolar at the 2A level and Lipan at Class A.

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TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCYDistrict Name: GRANBURY ISD Texas Academic Performance ReportCounty Name: HOOD 2012-13 District ProfileDistrict Number: 111901

---------------- District ---------------- ------------------ State ------------------Student Information Count Percent Count Percent

Total Students: 6,510 100.0% 5,058,939 100.0%

Studentsby Grade:Early Childhood Education 20 0.3% 13,416 0.3%Pre-Kindergarten 198 3.0% 226,772 4.5%Kindergarten 480 7.4% 390,300 7.7%Grade 1 520 8.0% 396,661 7.8%Grade 2 502 7.7% 388,982 7.7%Grade 3 474 7.3% 382,780 7.6%Grade 4 487 7.5% 378,526 7.5%Grade 5 489 7.5% 376,252 7.4%Grade 6 470 7.2% 380,055 7.5%Grade 7 520 8.0% 377,084 7.5%Grade 8 514 7.9% 366,690 7.2%Grade 9 540 8.3% 402,264 8.0%Grade 10 489 7.5% 350,372 6.9%Grade 11 418 6.4% 327,540 6.5%Grade 12 389 6.0% 301,245 6.0%

Ethnic Distribution:African American 44 0.7% 644,357 12.7%Hispanic 1,389 21.3% 2,597,524 51.3%White 4,866 74.7% 1,515,859 30.0%American Indian 53 0.8% 21,716 0.4%Asian 46 0.7% 183,395 3.6%Pacific Islander 5 0.1% 6,618 0.1%Two or More Races 107 1.6% 89,470 1.8%

Economically Disadvantaged 3,406 52.3% 3,054,741 60.4%Non-Educationally Disadvantaged 3,104 47.7% 2,004,198 39.6%English Language Learners (ELL) 418 6.4% 863,974 17.1%Students w/ Disciplinary Placements (2011-2012) 49 0.7% 87,292 1.7%At-Risk 2,199 33.8% 2,260,864 44.7%

Graduates (Class of 2012):Total Graduates 462 100.0% 292,636 100.0%

By Ethnicity (incl. Special Ed.):African American 5 1.1% 38,213 13.1%Hispanic 85 18.4% 131,106 44.8%White 356 77.1% 105,767 36.1%American Indian 8 1.7% 1,427 0.5%Asian 2 0.4% 10,871 3.7%Pacific Islander 0 0.0% 396 0.1%Two or More Races 6 1.3% 4,856 1.7%

By Graduation Type (incl. Special Ed.):Minimum H.S. Program 95 20.6% 57,010 19.5%Recommended H.S. Program/DAP 367 79.4% 235,626 80.5%

Special Education Graduates 39 8.4% 25,213 8.6%

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TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCYDistrict Name: GRANBURY ISD Texas Academic Performance ReportCounty Name: HOOD 2012-13 District ProfileDistrict Number: 111901

---------------- District ---------------- ------------------ State ------------------Student Information Count Percent Count Percent

Total Students: 6,510 100.0% 5,058,939 100.0%

Studentsby Grade:Early Childhood Education 20 0.3% 13,416 0.3%Pre-Kindergarten 198 3.0% 226,772 4.5%Kindergarten 480 7.4% 390,300 7.7%Grade 1 520 8.0% 396,661 7.8%Grade 2 502 7.7% 388,982 7.7%Grade 3 474 7.3% 382,780 7.6%Grade 4 487 7.5% 378,526 7.5%Grade 5 489 7.5% 376,252 7.4%Grade 6 470 7.2% 380,055 7.5%Grade 7 520 8.0% 377,084 7.5%Grade 8 514 7.9% 366,690 7.2%Grade 9 540 8.3% 402,264 8.0%Grade 10 489 7.5% 350,372 6.9%Grade 11 418 6.4% 327,540 6.5%Grade 12 389 6.0% 301,245 6.0%

Ethnic Distribution:African American 44 0.7% 644,357 12.7%Hispanic 1,389 21.3% 2,597,524 51.3%White 4,866 74.7% 1,515,859 30.0%American Indian 53 0.8% 21,716 0.4%Asian 46 0.7% 183,395 3.6%Pacific Islander 5 0.1% 6,618 0.1%Two or More Races 107 1.6% 89,470 1.8%

Economically Disadvantaged 3,406 52.3% 3,054,741 60.4%Non-Educationally Disadvantaged 3,104 47.7% 2,004,198 39.6%English Language Learners (ELL) 418 6.4% 863,974 17.1%Students w/ Disciplinary Placements (2011-2012) 49 0.7% 87,292 1.7%At-Risk 2,199 33.8% 2,260,864 44.7%

Graduates (Class of 2012):Total Graduates 462 100.0% 292,636 100.0%

By Ethnicity (incl. Special Ed.):African American 5 1.1% 38,213 13.1%Hispanic 85 18.4% 131,106 44.8%White 356 77.1% 105,767 36.1%American Indian 8 1.7% 1,427 0.5%Asian 2 0.4% 10,871 3.7%Pacific Islander 0 0.0% 396 0.1%Two or More Races 6 1.3% 4,856 1.7%

By Graduation Type (incl. Special Ed.):Minimum H.S. Program 95 20.6% 57,010 19.5%Recommended H.S. Program/DAP 367 79.4% 235,626 80.5%

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If you’re looking for a GED, associate’s degrees, specialized certifications, workforce training, continuing education and community education classes, including retirement planning classes, you’ll find them all here.

Weatherford CollegeSince opening in the fall of 2011 with 130 stu-

dents, the Granbury location’s popularity has grown steadily and reached 363 students in fall 2013.

While Hood County and Weatherford College have had a close relationship over the years, it wasn’t until 2013 that the Legislature officially put Hood County into Weatherford College’s ser-vice area.

That official status has given Weatherford Col-lege the foundation to build programs and in-crease options for Hood County residents.

Students can earn an associate’s degree with-out having to drive to the Weatherford campus.

The center offers a complement of credit and workforce and continuing education courses and programs. The college has a strong partnership with Tarleton State University.

“Students can transfer the core curriculum plus an additional 16 hours in business electives (to-ward the Tarleton business degree),” said David Russell, in charge of the Granbury campus.

Weatherford College has also partnered with Tarleton to offer an Associate of Arts in Teaching degree (AAT). The degree includes the common curriculum core classes and provides the intro-ductory preparation for students wanting to be-come certified teachers in Texas.

After completing the degree, students may ap-ply to the Tarleton Teacher Education Program and enroll in courses offered on the Weatherford College campus or transfer to another university to complete their bachelor’s degree and certifica-tion requirements.

Weatherford College officials plan for Hood County students to someday be able to earn bachelor’s and even master’s degrees at the local campus.

For more information call 817-598-6339 or go to www.wc.edu/locations/granbury.

Christian Women’s Job CorpsThe Christian Women’s Job Corps (CWJC) was

created in 2003 to help women in Hood County move forward from dependency to self-sufficien-cy by learning life and job skills.

To be admitted to the program, women must go through an application and interview process. Once accepted, participants attend a 12-week program to equip them to find a good job and learn skills to be self-sufficient and responsible to succeed in life.

CWJC also offers GED and various computer classes. Scholarships are available.

Women who have been helped in the past in-clude widows, single mothers with children, women with disabilities, abused women, women

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CWJC is a nonprofit organization and a partner agency of United Way of Hood County.

Offices are located at 1310 Weatherford High-way, Granbury.

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Anyone wishing to ride the city’s new, 21-seat tram need only flag it down to be transported to spots around the square and historic district.

Visitors to Granbury’s historic square can take a load off when taking home a load of shopping bags.

The city has purchased a new, 21-seat tram similar to the type used at Six Flags Over Texas.

The acquisition will be used to transport visi-tors to and from parking areas in the historic dis-trict around the square, primarily during spring, summer and fall.

“We’re trying to make access to our parking as convenient and user friendly as possible,” City Manager Wayne McKethan said.

“We understand that because of the populari-ty of the square, parking can be an issue, and that’s why we’ve added parking around the square. But we want to make sure that (visitors) find it easy to get to and that they do as much shopping as possible.”

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ORTHOPEDICS

1308E Paluxy Rd. • 817-579-3910Cody Hartshorn, M.D.

1308E Paluxy Rd. • 817-579-3906Corey Mark, M.D.

PAIN MANAGEMENT

1308E Paluxy Rd. • 817-579-7246Scott Thompson, M.D.

PULMONOLOGY

1200 Medical Plaza Ct. • 817-579-3994Ahmed Bhatti, M.D.

RHEUMATOLOGY

601 Fall Creek Hwy. • 817-579-3930Beth Valashinas, D.O.

HOSPITAL INFORMATION- 83 Licensed Beds

- Physicians: 78 Active / 60 Courtesy / 61 Consulting

- 400 hospital employees

- Fully accredited by The Joint Commission

- Each new physician brings economic growth to our community:

•4 New Physicians in 2011•4 New Physicians in 2012•3 New Physicians in 2013•1 New Physician Signed for 2014

- Approximately 2.5 employees needed per physician recruited - Plus, increased hospital positions to support needed services

SPECIALTIES:•Anesthesiology•Cardiology•Dermatology•Ear, Nose, & Throat•Emergency Medicine•Family Practice•Gastroenterology•General Surgery•Gynecology•Hospitalists•Internal Medicine•Nephrology•Neurological Surgery•Neurology•Obstetrics•Oncology•Ophthalmology•Orthopedic Surgery•Pain Medicine•Pediatrics•Plastic Surgery•Podiatry•Pulmonology•Radiology•Rheumatology•Sleep Medicine•Urology

To find a physician, please call 817.578.8900 or visit GranburyDocs.comFor more information, please visit LakeGranburyMedicalCenter.com

AtLakeGranburyMedicalCenter,you’llfindtheadvancedmedicalcare you need when you need it. A dedicated and experienced medical staff offers services ranging from emergency care and general surgery to cardiology and more. The quality care you need is right here at home.

Every year, we treat thousands of people from our community. And whilepatientsbenefitfromourbeingcloseby,it’stheentirecommunitythat prospers from our presence. Whether it’s through people we employ, the local businesses we use, or the charities we support, we’re committed to making our community a better place to live and work.

RECENT ADDITIONS INCLUDE:•Nationally Accredited Chest Pain

Center

•Nationally Accredited Sleep Lab

•Surgical Advancements

- Robot-Assisted Surgery - Computer-guided Surgery - Lap Band Surgery for weight loss - TIF Procedure for heartburn relief

•Lake Granbury Therapy Expansion- On Paluxy Highway, at Lake Granbury Fitness - In Acton, across from Fall Creek Medical Plaza - Glen Rose

•30-Minute ER Service Pledge

•Six Outpatient Imaging Locations- New Imaging Centers at Avalon & Paluxy

•New2ndMedicalOfficeBuilding(Open 2014)

NEWCOMERS &VISITORS GUIDE

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