Hood County News
PublisherSam Houston
EditorRoger Enlow
Sports editorRick Mauch
Headquarters
  • 1501 S. Morgan
  • PO Box 879
  • Granbury, Texas 76048
  • (817) 573-7066
  • (800) 588-7066
  • (817) 279-8371
Circulation5,580 (as of 2023)[1]
Websitehcnews.com

Hood County News is an American twice weekly newspaper serving Granbury and Hood County, Texas.

History

The newspaper is descended from the Granbury Vidette, established by W. L. Bond and Francis Edward Garland in November 1872, and the Granbury News, established by J. D. Ballard around 1884. In 1878, Ashley W. Crockett, a grandson of Davy Crockett, was associated with the Granbury Vidette, which he took over completely by August 1883. It also descends from other newspapers, through a series of mergers and other ownership changes, and name changes. Under the ownership of Hood County News, Incorporated, it began its current form in November 1970.[2]

The paper won a number of awards at the 2010 convention of the Texas Press Association.[3] It also prints the Texas Press Messenger for Texas Press Association.[4]

References

  1. ^ "2023 Texas Newspaper Directory". Texas Press Association. Archived from the original on 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  2. ^ Kleiner, Diana J. (December 1, 2015). "HOOD COUNTY NEWS". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "NETPA holds convention in McKinney, announces winners". April 15, 2010. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  4. ^ "Upcoming Awards". Texas Press Messenger. Texas Press Service. February 7, 2014. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-26. Texas Press Messenger, 2014 (ISSN 1521-7523). Published monthly by Texas Press Service, a business affiliate of Texas Press Association. Periodicals postage paid at Austin, Texas, and additional mailing office, USPS 541-440. Printed by Hood County News in Granbury, Texas
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