The fun has just begun - Folks fill the streets to enjoy Granbury's annual 4th of July celebration Friday afternoon on the Granbury square. The celebration could attract 60,000 visitors over the three-day event.
Photo By Mary Vinson
Breaking News One more chance for Dana (Posted Fri 10:40 am) According to her mother, Dana Vollmer will compete in one final event, the 50-meter freestyle, in the Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Neb. this weekend.
The swimmer from Granbury is seeded 16th in the event and needs to win to secure an automatic berth on the U.S. Team roster at next month's Olympics. Preliminaries are Saturday morning at 11, semifinals Saturday at 7 p.m. and finals Sunday at 7 p.m. She must make the top 16 to reach the semifinals and top eight for finals.
Vollmer said her difficult week at the Trials has been as much a mystery to her as those watching. She added that until she gets a chance to evaluate her performance more, she's not offering any public speculations.
"It hasn't gone as I expected," Vollmer said. "I wouldn't want to say [what went wrong]. I know I have the speed."
Vollmer is in her third Olympic Trials since 2000. She qualified for the 2004 Olympics by winning the 200 freestyle in Long Beach, Calif. and went on to win a gold medal as part of the 800 free relay in Athens.
Update Fourth Schedule (Posted Thu 09:31 pm) Click Here for schedule. Read Schedule
Vice President Edwards? (Posted Thu 08:52 pm) Vice President Chet Edwards? It's possible. The Democratic congressman from Waco, who also serves Hood County, is considered on presidential candidate Barack Obama's short list for a running mate.
Law to head Tarrant appraisal district (Posted Thu 08:48 pm) Hood County chief appraiser Jeff Law is moving up -- way up. He has been chosen to lead the Tarrant County Appraisal District effective Aug. 1. Law, 41, lives in Burleson and has been chief appraiser here for about 10 years.
Police question person a second time, according to relative of victim (Posted Tue 12:00 pm) Authorities have questioned a person a second time about the recent double murder in Granbury, a relative of one of the victims said.
It's unknown, however, if the person is a suspect.
Shawna Rachelle Ferris, 35, and Robyn DeAnn Richter, 32, were found murdered in Richter's SUV Saturday morning, June 28. They were found slumped down in the front seat of the vehicle in front of Bear's Plumbing, near Miyako Restaurant off South Morgan St. They had gunshot wounds to their heads.
Police believe the local women were targeted for a specific reason, and that this is not a case of a killer targeting women in general.
Services for Richter are Tuesday, July 8 at 2 p.m. in the Granbury Church of Christ.
Fruit, vegetable show July 7 (Posted 6/23/2008 10:40 am) Proud of those tomatoes? You've have a chance to show off those tasty orbs at the annual Hood County Fruit and Vegetable Show Monday, July 7 at the Opal Durant Acton Nature Center, 6430 Smokey Hill Circle in Acton. For more information call 817-579-3280.
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