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OPENING MEETINGS ACT LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST CITY OF GRANBURY

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Thursday, April 23, 2026
Four Granbury residents filed suit April 10 against the City of Granbury, Mayor Jim Jarratt, Mayor Pro Tem Bruce Wadley, several city council members, and City Manager Chris Coffman, alleging that the city violated the Texas Open Meetings Act in its handling of a proposed data center and the...
During her presentation, Ellen Goodwin points to a Civil War-era quilt made by Susan Robb for her stepson, William Henry Robb, who served in the Confederate Army. The quilt is now housed at the quilt museum at Texas Tech University. PHOTO BY JEFF HURT

During her presentation, Ellen Goodwin points to a Civil War-era quilt made by Susan Robb for her stepson, William Henry Robb, who served in the Confederate Army. The quilt is now housed at the quilt museum at Texas Tech University. PHOTO BY JEFF HURT

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“A Stitch in History”

Jeff Hurt I
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Members of the local Delta Kappa Gamma sorority group and area Daughters of the Republic of Texas gathered at the Rotan Methodist Church for their regular meeting and a program that centered on quilting as both craft and historical record.
WHISKEY IS FOR DRINKING. WATER IS FOR FIGHTING.

WHISKEY IS FOR DRINKING. WATER IS FOR FIGHTING.

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WHISKEY IS FOR DRINKING. WATER IS FOR FIGHTING.

Suzanne Bellsnyder
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Lately, no matter where I go—community events, policy meetings, conferences, or even just visiting with folks—the same topic keeps coming up.Data centers. And we’re talking about them in a way that tells you people can feel something shifting, even if they don’t yet have the words to explain it.

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Gallagher outlines early facility concepts for Roby CISD

Jeff Hurt |
Thursday, April 23, 2026
As considerations and discussions continue to evolve for Roby CISD, trustees heard an early-stage facilities presentation during a last week’s board meeting as Gallagher Construction representatives walked through preliminary concepts intended to spark discussion about long-range campus planning.
Lenice Dennis and Dot Harris show off one of Ellen Goodwi's quilts, who brought several family quilts to share during her presentation, using them to highlight how quilts preserve memory and history across generations PHOTO BY JEFF HURT

Lenice Dennis and Dot Harris show off one of Ellen Goodwi's quilts, who brought several family quilts to share during her presentation, using them to highlight how quilts preserve memory and history across generations PHOTO BY JEFF HURT

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“A Stitch in History”

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Thursday, April 23, 2026
Quilts, Ellen Goodwin told a gathering of DAR and DKG members last week, are not just fabric — they are family memory you can hold in your hands. Her program at Rotan Methodist Church traced the craft from unfinished projects in her own attic to a Texas quilt mentioned in a will dated 1779.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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Thursday, April 16, 2026
• Aspermont Prom!• Rotan Prom!April 28th• Aspermont City Council Meeting rescheduled for today at 6pmMay 4th - STAR WARS DAY • ROBY SENIOR DECISION DAY! 9 am - May the 4th be with you!May7 th• wRoby Sports Banquet 6:30 pmMay9 th• Roby Prom!