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🌱 Why a Granbury meme arrest has residents worried about speaking up

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Good morning to you Granbury! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why a Granbury meme arrest has residents worried about speaking up
  • How a private Granbury course landed a nationally televised college tournament
  • How a rainy-night rescue brought one lost Granbury pup safely home

Also on today's calendar: December 2025 Spectrum Social Night and 4 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Thursday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 68 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 68, low: 35.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hood County Attorney Says Residents Are Afraid To Speak Out After ‘Meme' Arrest (dallasexpress.com) — Local officials are facing scrutiny after Hood County Attorney CJ Grisham said a resident felt too intimidated to criticize county employees over the arrest of Granbury activist Kolton Krottinger for a political meme. A judge found no probable cause, but prosecutors still plan to take the case to a grand jury in January. The sheriff insists the arrest followed Texas law and was not politically driven, keeping this a closely watched Granbury free-speech fight.
   

• Golf to host ‘fantasy land' Intercollegiate tournament in Fall 2026 (acuoptimist.com) — Granbury’s new Halbert National Golf Course will host a nationally televised ACU Intercollegiate golf tournament Oct. 19–21, 2026, bringing top college teams like Baylor, Oregon, and Texas A&M to town. The private, Tom Fazio–designed course will briefly open to showcase ACU’s rising golf programs and put both the university and Granbury on the Golf Channel stage.
   

• Scared Chihuahua Reunites With Her Worried Family After She Was Found as a Stray in the Rain (pethelpful.com) — A tiny Chihuahua named Queenie was rescued from the rain in Granbury and reunited with her worried family thanks to a Good Samaritan and an up-to-date microchip. The dog slipped out of a pet-friendly motel room, but Lucky Dog Rescue quickly stepped in, warmed her up, and contacted her owners. The story also highlights how better hotel pet policies could help prevent similar scares.
   

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  • Losing your partner is the worst thing that can happen to you.
    Everyone, please hold the person you’re with and make them feel loved cause one day they may not be there. Love you always Amy (Nextdoor Indian Harbor)
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    My wife and I were entering a restaurant when I met an old classmate of mine from high school who was leaving. We stopped to chat for a few minutes… (Nextdoor The Shores)
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