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🌱 Why Glen Rose ranks among Texas’s safest, most surprising small towns

Glen Rose, Texas Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Glen Rose! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Glen Rose ranks among Texas’s safest, most surprising small towns

Also on today's calendar: 2026 ITLA International Championship Show and Convention and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Humid with showers, with a high of 73 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Sunday: Humid with a passing shower, temps: high: 79, low: 62.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Safest Small Towns In Texas (worldatlas.com) — Glen Rose earns a spot among Texas’s safest small towns, with violent and property crime rates staying well below statewide averages over multiple years. The piece also highlights why people visit, from Dinosaur Valley State Park and Fossil Rim Wildlife Center to the historic Somervell County Courthouse and Barnard’s Mill, underscoring how much this small community offers within a short drive of downtown.
   

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

  • "Madelocal" is a new app helping find amazing local food near you!
    Find Pasture raised eggs, sourdough, farmer's markets and more on the made local app or at www.buymadelocal.com - founded in Granbury Texas and... (More info)

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • CFW: Construction Training Academy
    The City of Fort Worth is launching a new Construction Training Academy to help contractors locate, qualify for, and bid on City construction… (Nextdoor )
  • CFW: Turn Around, Don't Drown.
    Each year, more deaths occur due to flooding than from any other thunderstorm-related hazard, because people underestimate the force and power of… (Nextdoor )
  • Vistra Corp. posted a job opening for Sr. Nuclear Instructor - I&C (Comanche Peak) in Glen Rose. Apply here.
  • Rogers Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Overnight Heavy Equipment Operator- Glen Rose Texas in Glen Rose. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Glen Rose here.

🗞 Nearby News

Granbury

Cleburne

  • Cleburne counselor donates kidney to Crowley police officer – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (nbcdfw.com)
  • Heaviest Rain in Over Two Months Drenches Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano and McKinney Thursday Morning as Lightning Strikes Tarrant County and Flooding Concerns Grow Across the Metroplex (newsbreak.com)
  • Hernandez to continue development with The Keller Depot (communityimpact.com)

Ok Glen Rose! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Glen Rose

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Glen Rose

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.