Law Enforcement arrests and reports released Thursday, September 2, 2010.

Wednesday, September 1

*Brownwood Police arrested 17-year-old Jesse James Hansen for Assault Causing Bodily Injury Family Violence.

Thursday, September 2

*Texas Department of Public Safety arrested 20-year-old Alejandro Rodriguez Diaz for Possession of Marijuana, less than 2 oz.

*Texas Department of Public Safety arrested 18-year-old David Lee Fuentes for Possession of Marijuana, less than 2 oz.

The Howard Payne University Social Work Advisory Board recently presented the Spirit of Social Work Award to Miriam Rendon-McClendon, of San Antonio.

Rendon-McClendon spent the majority of her career working for the Texas Youth Commission. She is a 1969 graduate of HPU and earned her master’s degree from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio.

“Mrs. Rendon-McClendon was selected based upon her outstanding career and great contributions to the field of social work,” said, Dan Humeniuk, chair of HPU’s social work department and associate professor of social work.

The HPU Social Work Advisory Board is comprised of 11 local individuals who have an interest in the social work profession and HPU.

A Richland Springs man passed away Thursday morning from injuries he sustained in a head-on vehicle collision that occurred in Brown County on Wednesday morning.

47-year-old Robert Louis Ferguson was airlifted to Hendrick Medical Center after the crash and was pronounced dead at 3:50am Thursday as a result of his injuries.  His body was taken to Howell-Duran Funeral Home in San Saba.

The Texas Department of Public Safety reports that the crash occurred around 5:25am Wednesday morning three miles south of Brownwood on Highway 45 near mile marker 350.

Reports indicate that Ferguson was driving his 1997 Toyota Avalon southbound when it collided head-on with a 2008 Jeep Wrangler going northbound which was driven by 45-year-old Susan Free of San Saba.

Colonel Russell O. Fudge, a Pacific War Veteran and the first director of the Douglas MacArthur of Freedom at Howard Payne University, was awarded the Commemorative VJ Day Medal by the VFW Post 3278. The ceremony was held on Thursday, September 2, at the Songbird Lodge in Brownwood.  VJ Day marks the 65th anniversary of the victory over Japan and the end of World War II.

Below are the fishing reports for area lakes as reported by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department this week.

Lake Brownwood

Water clear; 90 degrees; 7.69' low. Black bass are good on Bass Hogg spinnerbaits near the docks, and on Pig Sticker Shaky Heads with Grande Bass 4" watermelon red Trickster Worms near the docks and rocks and over brush piles in 12 – 15 feet. Hybrid striper are fair trolling and drifting shad. White bass are good on Li'l Fishies and Persuader crankbaits off lighted docks at night. Crappie are good on Li'l Fishies and minnows over brush piles in 10 – 18 feet. Channel catfish are fair on trotlines baited with cut bait and chicken livers in 12 – 20 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with cut bait and chicken livers.

For over 5 years now, the Brownwood area Fellowship of Christian Athletes Leadership Board has been raising the funds and prayerfully preparing the way for the vision of one day calling a full time FCA staff member to serve as an Area Representative to the twenty different schools in Brown, Comanche, Coleman, McCulloch, and Mason counties.

The local FCA Leadership Board has grown to fourteen strong. The influential members of our communities include Kirk and Darlene Wall, Dr. Rick Evans, Kevin Gabaree, Ricky Cavitt, Dr. Carol Boren, Bill and Ann Slaymaker, Stephen Haynes, and Dr. Brad Johnson all of Brownwood, Tracey Carrier and Joe Baucom of Early, Robert Damron of Blanket, and Tony Daniel of Comanche. This past January, the Board began to accept resumes, interview the applicants, and take the next step in bringing a full time FCA employee to the Brownwood area. After an intense hiring process, the Board narrowed down the finalists in April and is pleased to announce their decision in calling Corbin Young to be Brownwood’s first ever FCA Area Representative.

The excitement of the first week of school was heightened at Brownwood Middle School, as 8th graders were issued a new piece of equipment, a Macbook laptop.   249 laptops were checked out to an enthusiastic group of students.

“I already see positive changes,” said Principal, Bryan Allen.

“There is a great sense of pride that the students display for having them.  It's too soon to tell for sure, but I think we're going to have more responsible students, because they want to do everything they can to not lose privileges with the laptops.”

Brownwood Lion fans, it’s time to pull together and help the Lions get some great television coverage as they beat the Graham Steers Friday night!

Each week, Bigcountryhomepage.com Sports allows their viewers to select the Sonic "Game of the week." The Game of the Week will receive extended highlights and coverage during the BCH Sports 90-Minute Marathon on Friday Nights. If you want your favorite team, the BROWNWOOD LIONS, featured during KFX, Football Xtreme OT, and Friday Night Live, then vote now and vote often! Polls opened Monday and will only remain open through Friday Morning.

The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department released bird hunting reports in several areas across the state on the first day of dove season.  Post your Brown County reports with this story on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/brownwoodnews

Central Zone Dove: Shoots were fast around San Antonio. A few mourners flew early, but the brunt of the flight was whitewings about 30 minutes after sunrise. Cut corn was the ticket near Castroville and Pleasanton. Sabinal, Hondo and Uvalde saw good shoots as well. Afternoon hunters saw a steady flight as well. Fields north of Houston in the Cypress area were fair to good. The Hankamer and Devers area just north of IH-10 saw steady flights. Steady flights of mourners kept shooters in the field through mid-morning and resulted in good hunts south of Austin. Hunters situated around ponds and tanks took good numbers of mourning dove near Marlin and Waco. Sealy hunters saw their best action around treelines and cut rice fields for whitewings. Brenham hunters enjoyed easy limits of whitewings. Harrison County hunters saw limited flights of mourners. Plowed ground held limits of mourners near Sulphur Springs. Prospects are fair to good.

Law Enforcement arrests and reports released Wednesday, September 1, 2010.

Friday, August 27

* The Brown County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of theft from a vehicle at the Blanket school during a high school football game.  The report states that two men broke the passenger window of a vehicle in the parking lot and stole a purse.   The suspects also reportedly entered the visiting team’s bus that was parked nearby.  The incident is under investigation.

Monday, August 30

* The Brown County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a burglary on Julia Court.  The victim reported that electronics and household items totaling almost $3500 had been stolen.

* The Brown County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of theft from some property off of FM 2940.  The report states that someone went on the property and stole electric motors, and electric box, about 500 feet of electric cable from pump jacks on an oil lease.  The incident is under investigation.

Dr. Mark Denison, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Conroe, Texas, gave the convocation address at Howard Payne University’s Fall Academic Convocation on September 1, 2010. Academic Convocation marks the first chapel service of the 2010-11 school year. Faculty and various administrators donned academic regalia for the service held in Mims Auditorium.