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In honor of Cinco de Mayo, I was thinking about Mexican food. By the way, they had some good stuff…
The Brownwood Library held its fourth annual Reading for The Roses: a Kentucky Derby Party, on Saturday at the Brownwood…
Regional track and field meets were held across the state Friday and Saturday, and the following local athletes in the…
The Heartland REALTORS are seeking project requests from non-profits in the Brown, Comanche, Coleman, McCulloch, Mills, San Saba, or Eastland…
*** Monday, May 4 BASEBALL BI-DISTRICT PLAYOFFS Coleman vs. Stamford (Game 3 at Eula), 4:30 p.m. Goldthwaite vs. Granger (Game…
LUBBOCK – The Brownwood Lady Lions track and field program continued its trend of encore performances Saturday as, after…
Tightly contested races for the Bangs City Council, Bangs ISD Board of Trustees and Early ISD Board of Trustees were…
Nearly 80 images, courtesy of BrownwoodNews.com Special Contributor Steve Nash, of the annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration in Downtown Brownwood,…
The Trickham Cemetery Association soon will renovate the historic Trickham Community Center, thanks to a $39,208 grant from the Lower…
As National Travel and Tourism Week unfolds from May 3-9, 2026, Visit Early is excited to celebrate the vital role…
The modern-day eastern turkey restocking program that began back in 1979 has been successful in some areas and somewhat of…
The following information was provided by the Brown County Sheriff’s Office: On 04/27/26, at approximately 0816 hours, Deputy Ethan Fox…
Article by Jan Green We leave April and the April showers behind us as we venture into May. Our early…
LUBBOCK – The Brownwood Lady Lions still have 16 opportunities to advance to the UIL Class 4A Track and Field…
On Friday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) announced Ms. Judy Aguado Mendoza as the winner of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition in…
Article by Sara Musgrove “When kids move to learn, they do better in school” (Nguyen par 1). Most children are…
The May Independent School District soon will transform an empty lot into a greenspace featuring three solar charging hubs to…
The Central Texas Veterans Memorial soon will construct a steel and metal pavilion to provide a shaded space for visitors…
Story, photo courtesy of Steve Nash – Special Contributor to BrownwoodNews.com On his 15th birthday, Timothy James Basham walked out…
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Lena Dell Gage
Lena Dell Gage, a cherished mother and grandmother, will leave a profound void in the hearts of all who knew…
Friou Allen
Friou Allen, 73, passed away on May 4, 2026. Family will host a visitation from 6:00-8:00 pm on Thursday, May…
Dora Newman
Dora Ann Jones Newman, a beloved member of the Coleman community and cherished matriarch, passed away on May 2, 2026,…
Sherry Phillips
Sherry Alana Phillips, 81, passed away on April 30, 2026. Family will host a visitation at 10 am on Wednesday,…
Edwin Earl Baker
It is with great sadness and deep faith that we announce the passing of our beloved Edwin E. “Ed” Baker,…
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Lady Lions replicate Region I-4A championship performance, send 5 entrants to state track meet
May 3, 2026
LUBBOCK – The Brownwood Lady Lions track and field program continued its trend of encore performances Saturday as, after
PHOTOS: Cinco de Mayo in Downtown Brownwood
May 3, 2026
Nearly 80 images, courtesy of BrownwoodNews.com Special Contributor Steve Nash, of the annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration in Downtown Brownwood,
PHOTOS: 7th Annual Bull Bash
April 25, 2026
More than 70 images from Saturday night’s action at the Brown County Fairgrounds:
PHOTOS: Penatuhkah Comanche Trails Grand Opening at Early Town Center
April 24, 2026
Images from Friday’s ceremony, courtesy of Stuart Morris Saturday’s schedule of events is as follows: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM–Browse vendors on
BROWN COUNTY HISTORY: Byrds Store
April 23, 2026
James Byrd moved his family from Tennessee to Missouri. From Missouri, some of the children wound up in Texas, and
PHOTOS: Lionettes Spring Show
April 18, 2026
Nearly 100 images from Saturday night’s performance at the Brownwood High School Auditorium to conclude the 2025-26 season for the
‘Out of the Box’ with Dallas Huston: Mexican Food
In honor of Cinco de Mayo, I was thinking about Mexican food. By the way, they had some good stuff downtown, but at one time there wasn’t any Mexican food – at least in Brownwood.…
DIANE ADAMS: FM 1467 – A pioneer route along Blanket Creek
“Farm to Market Road 1467 between Blanket and Zephyr is nine and one-tenth miles long. Part of this road was the old Zephyr — Brownwood road, over which covered wagons travelled for many years,” reads…
UNDER THE STETSON: Rudolph
What I am about to admit to may cost me some street cred and raise a few eyebrows, but I sat on my couch for ninety minutes last night with my dog Cash and watched…
THE IDLE AMERICAN: Never say never – really?
Whoops! I almost used the age-old idiom about never saying never. First in print back in the 14 th century, it was featured in 2020 as background music for the popular movie, The Karate Kid . It is familiar to…
LUKE CLAYTON: The .410 Shotgun – No Longer a Pea Shooter!
The modern-day eastern turkey restocking program that began back in 1979 has been successful in some areas and somewhat of a bust in others. In earlier days, pen raised domestic birds were introduced in the…
Pfluger Fly-By: April 24, 2026
April 24, 2026 Friend, Welcome back to the Pfluger Fly-By, a weekly roundup of the work I am doing to represent you and our communities in Congress. I was thrilled to be joined by both…
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Brown County 4-H News: April 30
May 2026 May 1st- Deadline to enter D7 Photography Contest May 1st– Deadline for Horse Validation May…
PHOTOS: Brownwood Claybird Club hosts American Legion benefit
The Brownwood Claybird Club was the site of the American Legion Post 196 Shotgun Shootout benefit Saturday. Funds were raised to assist the American Legion in providing assistance for Veterans Affairs and Rehab, National Security, Preserving Americanism,…
Brown County Sheriff’s Report: May 2
The following information was provided by the Brown County Sheriff’s Office: On 04/27/26, at approximately 0816 hours, Deputy Ethan Fox was dispatched to the intersection of Cr 180 and Cr 197 regarding an Illegal Dumping. Deputy Fox…
MLF Fisheries Management Division enhances Lake Brownwood Habitat
The Major League Fishing (MLF) Fisheries Management Division (FMD) completed a collaborative habitat restoration project at Lake Brownwood last week, further advancing conservation efforts that began in 2024 during the 2024 MLF Team Series Patriot Cup. Supported by Berkley Labs…
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Statewide News
Governor Abbott Statement On Camp Mystic Closure
AUSTIN — Governor Greg Abbott today released the following statement after Camp Mystic announced it has withdrawn its renewal application…
Governor Abbott, HHSC Announce $60 Million In Federal Funding To ‘Make Rural Texans Healthy Again’
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott recently announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is making $60 million in…
DPS Graduates New K-9 Teams Now Set to Deploy Across Texas
AUSTIN – Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) recently graduated nine new K-9 teams and four certified K-9 Tech Trainers,…
Texas Economy Hits Record $2.9 Trillion
AUSTIN ‒ Governor Greg Abbott recently celebrated the strength of the Texas economy as preliminary estimates from the U.S. Bureau of…
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