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LUKE CLAYTON: Outdoor Folks Make Friends Fast
Our Seventh Annual Outdoor Ron-de-Voux took place at the Top Rail Cowboy Church in Greenville this past weekend and, as the saying goes, a good time was had by all. The idea for the event started with

Lady Lions 4×200, 4×400 relays advance to finals of Texas Relays, 4×100 to compete Saturday
AUSTIN – The Brownwood Lady Lions 4×200 and 4×400 relay teams on Friday qualified for the Division I High School Girls finals of the 98th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, which will be run Saturday at Mike A.

Pfluger Fly-By: April 3, 2026
April 3, 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. After a few busy weeks in Washington, I was thrilled

Fifteen months into the job, Emily Fulton making her mark as Early band director
EARLY – As a December 2024 graduate of Abilene Christian University, Emily Fulton knew she eventually wanted to be a head band director. She didn’t expect it to happen so soon. The 23-year-old Forney native was hired

Multi-talented Connor Benoist finds home as Early assistant band director
EARLY – When Connor Benoist was a Florence High School student, Benoist got paid for helping tutor his classmates. Sort of. “I used to tutor my friends in math,” said Benoist, who is in his first year

Lions settle for district series split with Graham after 8-2 home loss
Looking to even their District 6-4A baseball record with their second win in a row, the Brownwood Lions instead encountered their eighth loss in the last nine games and were forced to split their league series with

Lady Lions suffer third one-run loss in district play, 2-1 to Glen Rose
The Brownwood Lady Lions left 10 base runners stranded, and were unable to push across the go-ahead run in the bottom of the seventh inning despite loading the bases with one out in a 2-1 loss to

Lady Lions place fifth, Lions come in seventh place at Wall Cotton Patch Relays
WALL – Short-handed with six entrants preparing for the Texas Relays Friday and Saturday, the Brownwood Lady Lions track and field team placed fifth at the Wall Cotton Patch Relays Thursday, while the Lions came in seventh

‘120 Years of Impact’ highlighted at annual Chamber banquet
Story, photos by Steve Nash – Special Contributor to BrownwoodNews.com With a theme of “120 Years of Impact,” the Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual banquet Thursday night at the Brownwood Event Center. Stephen Haynes

Nathan Moye named lone finalist for Blanket ISD Superintendent
The following information was shared on the Blanket Tigers & Lady Tigers Facebook page Thursday night: The Blanket ISD Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that Mr. Nathan Moye has been selected as the Lone Finalist

Brown County 4-H News: April 2
April 2026 April 3rd- Deadline to order State Validation Tags for Steers/Heifers April 3rd- Deadline to order State

Egg prices fall as supplies rebound
Egg prices have dropped sharply from last year’s record highs as national laying flocks continue to recover from widespread losses tied to highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI, said Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. Retail eggs averaged $2.50 per dozen

Rescheduled Storm Spotter Class on April 25
The National Weather Service and Brownwood Amateur Radio Club are hosting a Skywarn Storm Spotter Class at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 25 at Howard Payne University’s Newman Hall. The event was originally slated for March 21, but

Brookesmith One-Act Play earns bi-district championship
On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, Brookesmith High School students traveled to Marble Falls to participate in the Bi-District One-Act-Play competition. Brookesmith High School students won the Bi-District contest, in addition to Aidyn Barnett and Aryn Ribble each
