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Lions’ potential peeks through in successful scrimmage against Decatur
Brownwood fifth-year head coach Sammy Burnett feels the Lions have barely scratched the surface in terms of their potential, but their performance in Friday night’s initial scrimmage at Gordon Wood Stadium was good enough to produce a

Irrigation Water Contaminated
Some irrigation water in the Early, Texas area has been contaminated with a foreign substance. According to John Allen, General Manager of the Brown County Water Improvement District #1, a foreign substance was detected earlier today in

Court Records 8/12/22
The following cases were filed in the Brown County Clerk’s office from August 5 through August 11: Barkley, Ryan Mitchell, Appeal – City of Early, 2 counts Castillo, Daniel Alberto Jr., Driving While Intoxicated Portela, Isvan Munoz,

Bangs volleyball nets first two wins at Veribest tournament
VERIBEST – The Bangs Lady Dragons earned their first wins of the season Friday, taking two of three matches at the Veribest volleyball tournament, The Lady Dragons knocked off San Angelo TLCA and Rochelle before falling to

Lady Lions drop three matches at Wimberley tournament
WIMBERLEY – The Brownwood Lady Lions dropped their first three matches at the Wimberley volleyball tournament Friday, falling to Class 4A Needville, 4A Davenport and private school San Antonio Keystone. Brownwood (1-4) will resume tournament action Saturday.

HPU football kicks off preseason practice schedule
Coming off their best campaign since 2005, with even higher expectations entering head coach Jason Bachtel’s second full season at the helm, the Howard Payne Yellow Jackets began football practice for the 2022 regular season Thursday. “The



Lemonade Day is Saturday, Aug. 13 in Brownwood
Brown County youngsters have been presented the chance to learn how to run a business — and make some money for themselves — this summer. The Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce organized a local exercise of the

183 positive COVID results reported this week
In the last seven days, the Brownwood/Brown County Health Department received 183 positive COVID-19 test results. Of the 183 positives this week, 31 were PCR, and 152 were antigen. Of the total number of cases reported this

GRIDIRON GLANCE ’22: San Saba Armadillos
SAN SABA – Following four consecutive trips to the postseason, the task of keeping that playoff streak alive for the San Saba Armadillos is expected to be a tougher chore during the 2022 campaign. San Saba, which

Brown County 4-H News: Aug. 11
DATES TO REMEMBER August 15 – Deadline to Submit Project Proficiency Award Form 22 – Deadline to Order State Lamb & Goat Tags 22 – Deadline to Order Heifer UINs for Fall Validation 27 – Brown County

It’s big, but it’s not a ‘murder hornet’
Each summer since the release of information about Northern giant hornets being found in Washington state in 2020, Texas A&M AgriLife entomologists have been inundated with questions and reported sightings. Many insects are being mistaken for the