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‘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
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 Fourney native was hired
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
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
May baseball opens season with 7-3 win over O’Donnell
COLORADO CITY – The May Tigers opened their baseball season Thursday afternoon with a 7-3 neutral site victory over the O’Donnell Eagles May jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning then,
Brackets set for NJCAA DIII Women’s Basketball National Championship tournament at Coliseum March 11-14
The NJCAA Division III Women’s Basketball National Championship tournament teams have been announced. The NJCAA selection show for the tournament was broadcast live at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 4 from their national office in Charlotte, North Carolina
Project requests still being accepted for HPU’s annual community service day
Opportunities remain for organizations in the Brown County area to submit project requests for Howard Payne University’s William B. Dean, M.D. Community Impact Day, scheduled for Wednesday, March 25. The day will feature service projects conducted by
Early Town Center Boardwalk Grand Opening and MLF BASS Pro Tour Watch Party set for March 26-29
The Early Town Center Boardwalk Grand Opening and MLF BASS Pro Tour Watch Party is scheduled for the weekend of March 26-29 The Grand Opening is sponsored by 3M, Texas Bank, Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Early Municipal Development
HPU speech and debate earns honors at tournament
Howard Payne University’s Student Speaker Bureau speech and debate team competed recently at the Texas Intercollegiate Forensics Association Spring Championship tournament, held at Texas State University in San Marcos, bringing home significant awards. In his tournament debut
May All-District Basketball Selections
The following are the 21-A all-district basketball selections for the May Tigers and May Lady Tigers for the 2025-26 season. The Tigers finished the year with a 24-10 record, went undefeated in district en route to the
Lions golf teams place 2nd, 11th at Brock Battle at the Brazos
LIPAN – The Brownwood Lions ‘A’ golf team placed second at the Brock Battle at the Brazos Wednesday at Sugar Tree Golf Course with a 309 composite score, while the Lions ‘B’ team placed 11th with a
Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting set for March 10
Zoning Board of Adjustment Agenda Regular Meeting Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 4:00 p.m. Council Chambers, City Hall 501 Center Avenue, Brownwood, Texas 76801 The board may deliberate and/or act on the following items: Call to Order Items
