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No. 8 Lions double up Mineral Wells, 6-3, for 11th straight victory
MINERAL WELLS – The No. 8 Brownwood Lions have reached the halfway point of the District 6-4A baseball slate with a flawless league record thanks to their 11th consecutive victory overall, 6-3 over the Mineral Wells Rams
UNDER THE STETSON: Bologna and Bread
This past weekend we had a reunion of sorts for the 91,92,93 TIAA Conference three – peat baseball Champions at Howard Payne University. The teams were recognized prior to Howard Payne’s double header against LeTourneau University as
Lady Lions stave off Stephenville, 5-3, to even district record
The see-saw experience for the Brownwood Lady Lions through the first half of District 6-4A softball action continued Thursday night, as head coach Cherita Munguia’s squad held on for a 5-3 victory over the Stephenville Honeybees
Court Records 3/28/24
The following cases were filed in the Brown County Clerk’s office from March 22 through March 27: Winters, John Carter, Appeal – JP 3 – Speeding Evans, Dustin, Declaration of Nolle Prosequi, 3 counts Cagle, Summer, Declaration
Brownwood High School One-Act Play Advances to Area
The Brownwood High School (BHS) Theatre program is thrilled to announce that the Lion Varsity Players and their One-Act Play (OAP) had an exceptional day at the UIL Bi-District contest on Wednesday. The BHS OAP “Jane Eyre”
1,684 ballots cast, two days remaining in early voting
On Wednesday, 249 early voting ballots were cast ahead of the March 5 Primary Election – 240 Republican and 9 Democrat – to bring the total to 1,684 with two days remaining. Early voting hours at the
Fishing Reports 2/28/24
The following fishing reports are provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the week of February28: LAKE BROWNWOOD GOOD. Water stained; 59 degrees; 8.85 feet below pool. Black bass to 7.89 pounds are good on
BHS recognizes February Teacher and Staff Member of the Month
Brownwood High School (BHS) recently recognized their Teacher and Staff Member of the Month for February 2024. Teacher Amy Goodgoin and staff member Ashley Ware were selected to receive the honor. The recognition includes a $150 check
MICHAEL BUNKER: S.S. Died
I’m starting a trend here. I’ve written a couple of columns in the last month about people who died, and maybe nobody ever wrote anything about when S.S. died in October of 1935. I wrote my first
Brown County Sheriff’s Report: Feb. 28
On Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at approximately 4:42 p.m., Deputy Francisco Valencia was dispatched a call regarding harassment, that could be handled by phone call. The complainant stated she was being harassed by her ex-boyfriend via phone
Alumni panelists featured at HPU’s recent Black History Luncheon
Howard Payne University recently hosted a Black History Luncheon featuring a panel of HPU alumni who shared stories about their time at HPU and how it impacted them throughout their careers. The panelists were Rev. L.J. Clayton Jr. ’78
Six Lions receive all-district basketball accolades
Six members of the Brownwood Lions basketball team received All-District 6-4A boys basketball honors from the coaches of the league. Landing on the second team from Brownwood were senior Hayden Noe, senior Morsello Hooker, and junior Casey
Smokehouse Creek Fire in Panhandle second-largest wildfire in Texas history at 500,000 acres
According to Twitter posts by the Texas A&M Forest Service, as of 8 a.m. Wednesday the Smokehouse Creek Fire is showing an estimated 500,000 acres scorched, the second-largest wildfire in Texas history, with 0 percent containment. Fire
Eight Longhorns earn all-district basketball honors
District 8-3A all-district boys basketball honors were recently revealed and eight Early Longhorns received accolades. Early’s Kamden Gamblin was selected the league’s MVP, Dalton Adams and Andrew Caten were named to the first-team, Rohyn Price was a
Brownwood JV tennis earns three silver medals at Waco Invitational
The Brownwood JV tennis team put forth a solid effort at the Waco High Invitational earlier this week, bringing home a trio of silver medals. Finishing second were Kris Koepp in Boys Singles A, Zoe Smith in