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Lady Lions 4×200 relay places third at Texas Relays, Sparks finishes seventh in pole vault
AUSTIN – The Brownwood Lady Lions 4×200 relay placed third, and Grace Sparks came in seventh in the pole vault Saturday before rainy conditions, a damp track, and the impending District 6-4A meet led to an early

PHOTOS: Great Easter Egg Hunt in Early
Due to recent rains, the egg hunt at the Early Town Center was replaced by an egg giveaway, trick or treat style, at the Early Boardwalk Saturday afternoon. The event was formerly held at Coggin Park in

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.

Fifteen months into the job, Emily Fulton making her mark as Early band director
Story, photos by Steve Nash – Special Contributor to BrownwoodNews.com 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

Lady Lions suffer one-run losses to Anderson-Shiro, Ingram Moore at Llano tournament
LLANO – The Brownwood Lady Lions came up short in both their Friday outings at the Llano softball tournament, falling by one run to Anderson-Shiro, 2-1, and Ingram Moore, 5-4. All four of the tournament games for

Lions score seven runs in bottom of fifth to storm past Pflugerville Hendrickson, 11-7
KILLEEN – Trailing by six to start the contest, the Brownwood Lions scored 11 of the game’s final 12 runs – including seven in the decisive bottom of the fifth inning – to rally for an 11-7

No. 21 May Tigers rally in fourth quarter for 47-41 area championship win over Neches
CHINA SPRING – Trailing by four points heading into the fourth period, the No. 21 May Tigers outscored Neches 17-7 over the final eight minutes to secure a Class A Division I Region III area basketball championship

Early softball knocks off Windthorst, Pampa at Iowa Park tournament
IOWA PARK – The Early Lady Horns softball team reached double figures in the win column Friday with victories over Windthorst and Pampa at the Iowa Park tournament. Early started its second day at the Iowa Park

HPU to host spring preview days March 4, 21, 28
Howard Payne University will host three prospective student preview days in March. These preview days will provide opportunities to visit campus and learn more about the HPU student experience. The Yellow Jacket Preview Days will include Junior

Leslie Rios earns second straight state powerlifting berth, Lady Lions third as a team at regionals
DUBLIN – For the second year in a row, Leslie Rios is headed to the Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association state meet, and the Brownwood Lady Lions finished third as a team at the Class 4A

Lady Jackets defeat East Texas Baptist, 60-58, to advance to ASC basketball championship game
ABILENE – The Howard Payne Lady Jackets will have an opportunity to capture their first American Southwest Conference basketball championship in 15 years, as they advanced to Saturday’s tournament final with a 60-58 semifinal victory over the

Court Records 2/27/26
The following cases were filed in the Brown County Clerk’s office from February 20 through February 26: Estrada-Lara, Alberto, Failure to Identify Giving False Information Carr, David Alan III, Declaration of Nolle Prosequi – Terroristic Threat of

Lady Horns track and field places second as a team at Ronnie Fowlkes Invitational
The Early Lady Horns track and field team placed second at the Ronnie Fowlkes Invitational hosted by Bangs High School Thursday. Results are as follows: Shot Put 2nd – Jamie Vassar – 36′ 8″ 4th – Ellie

Brownwood High announces February 2026 Students of the Month
Brownwood High School (BHS) has announced their February 2026 Students of the Month. BHS is proud of these students and their accomplishments. The following students were recognized: 9th: Audrey Keas Landry Ross 10th Samantha Estades Reece Davis