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No. 12 Lady Lions knock off 5A No. 10 Abilene Wylie, 50-35, for sixth straight win
The Class 4A No. 12 Brownwood Lady Lions pushed their win streak to a season-best six games with a 50-35 home victory over Class 5A No. 10 Abilene Wylie Friday afternoon at Warren Gym. Tied at 5

Court Records 12/19/25
The following cases were filed in the Brown County Clerk’s office from December 12 through December 18: Keith, Jacob Paul, Theft of Property < $100 Keith, Jacob Paul, Assault Causes Bodily Injury Maxwell, Lily Katelin, Failure to

LETTERS TO SANTA: Bangs JB Stephens Elementary
The BrownwoodNews.com annual holiday tradition continues as Brown County students share their Christmas wishes with Santa Claus:

Two-vehicle accident on Austin Avenue near Academy of Freedom
First responders were on the scene shortly before 3:30 p.m. Monday, where a two-vehicle accident occurred on Austin Avenue just in front of the Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom. No major injuries were reported, but one person

Richland Springs seeks 10th state title, and to prevent a Jayton repeat
The Richland Springs Coyotes’ bid to extend their record of six-man state championships to 10 takes them to AT&T Stadium in Arlington Wednesday, where the reigning Class A Division II state champion Jayton Jaybirds await in the

Commissioners Reinstate Burn Ban
At today’s meeting of the Brown County Commissioners Court, approval was given to the reinstatement of a burn ban in Brown County. The burn ban has been off for a couple of months following heavy rains in

American Legion Eagle Scout of the Year applications being accepted
We are at that time of year that we should be communicating with the local Scouting America (formerly Boy Scouts of America) Councils to determine if any have Eagle Scouts who would be interested in applying for

Toys for Kids Special Requests List
Sunday evening, Brown County Toys for Kids revealed the following special requests for Christmas gifts. Trampoline Push Car Dollhouse LOL Dollhouse Barbie Clay bead kit Basketball Cards Push Toy Nike Shoes (Black or White) Size 8 men’s

Pfluger Fly-By Newsletter: December 12, 2025
December 12, 2025 Friend, Welcome back to the Pfluger Fly-By, a roundup of events and updates to keep you informed about everything I’m doing week by week to represent you in Congress. It was another busy week

‘Out of the Box’ with Dallas Huston: Army-Navy Game
I want to give credit where credit is due. I’ve known of the Army-Navy game since day one. I mean, since I was a little kid and I couldn’t tell you who won the game or who

LUKE CLAYTON: Comical Occurrences in the Outdoors
As an outdoors writer for the past forty years and a lifelong outdoors person, I have more than my share of downright comical things that occurred while spending time hunting, fishing, and kicking around the outdoors. I’m

WEEKLY SPORTS SCHEDULE – Dec. 15-21
Monday, Dec. 15 GIRLS BASKETBALL Brownwood vs. La Vernia (at Junction), 6:30 p.m. *** Tuesday, Dec. 16 GIRLS BASKETBALL Early at Peaster, 6:15 p.m. Bangs at Ballinger, 6:15 p.m. Brookesmith at Priddy, 6 p.m. Sidney at Blanket,

HOOPS ROUNDUP: Brookesmith girls, Zephyr boys and girls, and May boys and girls finish weekend with wins
Zephyr Lady Bulldogs 35, Gorman 31 ZEPHYR – The Zephyr Lady Bulldogs captured the championship of their own tournament Saturday with a 35-31 victory over Gorman. The Lady Bulldogs led 9-7 after one quarter, 22-16 at halftime,

Lions conclude Brady tournament with 65-55 victory over San Angelo Central JV
BRADY – The Brownwood Lions concluded their stay at the Brady tournament Saturday with a 65-55 triumph over the San Angelo Central JV. Brownwood jumped out to a 21-13 advantage after one period, which stood at 34-31

2,000 wreaths placed on veterans’ graves at Greenleaf Cemetery
The Welcome W. Chandler Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas held a Wreaths Across America observation at Greenleaf Cemetery Saturday morning, followed the placement of 2,000 wreaths on the graves on military veterans. Matthew