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Lions baseball blanked at home by No. 4 Brock, 11-0
The Brownwood Lions slipped to 1-4 in District 6-4A baseball action, as the Brock Eagles posted their fifth straight league shutout, 11-0, Tuesday night at Morris Southall Field. Brock (16-3, 5-0), which has outscored its league foes
Tickets available for Howard Payne University’s Spring Sing on April 10
Howard Payne University students will perform in the annual Spring Sing competition, which will take place on Friday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Mims Auditorium on the HPU campus. The public is invited to attend. Tickets
12-year sentence for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon among five handed down in district court
The office of District Attorney Micheal Murray issued the following press release regarding felony cases heard in 35th District Court by Judge Mike Smith. Kensley Nicole Gardner, on probation for the felony offense of Aggravated Assault with
Brownwood Community Garden Operations Report for March 2026
(Article written by Jan Green) The first part of March found us still cutting down and incorporating our cover crop, cereal rye, and counting down the days until that task would finally be completed. This took us
Commissioners Oppose Proposed New Electrical Line
At today’s meeting of the Brown County Commissioners Court, much time was spent discussing a proposed new electrical line that might cross through Brown County. The new line, proposed by Oncor, is called the Dinosaur-Longshore Transmission Line.
25-year sentence for DWI among those handed down in 35th District Court
The office of District Attorney Micheal Murray issued the following press release regarding felony cases heard in 35th District Court by Judge Sam Moss. Ernesto Ortiz aka Earnest Ortiz, pled guilty to the felony offense of Driving
Tony Aaron, Denise Hudson-Brian update Kiwanis Club of Brownwood on Early projects
Story, photos by Steve Nash / Special Contributor to BrownwoodNews.com Speaking at the Thursday, Feb. 5 meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Brownwood, Early City Administrator Tony Aaron and Visit Early Tourism Director Denise Hudson-Brian brought different
Sample ballots for March 3 Primary Election
The following are the Brown County sample ballots, both Republican and Democrat, for the March 3 Primary Election, courtesy of the Brown County Elections Office. CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW TO SEE THE FULL BALLOTS republican-precinct-101 republican-precinct-105
Brownwood ISD names Spotlight Employees for February
Brownwood ISD shared the following press release Monday morning: This month’s spotlight teacher is Denice Bessent. Ms. Bessent is a third-grade teacher at Northwest Elementary. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Howard Payne
City of Early announces President’s Day schedule
Early, Texas residential trash collection will run as normal the week of President’s Day. In observance of President’s Day, Early City Hall and all non-emergency City facilities will be closed on Monday, February 16th. Emergency services will
‘Out of the Box’ with Dallas Huston: Lions football schedule
Well the 2026 football schedule is out now. Jeryl Brixey, the Head Coach of the Brownwood Lions, released it in the past few days. Brixey starts his second season at Brownwood High School trying desperately to improve
Stars of Texas Juried Art Exhibit Committee announces 2026 award winners
The Stars of Texas Juried Art Exhibit Committee presented its 2026 award winners on Saturday, February 7th at the Brownwood Depot Civic and Cultural Center. Over $7,000 in prizes sponsored by local citizens and businesses were awarded
Grand Opening for Boardwalk set for March 27-28
The City of Early has announced the grand opening of the Boardwalk at the Early Town Center will take place the weekend of March 27-28
Brookesmith junior high girls earn basketball district title
The Brookesmith ISD issued the following press release: The Brookesmith Lady Mustang Junior High basketball team wrapped up an unforgettable season by finishing as Undefeated District Champions, posting a perfect 9–0 record and proving that hard work, teamwork, and determination
Lady Jackets upend Hardin-Simmons at the buzzer, 65-63
Story courtesy of HPUSports.com Howard Payne delivered one of its biggest moments of the season Saturday afternoon, defending home court in dramatic fashion with a 65-63 last-second conference win over Hardin-Simmons inside the Brownwood Coliseum. The game carried