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Bundick, Hutchins advance to regionals in mixed doubles, Lions place second in overall team award

STEPHENVILLE – The two-day District 6-4A tennis tournament concluded Wednesday as Brownwood will be sending one entry to the Region I-4A tournament in Lubbock April 20-21. The No. 1 seed mixed doubles team of Ashlyn Bundick and

Brownwood splash pads now open for the season

The City of Brownwood posted the following information on social media Wednesday: The community splash pads are now open for the season! Each splash pad is located at a park near an elementary school, making these locations

Lions, Lady Lions soccer moved to more challenging District 8-4A for next season

The UIL on Wednesday revealed its soccer realignment for 2026-27, and the Brownwood Lady Lions and Lions will have much tougher roads to district championships the next two seasons. No longer is Brownwood in District 5-4A, and

Male allegedly threatening people with handgun arrested on multiple charges after foot pursuit

The Brownwood Police Department issued the following press release Wednesday afternoon: On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at approximately 7:34 p.m., Brownwood police officers were dispatched to 1500 Terrace Drive on a report of a male threatening people

THE IDLE AMERICAN: What could possibly go wrong?

It was an afternoon when elements of Murphy’s Law loomed, not in cataclysmic ways, but merely gnawing tidbits of annoyance–for both me and others–that harkened us back to lessons of a children’s book, The Little Engine That Could. Millions of

Lions cap 2025 football season with annual Mothers Club banquet

The finishing touches to the 2025 Brownwood Lions football season were applied on the same day as the opponents for the 2026 campaign became known, as a weather-delayed Mothers Club banquet took place Monday night at the

May joins district with Gordon; Zephyr, Blanket welcome Mullin, Priddy; Brookesmith adds Cherokee to league slate

The six-man football landscape shifted for Brown County schools with Monday morning’s UIL realignment, particularly in Class A Division I. The May Tigers are making the move from Region IV District 14 into Region III District 10,

Bangs retains Coleman, adds San Saba, Brady, Mason and Johnson City as new football district rivals

BANGS – The Bangs Dragons will again head east for postseason football action, but venture south in district play as the UIL released its biennial realignment on Monday. Still in Region II of Class 2A Division I,

Early’s return to 3A Division I football results in District 3 home with Wall, Llano, Ingram

EARLY – The Early Longhorns, coming off a share of their first district championship since 2007, are returning to Class 3A Division I for the 2026 and 2027 football seasons, and will be a member of Region

Coleman to celebrate 150th anniversary April 18

The City of Coleman in partnership with Cornerstone Community Action Agency, proudly invites residents, neighbors, and visitors to celebrate a remarkable milestone: Coleman’s 150th Anniversary — a full-day community celebration honoring the town’s past, present, and future.