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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

City announces MLK Day closure, adjusted trash schedule
Brownwood City Hall, Landfill and Recycling Center and other non-emergency facilities will close Monday, January 19th. Regular operating hours will resume Tuesday, January 20th. Brownwood curbside trash routes for the week will be collected as follows: Monday’s

Court Records 1/9/26
No criminal cases were filed in the Brown County Clerk’s office from December 19 through January 8. The following marriage licenses were filed from December 19 through January 8: Preston Wade Garcia and Deanna Michelle Graham Austin

BCYF 2026 Crafts Results, Photos
SENIOR DIVISION Grand Champion – Aerin Gardner Reserve Grand Champion – Emma Belez Class 400 Candles – 1 Kailey Allenbrand, 2 Keira McNeely, 3 Emma Belez Class 401 Crafted Wood Item – 1 Aerin Gardner, 2 Cate Smith Class 402 Leather

BCYF 2026 Canning Results, Photos
SENIOR DIVISION Grand Champion – Aerin Gardner Reserve Grand Champion – Spencer Marwitz Class 200 Jelly, dark – 1 Tensley Whisenhunt, 2 Spencer Marwitz, 3 Hannah Shipman Class 201 Exotic Jelly – 1 Hannah Shipman Class 202 Jelly, light – 1

BCYF 2026 Clothing Results, Photos
SENIOR DIVISION Grand Champion – Aerin Gardner Reserve Grand Champion – Cate Smith Top Model – Aerin Gardner Class 800 Semi-Formal/Formal Wear – 1 Aerin Gardner, 2 Cate Smith Class 802 Everyday Living – 1 Aerin Gardner, 2 Cate

BCYF 2026 Food Results, Photos
SENIOR DIVISION Grand Champion – Emma Belez Reserve Grand Champion – Aerin Gardner Class 100 Divinity – 1 Jaycee Morton Class 102 Any Candy not above – 1 Aerin Gardner, 2 Makayla Holland, 3 Racey Pinkston Class 103 Sourdough Bread –

PHOTOS: Thursday at the 74th Brown County Youth Fair
Images from in and around the show ring during the third day of livestock judging: Watch the live stream on Friday and catch the final sale on Saturday at 3pm on KOXE.

BCYF 2026 Market Swine Results
Grand Champion Market Swine Racey Pinkston Reserve Grand Champion Market Swine Wyatt Willson Junior Showmanship Hudson Doremus Senior Showmanship Owen Newton 01A-Hampshire 1 Racey Pinkston 2 Kreed Cozart 3 Hadley Johnson 4 Avery Mares 5 Aubree Goodman


New Year, New Medicare?
Happy 2026! Welcome to the New Year! We hope that your new year is full of happiness and free of Medicare fraud! Now that January is here, what should we be doing regarding our Medicare? First, any

Brown County 4-H News: Jan. 8
January 2026 January 4th-10th- Brown County Youth Fair January 17th– BCYF Workday, 8am at Fair Barns January 19th- Extension Office closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 24th– BCYF Workday, 8am at Fair Barns BCYF SCHEDULE PLEASE READ: Brown County

PHOTOS: Wednesday at the 74th Brown County Youth Fair
Images from in and around the show ring during the second day of livestock judging: You can watch all the Youth Fair action on KOXE this week HERE.