Schreiner rolls past Lady Jackets, 85-51

The Brownwood Lions and Lady Lions powerlifters took part in the Lampasas meet on Jan. 19 and the Ballinger meet on Jan. 26.

GLEN ROSE – The Brownwood Lions were dealt their second consecutive District 6-4A loss since pulling off a victory in the opener, falling at league leader Glen Rose by a 53-37 count Tuesday night. The Lions (11-14, 1-2) trailed by a 12-7 score after one quarter, pulled even at...

GLEN ROSE – The Brownwood Lady Lions opened the second half of District 6-4A basketball action with an 81-29 road loss to the No. 1 Glen Rose Lady Tigers Tuesday night. The Lady Lions (15-17, 2-3) trailed 24-6 after one quarter, 43-17 at halftime and 60-17 heading into the fourth period.

RISING STAR – The May Tigers improved to 4-0 in District 13-A boys basketball action and 19-4 on the season with a 57-42 road triumph over Rising Star Tuesday night. The Tigers led 19-10 after one quarter, 33-25 halftime, and 45-34 heading into the fourth period. May was sparked...

The Early Lady Horns placed third as a team and the Early Longhorns came in fifth in the final team standings at the Ballinger powerlifting meet Thursday.

Funeral service for Randall R. Russell, 71 of Brownwood, Texas is pending with Brownwood Funeral Home. He died on Thursday, January 26, 2023, in Brownwood, Texas.

The Jim Ned Creek, which begins in Taylor County, runs through Coleman and eventually into Brown where it’s dammed to form Lake Brownwood, is named for the Delaware Chief Jim Ned. It’s strange to have a creek in Comanche territory named for a Delaware leader. So who was Jim Ned, what was he doing out here, if in fact he was here, and why is there a creek named for him?

Walter D. “Dub” Fields, age 88, of Bangs, Texas passed away Sunday, January 22, 2023, at his home. Dub was born June 25, 1934 in Young County, Texas to Lester Burton “L.B.” Fields and Lorena Ophelia Canada Fields. He was raised and educated in Olney, Texas....

Donna “Nana” Alexander, born Donna Lynn Ray, age 79, of Early passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2023, at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene. Memorial Service for Donna will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 28, 2023, at The Early Church with Pastor Donnie Pinkston officiating; a private burial will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Blaylock Funeral Home of Brownwood.

Kayla Leigh Sikes, age 40, of San Antonio passed away Saturday, January 21, 2023, in San Antonio surrounded by her loved ones. A Celebration of Life for Kayla will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, February 3, 2023, at Blaylock Funeral Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Blaylock Funeral Home of Brownwood.

Brenda Kay Stephens, age 74, of Lake Brownwood, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at her home surrounded by family. A memorial service for Brenda will be held on Saturday, January 28, at 11:00 AM at Lake Brownwood First Baptist Church. Brenda was born on September 4, 1948 to...

During Friday’s State of the City address at Howard Payne University’s Bullion Suits, Brownwood Mayor Stephen Haynes announced Providencia restaurant will be the Mexican food establishment that will be housed on the ground floor of the Texas Fun Co. building, located at the corner of Fisk and Baker in downtown Brownwood.

Brownwood Education Foundation provided the Brownwood Middle School Seventh Grade Science Teachers with a $3,000 grant to purchase innovative tools for their classrooms for the 2022-23 school year. “The new Science TEKS are adding in coding and other STEAM activities,” said BMS Science Teacher Shantel Elrod. Science, technology, engineering, arts, and math studies (STEAM) impact today’s educators and every student. “I went to the STEAM Region Fifteen Conference last summer and saw the Ozobot, and thought they were a great way to add coding and problem-solving skills to the science classroom,” Elrod said. The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), which are the state standards for what students should know and be able to do, include a myriad of elements, from scientific investigation and reasoning, to force, motion, and energy, to organisms and environments. The science classroom continues to advance into problem-solving and innovative incorporation of robotics.

In the last seven days, the Brownwood/Brown County Health Department received 54 positive COVID-19 test results. Of the 54 positives this week, 4 were PCR, and 50 were antigen. Of the total number of cases reported this week, 17 cases met the breakthrough definition. This includes asymptomatic, mild symptoms, and severe symptom breakthrough cases. There is 1 person currently hospitalized in Brown County for COVID-19.

No criminal cases were filed in the Brown County Clerk’s office this week. The following marriage licenses were filed from January 20 through January 26:. Robert Lee Howard Brookbank and Kimberly Nichole Baker. Benjamin Edwards Lehane and Jennifer Mae Blasingame. Matthew James Lowrey and Miranda Leeann Thurman. Bryan Austin...

The Texas Department of Public Safety provided additional details Tuesday afternoon regarding Monday morning’s two-vehicle accident at the intersection of US Highway 84/183 South and FM 2126. According to the DPS, the accident took place at 7:38 a.m. A Ford pickup truck driven by Dorothy Smith Porter, 56, of...

Shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday, the Brownwood Fire Department was dispatched to the site of the former OYO Hotel, located at 515 East Commerce, due to a structure fire. Upon arrival, at least one room on the top floor at the east end of the hotel was on fire, which was eventually extinguished though it appeared to suffer significant damage.

The Early Police Department issued the following press release Thursday:. On January 26th at 8:10 a.m. an Early Police Officer stopped a vehicle in the 700 block of Early Blvd. The officer approached the vehicle and could smell a strong odor of marijuana. The driver stated he had a couple...