Andrea’s Legacy awards $1,000 to Bangs Middle School’s Lakrisha Newton

February 6 – 4-H Photography Workshop – Using Your Phone 4:00pm at the Extension Office. 20 – Extension Office Closed for President’s Day. Brown County Youth Fair was a big success this year and Brown County 4-H would like to thank the Brown County Youth Fair Association for organizing and supporting the youth. We would like to also thank all the donors and sponsors of the 2023 Premium Sale. As agents, we are proud of all the 4-H members who participated and would like to congratulate everyone. For those members that will be participating in the major livestock shows, GOOD LUCK!!!

With several area schools now approaching the Friday schedule differently, this story will be updated as information is received through 8 a.m. Friday:. Brownwood ISD will resume its normal schedule Friday. Early ISD will resume its normal schedule Friday. Bangs ISD will resume its normal schedule Friday. May ISD has...

Our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Lee Perry Young, 71, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2023. Perry was born to Richard and Laverne Young on October 15, 1951, in Brownwood, Texas with the assistance of Dr. Ned Snyder. He was the youngest of three boys. He graduated from Brownwood...

Brownwood ISD Superintendent Dr. Joe Young announced on KOXE Friday morning that Feb. 20 and May 29 will be bad weather make-up days for the school district. Two days off were figured into the school calendar in case of bad weather, so students will now have to attend classes those days. A third day was not figured into the calendar, so when it will be made up is currently unknown.

Brown County Republican Women’s Club will hold their monthly meeting on Friday, February 10, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at the Brownwood Country Club Pavilion. Guest speaker will be Rex Tackett who will discuss “A Common Sense Response to Wind & Solar”. He will follow up his talk with questions from the audience.

Richard Harris, age 65, of Brownwood passed away Friday, January 27, 2023, in San Saba County. Funeral Services for Richard will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 4, 2023, at Blaylock Funeral Home Chapel of San Saba with Macy Ledbetter and Mike Harris officiating; burial will follow at Wallace Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be held prior to services from 1 to 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Arrangements are under the direction of Blaylock Funeral Home of San Saba.

Effie Dorene Head, age 89, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, in Bangs, TX. She was born in Mills County, TX on August 9, 1933 to Frank and Effie (Hardcastle) Kerby. She graduated from Goldthwaite High School in 1951 & went to work for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in Goldthwaite. She married the love of her life, Doyle Head, on June 6, 1953 in Goldthwaite, TX and they shared 69 wonderful years together.

Funeral service for Farris Holcomb, 83 of Brownwood, Texas is pending with Brownwood Funeral Home. She died on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, in Brownwood, Texas.

Linda Louise Horton Gober, 71, of Brownwood, passed away peacefully at her residence on January 28th, 2023. Family and friends are invited to a funeral service 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 3, 2022 at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel, 400 West Pecan Street in Coleman. A private interment will follow in the Coleman City Cemetery. Services are entrusted to Stevens Funeral Home in Coleman.

Due to continued precipitation and freezing temperatures, the City of Brownwood will be adapting its hours of operation. The following adjustments are announced for Wednesday, February 1st. · Emergency services will continue to operate as normal including Fire, Police, Dispatch. · The Landfill will be open from 10:00 AM...

As of 5:00 am Thursday, rain was falling over much of Brown County as it did most of the night. The streets of Brownwood and Early are in better shape than they were 24 hours ago, but, there are still plenty of icy patches and lots of slush. The National...

The icy roads have kept law enforcement, fire department and ambulance personnel busy. Since early Tuesday morning, all agencies have combined to answer 32 calls for service to traffic accidents, some large, some small. There was a four-vehicle accident on Coggin Avenue this morning (Wed). As the vehicles traveled up...

As of 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, the National Weather Service has included Brown County in an Ice Storm Warning until 6 a.m. Thursday. Details from the National Weather Service are as follows:. * WHAT…Several rounds of wintry precipitation are expected through Wednesday night. The precipitation will be mainly in the form...