Photo courtesy of Bangs Athletics Facebook page SAN ANGELO – The District 6-2A softball champion Bangs Lady Dragons cruised to a bi-district championship with a 22-1 victory over the District 5-4A fourth seed McCamey Thursday in a one-game playoff at San Angelo Central High School. Trailing 1-0 after half an inning, Bangs scored 11 runs in the bottom of the first inning and never looked back. The Lady Dragons added two more runs in the second inning and nine in the third for their most lopsided victory of the season. The Lady Dragons collected 14 hits and drew seven walks, while McCamey (5-12 ..read more

Photo courtesy of Bangs Athletics Facebook page COLEMAN – The Bangs Dragons erupted for nine runs in the top of the sixth inning to rally past the Coleman Bluecats for a 11-4 victory Thursday afternoon and the District 7-2A baseball championship outright. Trailing 4-1 at the start of the sixth inning, Bangs’ Skylar Minshew led off with a single, Zack Ferguson walked with one out and Devean Greaves delivered an RBI single to cut the deficit to 4-2. Jaxon Duncan followed with another RBI base hit to close the gap to 4-3 ahead of a walk by Brayden Gatlin. Conner Bible’s two-RBI single then pushed ..read more

Column by Nick Gonzales, Brown County Agrilife Extension Agent DATES TO REMEMBER April 24th – May 5th – Tractor Supply Paper Clover Campaign 27 – Bangs 4-H Bake Sale 8:00am at Tractor Supply May 1 – Deadline to Apply for the Brown County TEEA Scholarship 6 – 4-H Recordbook Q&A 4:30pm at the Extension Office 27 – Extension Office Closed for Memorial Day 29 – Deadline to Submit 4-H Recordbook Categories BROWN COUNTY YOUTH FAIR CHECKS AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP The 4-H checks for the Brown County Youth Fair are available for you to pick up at the Brown County Extension Office during our office hou ..read more

Many can clearly picture the scene as someone (maybe even you!) wrinkles their nose to a certain food group in front of them. Any guesses on what food group it could be? A safe guess would indeed be the vegetable group. Some may assume that if they try and dislike a vegetable once, they will never enjoy that vegetable prepared another way. While everyone has different food preferences, it might be time to try the vegetable prepared differently. Fortunately, there are many ways to enjoy! Raw, Roasted, Sautéed For an easy snack, enjoy raw veggies and dip. Baby carrots, sugar snap peas ..read more

: HPU’s Moot Court team consists of (from left) Mo Goff, Alli Harvey, Amber Williams and Cyah Daniel. The students show their HPU Yellow Jacket spirit by displaying the university’s “Sting ’em” hand gesture. Students in Howard Payne University’s Trial Advocacy program, comprising Moot Court and Mock Trial teams, earned honors in competition against students from across the U.S. in a wide range of events during the 2023-2024 academic year. The program is under the direction of Kenan Boland, assistant professor of government, and is part of the Experiential Learning program offered through ..read more

Nelda Gay Davis, age 83, of Lubbock, Texas, passed away Thursday, November 11, 2024 at Covenant Hospital in Lubbock. She was born November 24, 1940, in Coleman, Texas. The daughter of Ottis Lee Havner and Floy Mae (Dillard) Havner. She married Bob Davis on December 11, 1981, in Lovington, New Mexico. Nelda graduated from Brownwood High School, she married JL Johnson and they had 2 sons, Jack and Rodney. He worked in the oilfield and she owned and ran a grocery store in Rankin. In 1982, she and her second husband Bob Davis began driving truck cross country together, for fun they enjoyed riding ..read more

Jurors that were to report at the Brownwood Municipal Court, Friday, April 26, 2024 do not need to appear ..read more

W. T. Stapler, 90, of Winters, passed away on April 22,2024 in Abilene TX. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Thursday April 25, 2024 at Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene TX. Funeral services will be held 10:00 A.M on Friday April 26, 2024 at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church Abilene TX, officiated by past Pastor Stan Allcorn.  Burial will follow at Elliott-Hamil Garden of Memories, 5710 US-277 Abilene TX. W. T. Stapler was born in Hamlin, TX to J. W. and Ora Stapler on June 20, 1933.  He graduated from Hamlin High School, attended Hardin Simmons University and M ..read more

Colton McMillian was named the Co-Defensive MVP of District 5-4A Head coach Michael Westerman shared the Brownwood Lions All-District 5-4A soccer selections on Thursday. Colton McMillian was named the Co-Defensive MVP of the league, while Aidan Pena was selected to the first team. Landing on the second team were Jose Rodriguez , Junior Martinez, and Raven Prado, while those receiving honorable mention included Caden Carnes, Justin Valdez, and Peter Salazar. Academic All District honorees included Pena, Martinez, Salazar, Bennett Windham, Rodolfo Nava, Justin Valdez, Stephen Rodriguez, Cri ..read more

Pleasant Valley Cemetery Association in May will be holding its Decoration Day ceremony and annual meeting on Sunday, May 12th at 11:00 am. There will be a business meeting and a speaker followed by potluck dinner on the grounds. Everyone is invited to come join us ..read more