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Sport
Brownwood athletes face a full week of competition Sept. 8-12, including Brownwood football against Springtown, volleyball against Gatesville, tennis at Stephenville, cross country meets and Howard Payne college football.
Sport
The Brownwood Lions led defending state champion Stephenville twice in the second half and forced four first-half turnovers, but the top-ranked Yellow Jackets scored with 50 seconds left to win 28-24 Friday night at Gordon Wood Stadium.
Sport
Brownwood volleyball dropped a straight-sets decision to Class 3A No. 8 Wall as the Lady Lions continued their pre-district schedule. Brownwood will return home Friday, Sept. 11, to host Gatesville at 4:30 p.m.
Community
Penny Elliott, 59, died September 2, 2026, after a long fight. Born in Tecumseh, Michigan, she is remembered by family and friends for her strength, protective spirit, loyalty and love. Arrangements are entrusted to Brownwood Funeral Home.
Sport
The Brownwood Lady Lions cross country team won the Lampasas Invitational on Friday, claiming its second meet championship in three outings. Brownwood scored 22 points, while Austin St. Michaels finished second with 69.
Community
Wilson Freeman died Friday, September 4, 2026. Brownwood Funeral Home will handle funeral-service arrangements, which are pending.
Education
Jimmy Doyle Wiley, 49, who later made Brownwood his home, is survived by his children, grandchildren, mother and two brothers. A celebration of life will be held at a later date, with arrangements entrusted to Brownwood Funeral Home.
Sport
Brownwood ISD has issued updated entry and game-day guidelines for students attending home varsity football games at Gordon Wood Stadium, including adult supervision requirements for younger students, ID rules for high school students and revised 2026-27 ticket information.
Traffic & Construction Downtown Brownwood
Tickets are available for the Sept. 26 Comedy for CASA fundraiser at the Wild Duck Bar & Grill in Downtown Brownwood, featuring five Austin comedians, live music and support for children in foster care.
Community Fisk Avenue
Brown County 4-H has opened a new enrollment system, introduced participation-point recognition and outlined livestock deadlines and eligibility changes for the 2027 Brown County Youth Fair.
Sport
The 1-0 Brownwood Lions will host reigning Class 4A Division I state champion Stephenville at 7 p.m. Friday at Gordon Wood Stadium in the 86th Battle of 377. Brownwood is seeking its first win over the Yellow Jackets since 2019 and hopes to build on last week’s 13-7 upset of Abilene Wylie.
Community
The Brownwood Firemen’s Relief and Retirement Fund Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting at 1:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in the City Hall Council Chambers.
Sport
Howard Payne University will open its 2026 home football schedule at Gordon Wood Stadium in Brownwood on Sept. 12 with a 6 p.m. game against Clutch City Preparatory followed by a professional fireworks show.
Community
Brownwood Community Garden volunteers say many crops survived a scorching, dry August and could have another two to two and a half months of production if cooler weather arrives.
Community Baker Street
Emergency managers, first responders, healthcare leaders and other preparedness partners from across West Central Texas will meet Sept. 10 at the Brownwood Event Center Complex for a day of training, networking and regional coordination.
Sport
The Class 3A No. 16 Early Lady Horns finished their non-district volleyball schedule with a 19-0 record after defeating Coleman in four sets Tuesday evening. Early opens District 8-3A play at Dublin on Sept. 8.
Sport
Brownwood won two of the opening three sets but could not finish the comeback, falling to Clyde, 3-2, in a non-district road match Tuesday night. The Lady Lions will visit No. 8 Wall on Friday.
Sport
Brownwood’s Lions and Lady Lions earned their second consecutive District 6-4A tennis victory Tuesday, defeating Mineral Wells 14-5 in the team’s first home district match of the season. Brownwood improved to 2-1 in district play and will travel to Stephenville on Sept. 10.
Crime & Public Safety
Early High School has announced its 2026 Homecoming Court, with the celebration scheduled ahead of the school’s Sept. 11 football game against Ballinger.
Culture Downtown Brownwood
Registration is open for float entries in Brownwood’s 2026 Christmas Under the Stars Christmas Parade, scheduled for Dec. 3 in historic Downtown Brownwood.
Traffic & Construction Center Avenue
The Brownwood Zoning Board of Adjustment will meet Sept. 8 at City Hall to consider a request for a carport variance at 2410 Vincent Street.
Sport
The Harris Ratings System will discontinue because of medical issues, and BrownwoodNews.com says it will rely on other football rating services going forward.
Traffic & Construction
The Texas Botanical Gardens & Native American Interpretive Center will host a free-for-members educational program on composting toilet systems Sept. 12 at the Goldthwaite Pavilion.
Community
Brownwood City Council unanimously approved the city’s $49,269,731 fiscal 2026-27 budget and advanced a proposed tax rate and multiple utility, landfill, park, permit and airport fee changes.
Sport
Texas Parks and Wildlife biologists say mourning and white-winged dove populations are near record highs as the 2026 statewide dove season opens Sept. 1, including an earlier start for the South Zone.
Sport
Howard Payne University Athletics is partnering with Brown County Broadcasting and KOXE to provide expanded audio coverage of Yellow Jacket sports beginning with the 2026-27 athletic year, including all HPU football games, home basketball games and selected baseball, softball and away basketball contests.
Community
Brownwood News reported that the Brown County Sheriff’s Office provided booking-report information on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.
Traffic & Construction
A new 10-year Texas transportation program includes a US 84 widening project in Brown County, along with planned work in four other counties within the TxDOT Brownwood District.
Sport
Derrick Stuckly’s Sept. 1 Idle American column explores famous broadcast mistakes, Jimmy Durante’s mysterious signoff and the remarkable coaching career of Abilene grandfather Jimmie Keeling, a Howard Payne University alumnus.
Crime & Public Safety
The Bangs City Council appointed Dennis Farris as interim police chief, approved several staffing changes, kept the city’s water rate unchanged for the 2026-27 fiscal year and began work toward a possible 5% hotel occupancy tax during a lengthy Monday meeting.
