Local archive
Crime & Public Safety
The Brown County Grand Jury returned 28 true bills against 19 people during its August 2026 session, including allegations involving aggravated assault, controlled substances, family violence, child sexual assault and repeat offenses.
Traffic & Construction
Brownwood City Hall, the Landfill and Recycling Center, and other non-emergency facilities will close Monday, September 7, for Labor Day. The city will also shift Monday and Tuesday curbside trash routes by one day that week.
Community
Dynasty Softball 10U won three games Sunday, including an 8-7 walk-off against DRIP Tigers 10U-Kindler Fa26, after going 2-1-2 in Saturday pool play.
Sport
Brownwood and Stephenville are listed to meet for the 86th time in the Battle of 377, a football rivalry dating to 1937. Through the 2025 season, Brownwood holds a 47-36-2 all-time edge, although Stephenville has won the past six meetings.
Sport
The Brownwood Lions will open the home portion of their 2026 varsity football schedule at 7 p.m. Friday against Stephenville at Gordon Wood Stadium. Tickets are available online and at the BISD Central Office, with prices ranging from $4 to $12.
Sport
A Brownwood News column by Todd Howey urges parents to support coaches, follow school procedures and keep disagreements about athletics away from social media and heated game-day confrontations.
Education
Republican nominee Nate Sheets and Democratic nominee Clayton Tucker are campaigning on food quality, rural economies and the future of Texas agriculture, but they sharply differ on issues including New World Screwworm, data centers and agricultural regulation.
Sport
Brownwood athletes have a full week of competition ahead, including volleyball, tennis, cross country and football events from Tuesday, Sept. 1, through Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026.
Education
A weekly congressional update says fires in Brown County were extinguished earlier this week while highlighting new education opportunities, disaster assistance and federal resources available to residents of Texas’s 11th District.
Community
As extreme summer heat continues around Brownwood, trail-camera activity has slowed, but changing daylight, ripening plants, shifting deer behavior and migrating birds are signaling that cooler weather and fall outdoor opportunities are approaching.
Community
Dalton Mathis, pastor of Salt Creek Baptist Church near Early, reflects on Christian friendship with God in a Brownwood News column published Aug. 30, 2026.
Sport
Ten teams from the Brownwood-area football region won their 2026 season openers Friday night, with Zephyr defeating May 40-18, Blanket scoring 72 points, Brookesmith surviving an 82-70 shootout and Cross Plains winning in overtime.
Sport
Early defeated Keene and Santo twice during weekend play in Dublin to claim the tournament championship and extend its winning streak to 17 matches. The Lady Horns will host Coleman at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Culture Downtown Brownwood
The Brownwood Art Association will open its fifth annual Fiber and Textile Arts show, “Embellish!,” on Thursday, Sept. 3, at the Art Center in Downtown Brownwood. The denim-themed exhibit will include a Style Show, raffle and door prizes.
Sport
Brownwood’s volleyball team split its final two matches at the Godley tournament Saturday, falling to Waco University before sweeping Cedar Hill. The 7-11 Lady Lions will visit Clyde at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Sport
Brownwood defeated Abilene Wylie 13-7 in Week 1 and will host Stephenville in Week 2. The latest standings also cover 18 local high school teams across 11 districts.
Sport
Bangs dominated Dublin 42-7 at home Friday night, piling up 495 total yards as Connor Bible accounted for four touchdowns and Ryan Alqorum led the defense with 18 tackles. The Dragons will host Haskell next week at Memorial Stadium.
Traffic & Construction
TxDOT’s contractor will pave the outside lanes of FM 2524, also known as Austin Avenue, during overnight hours early next week. The work is expected to cause possible delays between 8 p.m. and 9 a.m. and should take two to three nights before moving to the inside lanes.
Traffic & Construction
The Brown County Office of Emergency Management has launched an official Facebook page to share emergency information, public-safety updates, weather-related information, road closures and preparedness guidance. Residents are also encouraged to register for Brown County Alert text, phone and email notifications.
Sport
Brownwood opened the 2026 football season with a 13-7 victory over Abilene Wylie on Friday night at Hugh Sandifer Stadium, turning away four Bulldog scoring chances inside the 20-yard line. The Lions next host top-ranked Stephenville in the 86th Battle of 377.
Crime & Public Safety
Two cases were filed in the Brown County Clerk’s office between Aug. 21 and Aug. 27, including allegations involving an unattended vehicle and controlled-substance possession.
Culture
A Brownwood News column revisits Dolly Parton’s 2015 time capsule at Dollywood and the unreleased song set to be revealed on her 100th birthday.
Education
Howard Payne University will welcome alumni, families, prospective students and current students to Brownwood for Homecoming weekend Oct. 2-3, 2026. Registration is open for events including a parade, family picnic, reunions, a musical production and the Yellow Jackets’ football game against Nelson University.
Sport
The undefeated Early Lady Horns volleyball team extended its winning streak to 15 matches Thursday by sweeping Keene and defeating Santo at the Dublin tournament. Early returns to tournament action Saturday.
Sport
The Brownwood Lady Lions lost all three pool-play matches Thursday at the Godley tournament, falling to Kennedale, Sanger and Arlington Bowie. Brownwood, now 6-10, returns to tournament action Saturday morning against Waco University.
Sport
With temperatures forecast to remain near 100 degrees across Texas, TSTC instructors and high school athletic trainers are urging students, coaches and outdoor workers to prioritize hydration, cooling and heat monitoring. New UIL rules also require wet-bulb globe temperature readings before outdoor activities.
Sport
Texas A&M AgriLife turfgrass specialist Pablo Agustin Boeri outlines four steps Brownwood-area homeowners can use to control sandburs, including properly timed herbicides, hand removal and thicker turfgrass.
Sport
Brownwood is listed without a win or loss entering the 2026 season and will open on the road against Abilene Wylie, according to the latest local high school football standings published by Brownwood News.
Sport
The 2026 high school football season begins Thursday night in Mullin and continues Friday with 12 games, including a ranked matchup between May and Zephyr in Zephyr.
Sport
The Bangs Dragons will open their 2026 football season at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Dragon Memorial Stadium, where they will host a Dublin team that went 1-9 last season. Bangs finished 6-5 in 2025 and reached the playoffs after ending a two-year postseason drought.
