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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.
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.
