Police: 2 arrested in unrelated incidents
Brownwood police release details on recent arrests in two unrelated incidents. Police said via email: At 5:10 p.m.
May 2022
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Texas likely will ban abortion if Roe v. Wade decision is overturned
According to a draft opinion obtained by Politico, the U.S. Supreme Court intends to overturn Roe v. Wade, reversing nearly 50 years of constitutional protection for abortion, and let states set their own restrictions on the procedure.
Welcome center, graduation activities set at HPU
As the spring semester draws to a close, Howard Payne University is preparing for an exciting week of events that will include the grand opening of the university’s Newbury Family Welcome Center and Commencement activities for fall 2021 and spring 2022 graduates.
10 most impactful QB transfers for ’22
Every Power Five conference will have its championship race impacted by at least one high-profile quarterback transfer. What was once unique has become the norm, as more and more programs become comfortable with handing the starting job to a transfer.
Mobile for safety
Aging in place is defined by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as “the ability to live in one’s own home and community safely, independently, and comfortably, regardless of age, income or ability level.” There are many benefits for seniors aging in place, and if you plan ahead and prioritize your health and fitness, there’s a good chance you can stay put and enjoy your golden years at home.
Favor for friend ends up destroying the friendship
Dear Abby: A few months ago, I offered to help a longtime friend with some landscaping. The area to be landscaped is tiny. I was concerned a professional landscaper would overcharge her. She contacted a landscaper anyway – not to hire him, but to pick his brain.
Follow the leader
In April 2020, Katherine Palmer’s one-year anniversary of working as CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Brown County passed with little notice. “I celebrated my one-year anniversary at my desk, by myself, in an empty building,” Palmer recalled in an earlier interview.
Hot off the beach
Move over, cottagecore – there’s a new décor trend in town! The internet is buzzing over the so-called “coastal grandmother” aesthetic – a recent TikTok trend that’s all about about fresh flowers, bright kitchens and living a slow-paced lifestyle, and we have a feeling it’s going to be the next big thing in interior design. • Don’t worry, though – you certainly don’t have to be a grandmother to enjoy the look. (The TikTok user who coined the phrase, @lexnicoleta, is only in her 20s!)
NATION & WORLD WATCH
Judge upholds Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction NEW YORK – A judge concluded Friday that there was enough evidence to convict British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking girls for financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse, but she also gave Maxwell a legal victory by concluding that three conspiracy counts charged the same crime and she can only be sentenced for one. Lawyers for Maxwell, 60, had asked her to reject the verdict on multiple grounds, including insufficient evidence.
Mauna Kea bill heads to Hawaii House, Senate
HONOLULU – A committee of Hawaii senators and representatives on Friday agreed on legislation creating new management for Mauna Kea, the site of some of the world’s most advanced telescopes and demonstrations against the construction of a new observatory.