S.R. And Modie Coggin were early Brown County pioneers. They bought land in January of 1874 around where Coggin Park is today. They had a large ranch. They built a large house near the gate of the property. They eventually donated land for the creation of Coggin Park to the City.
Harold Stieber, president of the Central Texas Veterans Memorial in Brownwood, talks to children from the Boys & Girls Club of Brown County about one of the plaques at the memorial Friday morning. Other veterans told the children about plaques and monuments. Children from the Boys & Girls Club visited the memorial to learn about the sacrifices of veterans. Steve Nash / Brownwood Bulletin
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have inherited four dogs from relatives. I was out of state for a month (my husband was home) when two of them were dognapped, driven 42 miles away and abandoned in the wilderness. I suspected who had done it right away, but when I heard where the dogs had been abandoned, I knew without a doubt. We were lucky: One dog was microchipped, which eventually led him back to us. Both were cared for by rescue foundations until I could bring them home.
Sunday AARP Foundation Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) provides paid training for employment to individuals aged 55 and older. We pay you to learn new or enhance existing skills in order to obtain a job.
Howard Payne University was named to the annual Military Friendly® Schools list by VIQTORY, a premiere military marketing company for military personnel entering the civilian workforce. HPU received a bronze level award designation on the 2022-2023 list. The list identified 665 colleges, universities and trade schools in the U.S. that excel in welcoming and preparing military service members, veterans and their spouses for success as students.
Football fans of the Bangs Dragons will notice a different look in the new turf at Memorial Stadium this season. The players and coaches will notice that the turf is softer and cooler as far as temperature.
BANGS — Bangs City Council members believe they’ve found the right person for the job of city administrator, a job that’s been vacant for 5 1/2 years. Council members unanimously agreed Tuesday night to offer the job to Llano City Manager Erica Berry, who is on vacation and has not yet indicated whether she will accept the job, Bangs Mayor Rick Phelps said.
South Oak Cliff High School made major headlines last season when the Golden Bears beat Liberty Hill 23-14 to win the Class 5A Division II state title. South Oak Cliff became the first Dallas ISD team to win a state championship in football since 1958.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is about to swap solitary confinement at Minnesota’s only maximum security prison for an unknown future at a federal prison where, despite his national notoriety for killing George Floyd, he’ll probably be safer.
CHICAGO (AP) — Days after a rooftop gunman killed seven people at a parade, attention has turned to how the assailant obtained multiple guns and whether the laws on Illinois books could have prevented the Independence Day massacre.