Betty Ann Coffee, age 85, of Hamilton, passed away peacefully on June 28, 2022 at home surrounded by her family. Funeral Services for Betty will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, July 2, in the Heartland Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00PM on Friday, July 1 at Heartland Funeral Home.
YAHIDNE, Ukraine (AP) — On the outskirts of a Ukrainian village stand the remnants of a small school that was partially destroyed in the early weeks of the Russian invasion. Surrounded by tall pine trees, the school’s broken windows offer glimpses of abandoned classrooms that are unlikely to see students again anytime soon.
LOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces withdrew from a strategic Black Sea island Thursday, potentially easing the threat to the vital Ukrainian port city of Odesa, but kept up their push to encircle the last stronghold of resistance in the eastern province of Luhansk.
Tuesday, July 12 is the date of a Multi-County Range/Brush program. This program is being conducted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. It will be held at the Brown County Fairgrounds located at 4206 US HWY 377 South in Brownwood. Registration will begin at 8:30am and the program at 9:00am.
The Brownwood High School Lionettes Drill Team recently participated in the American Dance/Drill Team Camp at SMU. The team earned several top honors and individual awards. “This is a super strong team,” said Lionettes director
Howard Payne University recently hosted Boy Scouts of America Troop 14 of Brownwood for a special Flag Day ceremony, raising flags for the first time outside of the newly constructed Newbury Family Welcome Center on the corner of Austin Avenue and Center Avenue in Brownwood.
Opportunities for showing our national pride and celebrating freedom have been building for several weeks now, and the granddaddy of all patriotic holidays arrives Monday — Independence Day on the Fourth of July. You might say this string of patriotic observances began with Armed Forces Day on May 21 and continued with Memorial Day, followed by Flag Day June 14, which is also the birthday of the U.S. Army, and Juneteenth.
Woodland Heights Elementary is one of the four Brownwood ISD elementary schools that will see new teachers and grade levels this year as students are welcomed back to school. The campus, located in southern Brownwood at 3900 4th Street, will now host PK-5th grade students, bringing new energy to the school.