August 2022

John W. Carter

John W. Carter of Early, TX. fell asleep in death on August 4, 2022. He was 85 years old. John was born to Thomas M. and Charleem Garner Carter on…

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Jesse Jauregui, Jr.

Jesse Jauregui, Jr., age 52, of Santa Anna, died Monday, August 8, 2022, at Hendrick Medical Center South in Abilene. The family will host a time of visitation and reflection…

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Drunk uncle crosses the line with kiss

DEAR ABBY: I come from a large, close family. The majority of them live in another state. A couple of family members live in the same state I reside in. One night, my uncle came over and we were hanging out having drinks. We both drank too much and at some point, he started to kiss my neck. I told him to stop because he is family, and he did. Luckily, nothing more happened. The next day he texted and called profusely apologizing. I have been hurt, sad and angry ever since. He wanted to talk about it, but I didn’t.

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Bruner Community Pep Rally

Mike Lee took photos last Friday at the Bruner Community Pep Rally, which recognized football coaches, players and support groups from the seven Brown County high schools -- Brownwood, Early, Bangs, May, Blanket, Brookesmith and Zephyr.

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OU’s Gundy out after saying ‘racially charged’ word

A day after Oklahoma assistant head football coach Cale Gundy announced his resignation, the school said Gundy uttered what it called a racially charged word multiple times during a film session last week. Gundy had been with the program as an assistant since 1999. He announced his resignation Sunday in a social media post, and the school confirmed it with a statement shortly thereafter. Oklahoma sent out another statement on Monday giving more details about the incident.

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