August 2022

CALENDAR

Wednesday Alzheimer’s Association Support Group meets from 2 to 3 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of every month at Redstone Park Retirement and Assisted Living, 2410 Songbird Circle.

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Gary Gaines was a gentleman coach

There were two questions I wanted to ask Gary Gaines after he resigned from his second stint as head football coach at Odessa Permian and retired from coaching in 2012. First, though, a few thoughts on the former longtime coach, who died last week at age 73 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

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Man, woman arrested on robbery charges

Two Brownwood residents remained jailed Tuesday on aggravated robbery and other charges after a vehicle was taken from the owner at gunpoint Friday, police said. Police and Brown County Jail records identified the two charged with robbery as Amber Watson, 19, who was also charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle, and Kaden Slatton-Boyd, 20, charged additionally with having a prohibited substance in a correctional facility.

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