August 2022

Steve Nash shot photos of the Brownwood Lions’ first football practice Monday morning. High school football teams around the area began practice Monday.

Steve Nash shot photos of Brownwood High School’s first football practice Monday morning. High schools around the area began official preseason practices Monday.

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Dak Prescott had fair warning before his first meeting with reporters at training camp that Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy had just delivered his best line so far in California.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan late Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking American official in 25 years to visit the self-ruled island claimed by China, which quickly announced that it would conduct military maneuvers in retaliation for her presence.

The Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Bill’s Treasures, 2612 Belle Plain n Brownwood. Bill’s Treasures offers many hand-selected collector plates, artwork, books, and much more. They also offer food and beverages such as hamburgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, and milkshakes. For more information, call (325) 600-4267. Photo contributed

I am admittedly a slow learner. Asked on a game show to name the presidential images at Mount Rushmore, I would redden with embarrassment. Only in recent years have I been sure there are four honorees. Even now – if asked how many – I’d likely wither under the pressure of TV’s bright lights, meekly asking if the number is between one and ten.

These photos by Steve Nash show the Brownwood High School band on its first day of marching practice. .

EARLY — A traffic stop in Early shortly after midnight Tuesday led to the arrest of a man on a felony drug charge and the seizure of nearly 15 pounds of marijuana. According to a post on the Early Police Department’s Facebook page: Officer Taylor Fletcher stopped a vehicle in the 400 block of Garmon Drive.