Suicide prevention: You are not alone
September is Suicide Awareness Prevention Month. Susan Somers, CEO of River Crest Hospital in San Angelo, authored this column.
September 2022
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Police arrest Memphis man in livestreamed shootings
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A gunman who livestreamed himself driving around Memphis shooting at people, killing four and wounding three others in seemingly random attacks, was arrested after crashing a stolen car, police said early Thursday.
Lanier honored; HPU hosts key game Saturday
Mike Lee / Brownwood Bulletin Howard Payne kick returner Otis Lanier was named Special Teams Player of the Week in American Southwest Conference football after returning a punt 77 yards for a touchdown in Saturday’s 59-45 win over Texas Lutheran in the season and conference opener. Lanier, a senior from Houston, also returned two kickoffs for 44 yards and caught four passes for 32 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown reception.
‘If I can change one person’s outlook …’
Brownwood native Joshua See is someone who has met challenges head-on — as a Brownwood Lions football player in the early 2000’s, later as a Marine with two Afghanistan deployments and now as a Dallas police officer assigned to the city’s Southeast division. See, 35, graduated from Brownwood High School in 2006 and served in the Marines from December 2006 to December 2017.
Woman concerned for nephew’s care by her younger sister
DEAR ABBY: My younger sister, “Fern,” gave birth to a son three months ago. Since she returned to work, it seems like all she does is dump her baby, “Ricky,” on others so she can sleep with her special someone. I watched Ricky a couple of times while they ran errands, even though they have someone living with them to keep an eye on the baby.
Friday’s Area Football Schedule
Brownwood at Burnet, 7:30 p.m. Early at Comanche, 7:30 p.m. Bangs at Grape Creek, 7 p.m. Brady at Coleman, 7 p.m. May at Knox City, 7:30 p.m. Rising Star at Morgan, 7:30 p.m. Eden at Blanket, 7:30 p.m. Waco Eagle Christian at Zephyr, 7:30 p.m. Santa Anna at Brookesmith, 7:30 p.m.
2-0 Buffaloes dealing with tragedy
After the Aug. 8 death of senior player Ryan Hopkins in a vehicle accident, Cross Plains head football coach Daniel Purvis holed up in his office. His phone rang constantly with calls from other coaches reaching out, but Purvis wouldn’t answer.
Marsha Louise Perez
Marsha Louise Perez, 71 of Brownwood, TX., passed away on September 3, 2022. .