Brown County 4-H news and updates
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April 2025
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HPU hosts first Social Work Alumni Brunch
HPU’s Student Association of Social Work (SASW) hosted its first Social Work Alumni Brunch on March 29 in the Newbury Family Welcome Center. The event was a time to build community with professionals in the fields of social work and criminal justice to help students make new connections. The four speakers included Morgan Lacy ’18, hospice social worker; JulieAnn Greenfield ’13, faith-based and community engagement specialist; Leah Joiner ’12, senior project manager for Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute; and Noah Acord ’20, Brownwood police officer.
Brownwood bands perform at Region 7 contest
The Brownwood High School and middle school bands recently participated in the UIL Region 7 Concert and Sightreading contest held at Stephenville High School
Track & Field Area Meet Results
Results from Thursday's track and field Area Meets.
Lions hire former HPU head coach Fanara as defensive coordinator
Steve Fanara, a former football head coach at Howard Payne University, has been hired as the Brownwood Lions’ new defensive coordinator.
Brownwood ISD hires boys’ basketball coach from Santo
The Brownwood ISD has hired Jorden Young as its new boys’ head basketball coach. Young has been the boys' head coach at Class 2A Santo the last four seasons.
16 Lady Lions named all-district in soccer
Sixteen players from Brownwood were selected to the All-District 5-4A girls soccer team, including seven superlative selections.
HPU hires coach for new beach volleyball program
Howard Payne has announced the hiring of Micah Taylor to head the university's new beach volleyball program.
Backyard Composting 101: Converting food scraps to garden gold in Texas
Tons of food are discarded every year and end up in landfills—despite much of it being able to be used for something else. One of the simplest methods that Texans can combat food waste at home is by composting. By taking the peels of fruits, scraps of vegetables, and even used coffee grounds and transforming them into nutrient-rich soil, you’re saving the environment, as well as helping your garden.
Four Sumners Scholars named at HPU
Four Howard Payne University students were recently selected as Sumners Scholars by the Sumners Foundation: Abigail Henderson, biomedical science major from Junction; Cate Gramling, double major in elementary education and practical theology from Rowlett; Brock Horton, double major in the Guy D. Newman Honors Academy and accounting from Fort Worth; and Andrew Mathis, double major in the Guy D. Newman Honors Academy and history from Brenham