BANGS — The Bangs Volunteer Fire Department will use a $22,249 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority to purchase six sets of bunker gear, the protective clothing firefighters wear to shield themselves from heat, flames and other firefighting hazards, as well as an automated external defibrillator (AED).
The following cases were filed in the Brown County District Clerk's office:
EARLY – The Team 7 Brew Coffee duo of Brent Ehrler and Justin Lucas caught 14 scorable largemouth bass on Lake Brownwood, Monday, weighing 34 pounds even to win Match 2 of the Knockout Round at the Folds of Honor Patriot Cup Presented by recteq in Early, Texas. The win secures Team 7 Brew Coffee a spot in Tuesday’s finale. Also advancing, in second place, is the Team Lucas Oil squad of Dustin Connell and Jacob Wheeler, who caught 15 bass totaling 31-1.
CROSS PLAINS — The Lord's Acre at Methodist Church of Cross Plains The Methodist Church of Cross Plains will be have the annual Lord’s Acre festival on Saturday, Nov. 9 with a variety of events throughout the day.
The Brown County Republican Women's Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8 at the Brownwood Country Club.
“Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; our God is merciful. The LORD preserves the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me” (Psalm 116:5-6).
Perhaps you’ve heard. Daylight saving time ends Sunday morning, so after executing the appropriate “fall back” routine before turning in Saturday night, we will get an extra hour for sleep or anything else we want to do.
A Christoval man was arrested on a charge in intoxication manslaughter Friday, Oct. 25 after the motorcycle he was riding crashed in Brown County, killing a woman riding as a passenger, the Department of Public Safety said.
EARLY — Perhaps no fishery in the country has garnered more recent public attention than Texas’ O.H. Ivie Lake. And with good cause – the reservoir has tallied dozens of largemouth bass weighing in at 13 pounds or more over the past three years as a part of the Toyota ShareLunker program managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Inland Fisheries Division.
The Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce announced the Business Expo and Food Truck Cook Off presented by 3M will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7 at the Brownwood Coliseum, 500 E. Baker St. The event will feature exhibitors from a variety of industries and a food truck cook off competition.