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Northern California interior to see high fire danger, heat SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A large swath of the interior of California was warned of wildfire danger and high heat on Tuesday.
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Shrine Club donates $5K to VFDs
Representatives of the Heart of Texas Shrine Club donated a total of $5,000 to area volunteer fire departments Monday. Fire chiefs from the Dam, Bridge, Winchell, North Lake, May, Blanket, Brookesmith and Zephyr fire departments gathered outside the Brown County Courthouse, where club president Sammie Stewart, accompanied by other members of the club, presented each fire chief with a check for $625.
Bangs Nursing Home resident Kevin Worthy gets ride of a lifetime
Sixty-three motorcyclists showed Kevin Worthy they are Brothers In Arms and that Worthy — a 36-year-old resident of Bangs Nursing Home — is their leader. In an event orchestrated by Worthy’s dad, Rob, the motorcyclists rumbled into Bangs Saturday and parked outside Bangs High School.
Texas A&M AgriLife experts recommend pediatric advice on infant formula
With the shortage of infant formula on store shelves and uncertainty of when there may be new supplies, many people are turning to the internet and social media to find out how to make their own infant formula at home.
Rules set stage for formula shortage
WASHINGTON – A massive recall is getting most of the blame for the U.S. baby formula shortage, but experts say the products have long been vulnerable to this type of crisis due to decades-old policies that have allowed a handful of companies to corner the market.
BROWNWOOD HIGH SCHOOL TOP STUDENTS
The Brownwood High School Academic Awards Ceremony was held Thursday. Students were honored in a variety of academic and extracurricular fields, including the valedictorian and salutatorian presentations. Valedictorian honors were presented to Weston Burns, and salutatorian honors were awarded to Olivia Fowler. Burns and Fowler are scheduled to walk the stage at Gordon Wood Stadium on Friday, May 27, as part of the graduating class of 2022. Commencement begins at 7 p.m., and a live video broadcast will be available at https://www.brownwoodisd.org/bhsgraduation. A full list of awards and photos from the awards ceremony are viewable at: https://www.brownwoodisd.org/2022BHSAwards. HEATHER NIX / SPECIAL TO THE BULLETIN
And then they shook hands
It’s an expression rarely heard these days, perhaps because there are so many lenses through which life-in-a-hurry can be viewed. When’s the last time you heard, “I saw it with my own eyes”? I never expected to see gambling interests advertising on TV sports or promotion of something called bitcoins.
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Wednesday Children's Art Class (ages 5 and up) are held at the Brownwood Art Center 215 Fisk every Tuesday from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Instructor is Claudette West, call 512-940- 1713 for information.
US births rose last year, but still less than before pandemic
NEW YORK – U.S. births bumped up last year, but the number of babies born was still lower than before the coronavirus pandemic.
Californians could see mandatory water cuts
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened Monday to impose mandatory water restrictions if residents don’t use less on their own as a drought drags on and the hotter summer months approach.