5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (485+ words) BANGS – The Bangs City Council on Monday night unanimously approved a 5% hotel occupancy tax inside the city limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Bangs. Any business that operates a room for lease that fits the description of a…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (201+ words) During Tuesday morning’s meeting, the Brownwood City Council passed on second and third/final readings the 2026-27 fiscal year tax rate of $.71750 per $100 valuation, a 1.7% increase over the current fiscal year. The No-New-Revenue tax rate is $.67707 per $100 valuation. The proposed tax rate…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (570+ words) Advertising signs come and go, but few remain over the long haul. In the mid-20th century, for example, Burma-Shave limericks nailed to fence posts along highways, greatly outnumbering what we call billboards today. Billboards, newspapers, radio and TV ads now rule,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (973+ words) No Democrat has won since the late early 90s. The last one was Jim Hightower from 1983-1991. Since then, it has been a Republican office. The Ag Commissioner is responsible for marketing the Texas agriculture industry around the world. Nate Sheets is…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (20+ words) Brownwood News 1003 W COMMERCE ST BROWNWOOD, TX 76801...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (471+ words) Allen Saunders, an obscure Canadian cartoonist, is cited for an inscription in his 1956 “Mary Worth” comic strip. No doubt it had local impact, but much more the next year when repeated in the Reader’s Digest. “Life is what happen to…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (369+ words) KILLEEN — Three Central Texas College Police Academy Alpha Class graduates are beginning their law enforcement careers, with one joining the Brown County Sheriff’s Office and two joining the Brownwood Police Department. Lesli A. Tucker, sponsored by the Brown County Sheriff’s…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (303+ words) The Texas Education Agency recently released this year’s “A-F Accountability Ratings” for public schools, and most of the schools in Central Texas received grades and ratings that are higher than last year....

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (242+ words) The Brownwood Municipal Development District Board of Directors on Tuesday approved the new Partnership Assisting Vital Enterprise, or PAVE, Program, as well as a revamped Building Improvement Incentive program for the 2026-27 fiscal year. Up to $10,000 is available to commercial property…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (48+ words) Brownwood News - WHAT:Constitution Week Living History and Civic Leadership Event - VISUAL OPPORTUNITIES:6th-grade students interacting with a full-costume 18th-century historical figure side-by-side with current real-world local leaders, active student Q&A panels, and classroom civics displays....