Mike Blagg News Today

It Was Sixty Years Ago Today

Passage of BISD bond would not affect taxes for those 65 and older

Historical marker approved for George Edward Smith

Bangs Softball Bi-District Series vs Breckenridge in Eastland

Vote on $9.9 Million School Bond in Brookesmith ISD Set for May 7

Mayor Stephen Haynes Gives State of the City Address

Rotary Club continues tradition of gifting dictionaries to county third graders

Water District Builds Helipad at Lake Brownwood

In its July monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon, the Board of Directors of the Brown County Water Improvement District #1 voted to raise water rates.  The new rates will be:  $1.7525 per thousand gallons for treated water, an increase of 1.83%; and $1.0284 per thousand gallons for untreated water, an increase of 2.78%.  The District currently has no customers buying untreated water, but set the rate in the event that a customer for untreated water comes along. The increased rates are caused pr...

(by Mike Blagg) The Revitalizing Our Community (ROC) organization held it’s ninth Dr. Martin Luther King Day celebration event Monday morning in Cecil Holman Park.  Good weather and a larger venue resulted in the largest crowd in the event’s history, as approximately 500 persons attended.  For the first eight years the event was held at MLK Plaza on West Commerce.  But the larger crowds, and the need for more space for COVID distancing, necessitated the move.  Event organizer and Mayor ...