The Brownwood Lady Lions remained undefeated in District 4-4A soccer action – and perfect at Gordon Wood Stadium – with a 1-0 triumph over the Mineral Wells Lady Rams Friday night. Despite owning the momentum throughout much of the contest, the Lady Lions (8-2, 2-0) were unable to light up the scoreboard until 15:06 remained in the contest when Molly Oliver scored the game’s only goal off an assist from Tessa Goodwin, who recently joined the team following the conclusion of basketball season. “When Tessa came out she told me she was a defensive player, but yesterday at practice I put on her offense just to see what she could do and what she was capable of because I’d never seen her play soccer,” said Lady Lions head coach Alexis Mosqueda. “In practice I saw that she can get these cross balls up in the air, which is exactly what we’ve been lacking this season, and she did that as soon as I put her in. She got the ball right where it needed to be, right at Molly’s feet, and Molly was able to knock it in.”
Howard Payne University has rescheduled the Spring Family Reunion for Saturday, March 20. The free event will include a tailgate celebration prior to the HPU football game at Gordon Wood Stadium. The event was originally scheduled for February 20, but was moved following the American Southwest Conference’s decision to postpone competition through Feb. 21 due to extreme weather conditions. The highlight of the day will be the Yellow Jacket football team’s game against McMurry University at Gordon Wood Stadium, kicking off at 1 p.m. The game will be preceded by a tailgate at 11 a.m. outside the stadium, with a lunch catered by Diamond R Cafe and cobbler from Underwood’s Bar-B-Q.
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Brown County Commissioners approved the adoption of guidelines and criteria for the purpose of potential future tax abatements during Monday’s meeting at the Brown County Courthouse. All four commissioners – Precinct 1’s Gary Worley, Precinct 2’s Joel Kelton, Precinct 3’s Wayne Shaw and Precinct 4’s Larry Traweek – voted in favor, while County Judge Paul Lilly stated his opposition. Worley stated, “Establishing guidelines and criteria does not mean we will automatically grant a tax abatement to Radiant Solar or anyone else. What it does mean is that 3M, Kohler, Superior Essex or any other industry in the county that wishes to expand and would like to have a tax abatement, the criteria is already set. It’s not just for one industry, it’s for every industry that might come in. The second thing is just because we set these guidelines and criteria doesn’t mean that anyone that fills out an application is automatically going to get it. In these guidelines and criteria, there is always a clause that says we can approve or deny anything that is set before us.”
Howard Payne University invites the public to the Spring Family Reunion on Saturday, Feb. 20. The event will feature a tailgate with music by Austin Upchurch ’16 and his band prior to the HPU football game at Gordon Wood Stadium. “It’s exciting and unique that we are playing football in February and that alumni and friends will gather together to remember great times at Howard Payne and to celebrate our alma mater,” said Dr. Dale Meinecke, vice president for development. “We are looking forward to this fun event.” Tailgate festivities will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Following the tailgate, the HPU Yellow Jacket football team will play McMurry University at 12 p.m. at Gordon Wood Stadium.
The Howard Payne Yellow Jackets never trailed until 1:47 remained in the spring football season opener, where a late touchdown and two-point conversion by the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs spoiled head coach Jason Bachtel’s debut at his alma mater. Texas Lutheran, an 8-2 squad a year ago, escaped with a 39-38 victory over the Yellow Jackets at Gordon Wood Stadium, snapping a three-game win streak for Howard Payne. The Yellow Jackets were coming off a 5-5 campaign, their best record since 2006. Trailing 38-31 with less than two minutes left, TLU quarterback Seth Cosme scored on a 1-yard run to bring the Bulldogs within a point. Texas Lutheran then opted for the two-point conversion, also converted by Cosme on a sprint to the pylon.
On Friday, Feb. 5, the Brownwood/Brown County Health Department received 6 positive COVID-19 test results, 0 negative, and 40 recoveries. Of the 6 positives, 0were PCR, and 6 were antigen. There are currently 12 hospitalized in Brown County. Two deaths were reported: one female in her 60s, and one female in her 70s, neither from nursing facilities. COVID-19 Vaccinations: Brown County currently shows 1,820 people vaccinated with 1st doses, 598 people vaccinated with both doses. 31,586 is the estimated for vaccination. Weekly Case Count Update: Brown County ended the week (2/5/2021) with an addition of 81 new cases from the previous week. Upcoming Free Mobile COVID-19 Test Dates: Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) COVID-19 mobile testing team will continue Monday, February 8th, through Friday, February 12th from 10 am to 4 pm at Gordon Wood Stadium located at 3206 Milam Drive.
Brown County Judge Dr. Paul Lilly was notified Wednesday by the Texas Department of State Health Services that COVID hospitalizations have been below 15% for seven consecutive days, good news for hospitals and businesses who may operate at higher capacity. Letter to Judge Lilly attached at the following link: Judge Lilly released the following statement. We are thrilled to see that our hospitalizations have dropped below the 15% threshold. We urge everyone to keep using all of the COVID 19 precautions including wearing a mask.
I understand that these masks are an annoyance to have to wear, but they really do work at keeping the infection rates down. I just want to personally thank all of the people who are abiding by the COVID-19 precautions. You are insuring the safety and livelihoods of people in our County.