The annual Juneteenth celebration returned to Willie Washington Park over the weekend after a year long hiatus due to COVID-19.  A nice crowd was on hand to enjoy hotdogs and BBQ along with good fellowship.

The Brady ISD Board of Trustees will meet this Monday (June 21) for their regular monthly meeting at 6PM at the District Administration Office.  Prior to the regular meeting, there will be a special session at 5PM to hold a budget workshop. 

Today was the day for the drawing for the YETI Cooler at the McCulloch County Resource Center.  The lucky winners were Robert and Cynthia Nuncio of Brady.  The McCulloch County Resource Center would like to thank everyone who registered and who donated prizes for the drawing.

It was a fairly quick meeting this evening for the Brady City Council as they dealt with a short agenda.  Following approval of the minutes from the work session and regular meeting held on June 1, 2021,  Council conducted two public hearings concerning two separate zoning cases. 

The McCulloch County Commissioners met on Monday (June 14) at 9AM.  During department head reports, Commissioners heard from Sheriff Andrews regarding the use of inmate labor.  In the last three months, 392 hours have been worked by jail inmates on various projects around the county.

DALLAS (June 14, 2021) – Today, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the governing body that oversees the electric grid in Texas, is asking all Texans to reduce electric use as much as possible today through Friday, June 18. Per ERCOT, a significant number of forced generation …

The Brady City Council will meet in regular session at 6PM on June 15, 2021 at the Municipal Court building located at 207 S. Elm Street to consider the agenda items below.  The public is invited and encouraged to attend.

The Region 15 Education Service Center has recently honored Mr. Dave Lewis of Rochelle ISD as the 2021 TASB Region 15 Superintendent of the Year.  The Region 15 Service Center commented, "We are excited about the innovative work Mr. Lewis is doing with students, educators, parents, and the R…

The Brady/McCulloch County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting at the offices of Hofstetter Petroleum located at 201 AL Reed St in Brady on Saturday (June 12) as part of an open house.  Along with the ribbon cutting, the Knights of Columbus were on hand to cook hot dogs and hamburgers …

As part of the summer enrichment program at Lohn School, a number of middle school students were given the opportunity to explore the Marshall-Moore Store Museum which functioned as a dry goods store in Lohn for many years.  Students viewed displays covering the local history of Lohn and Loh…

The McCulloch County Commissioners will meet on Monday (June 14) at 9AM at the Commissioner's Courtroom to go over a number of discussion and action items.

Jacob Valle, a 2018 Brady graduate has recently completed his studies at the University of North Texas in Denton and graduated Cum Laude with a BBA degree in risk, insurance and financial services.  Valle is the son of Domingo and Vicky Valle of Brady.

Due to the overwhelming response from the public, McCulloch County Judge Frank Trull reported on Wednesday that all of the allotted trash dumpsters slated for this week's County-wide trash collection had been filled before the end of the day.

So many people go unnoticed for their hard work, dedication, faithfulness, and service. Individuals who are the shining stars that stand out! The person that makes your world a brighter place with just a smile.

Diplomas were presented to the Lohn School Class of 2021 on May 28 at the Lohn School Cafetorium.  Those receiving diplomas from Superintendent Leon Freeman were -

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, has announced the students achieving the Dean's List designation for the 2021 spring semester, which includes Anna Stidham of Rochelle, TX.

After laying off last year due to COVID-19, the Mission at Brady was back in full force this weekend to help neighbors stay warm and dry.  Beginning at 8AM on Saturday, several crews set out to fix up and improve 11 homes in and around Brady.  The Mission began back in 2015 with two homes an…

The City of Brady Planning and Zoning Commission will meet this Tuesday [June 8] at 5:30PM at the Municipal Court Building at 207 S Elm St. to consider the following items -

As a part of the McCulloch County Farmer's Market event on the Brady Court square, the Central Texas Master Gardeners will have an informational booth with free brochures on Monarch butterflies and other pollinators and a limited number of pollinator and milkweed plants for sale. Kids can ha…

US Representative August Pfluger paid a visit to Brady on Thursday afternoon for a Town Hall meeting held at the Heart of Texas Event Center.  There was a good crowd on hand to listen to Congressman Pfluger explain what was occurring in Congress and some of the challenges he has faced in rep…

The McCulloch County 4-H Rifle Team will be competing at the state indoor rifle match in Victoria Texas this weekend for Texas 4-H Roundup.  Team members include Delilah Garcia, Elizabeth Probst, Maddie Moerbe and Joaquin Esqueda.

McCulloch County has planned a trash disposal event for June 8-10 at the McCulloch County Law Enforcement Center located at 900 E Main St in Brady.  Times will be from 9AM until 4PM each day. Items that will be accepted include -

The Brady ISD Board of Trustees is seeking an individual interested in serving as a member of the Board of Trustees. The individual must reside in the Single Member District 7 area. Please send a letter of interest to the Administration Office, 1003 W 11th. For more information, please conta…

The Brady ISD wishes to announce the District's intent to apply for federal funds appropriated to the State of Texas for public education purposes under the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief III (ESSER III) Fund. The District requests…

The Brady City Council met on June 1, 2021 at the Municipal Court building.  Mayor Groves opened the meeting at 6PM and the first item on the agenda was approval of the consent agenda which involved the minutes from the previous meeting and a request for a noise variance at the G. Rollie Whi…

The Brady City Council will conduct a work session at 3PM on Tuesday (June 1) at the Municipal Court Building, located at 207 S. Elm Street, Brady, Texas, for the purpose of considering the following items -

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AT 3:42PM AND IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN TEXAS. THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS: BROWN, COKE, COLEMAN, CONCHO, CROCKETT, IRION, KIMBLE, MASON, MCCULLOCH, MENARD…

The Lohn ISD held 8th grade graduation last night (May 27) at Eagle Field with 6 graduates being given certificates.  The Valedictorian for the class was Nicholas Longoria and the Salutatorian was Fermin De La Rosa.  Principal Dottie DeLeon and Superintendent Freeman presented the following …

The Rochelle Athletics department held their Sports Awards Banquet earlier today (May 26) at the Rochelle Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.  Coach Michael Cherry went over the various athletic boys sports and recognizing those who received district and region honors.  Coach McGann did the same…

The Lohn Independent School District recently announced the sponsorship of the Summer Food Service Program through the USDA.  Meals will be served (both breakfast and lunch) in the Lohn School Cafetorium located at 1112 FM 504, Lohn, TX Monday through Friday from June 1, 2021, through June 2…

At their meeting on Monday morning, the McCulloch County Commissioners heard a presentation from Bobby Zesch concerning insurance coverage for county employees.  After the presentation, commissioners opted to table taking action until June.

All three McCulloch County school districts have scheduled graduation activities for the end of this week.  Here is the schedule -

A late afternoon accident yesterday on US 87 just north of the intersection of SH 71 caused several lanes to be blocked as an 18 wheeler loaded with PVC pipe overturned on the northbound lanes.  The incident happened at around 6:55PM as the driver of the 18 wheeler was attempting to turn rig…

Recently, the Rochelle ISD administration announced the 2021 Elementary and Secondary Teacher of the Year at Rochelle School.  This year's Elementary Teacher of the Year is Angie King, and the Secondary Teacher of the Year is Natanya Turk. Both of these amazing teachers have been nominated t…

The Brady City Council met on Tuesday (May 18) for their regular meeting at the Municipal Court Building.  Mayor Groves called the meeting to order at 6PM and the first item considered was the consent agenda.  Due to the nature of so many items on the consent agenda, three items were pulled …

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The Brady City Council will meet in regular session at 6PM this Tuesday (May 18) at the Municipal Court building located at 207 S Elm St. (next to the Brady Police Station).  The public is invited and encouraged to attend.

After last year's event was cancelled due to COVID-19, the Bulldog family was able this year to honor the outstanding achievements of several Brady High School athletes during the 2020-21 Ol' Houn Dawgs All Sports Banquet held on Friday night at the Ed Davenport Civic Center.

The McCulloch County Commissioners will meet in special session at 9AM at the Commissioners Courtroom to conduct a budget workshop.  The link to the agenda is here - 

The Brady ISD Board of Trustees will meet next Monday (May 17) for their regular monthly meeting at 6PM at the District Administration Office.  Among the action items to be considered include -

It's not often to have a baby born at the Heart of Texas Hospital in Brady but that is exactly what happened on May 7.  Tamara Hyden of Brady began feeling contractions at home which led her to call her "second mom" Dee Zatezalo around 6AM to take her to Fredericksburg right away.  As they w…

After a year's absence, the 2021 Brady Athletics Sports Banquet will be held this coming Friday (May 14) at 6PM at the Ed Davenport Civic Center in Brady.  All sports and teams will be recognized along with the coaches.  Tickets are $10 and can be purchased from Autumn Huffman at Brady Commu…

After a year hiatus, the annual Food Connection Day sponsored by the McCulloch County Farm Bureau made its return to Tractor Supply in Brady.  Those attending were served a delicious hamburger lunch prepared by Farm Bureau members.  Also, there was a sign up for a $100 Tractor Supply gift card.

The McCulloch Commissioner's Court met at 9AM on Monday morning and went over a rather light agenda.  Sheriff Andrews reported that jail capacity stands at 60.  This includes many of those who were arrested on April 30.  He did state that there is a line item in the budget to cover costs if …

As if our area didn't already get enough hail, Mother Nature made sure to include Brady in her plans as strong storms moved into the Brady area around 6:30PM Monday afternoon.  Reports were being posted of quarter to golf ball size hail on Brady's westside  and northside.  For the most part,…

A freak thunderstorm that developed over southern McCulloch County dropped large hail the size of tennis balls over a wide area of Mason County early this evening.  The National Weather Service in San Angelo issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning at 5:44PM stating that golf ball sized hail had…

The McCulloch County Commissioners will meet on Monday (May 10) at 9AM to go over a short list of action items.

After a year of COVID-19 restrictions, the Hope From The Heart organization was finally able to hold an in-person event and they certainly did not disappoint.   It was a great night to gather at Richards Park and celebrate those who are courageously fighting cancer along with remembering tho…

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Brownwood District has initiated construction on reconstructing US 87 from just past the intersection of US 283 southeast to the entrance to the Brady Golf Course.  A traffic switch is in place routing all traffic to the southbound lanes of US 8…

Brady Today had the opportunity on Thursday morning to tour the soon to open Royal Oaks Assisted Living Facility located at 2000 Nine Rd. in Brady.  Shirley Robinson, the Executive Director for Royal Oaks, gave us a VIP tour of the various amenities and units available for residents.