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Brownsville States Graphic Newscast June 17th 2026

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On the calendar June 17, 2026

The Stanton City Board meets today at 5:30 p.m. • Thursday: Brownsville’s Historic Planning ...

Negotiating teams for the IDB and County Commission picked

The Brownsville-Haywood County Industrial Development Board met in special session this week to name ...

Garbage officially up; solid waste fees hiked

County commissioners agreed Monday that solid waste customer charges must increase. Customers will pay: ...

July’s City Board meeting will include new aldermen Holloway, McGhee and Jones Mayor Rawls starts fourth term

Only 522 of Brownsville’s estimated 5,000 registered voters cast ballots in the Brownsville Municipal ...

Give Father the Gift of Your Presence – Carolyn Tomlin

When I was a small child, my father often called me to help him ...

Don’t Do It – Tommy Russell

Sometimes I do the dumbest things. I have even considered changing my name to ...

Juneteenth: Freedom, Uncertainty, and the Voices of Those Who Claimed It By John Ashworth

Each year, Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in ...

Industrious Days – Beth Tripp

The first wedding I ever attended was in 1840. My baby sister had very ...

Long May It Wave – Clayburn Peeples

  ev’ry heart beats true, neath the Red, White and Blue “You’re a Grand ...

County Commission stacks IDB Board with commissioners heading into negotiations for major money change

Haywood County commissioners voted Monday to appoint two directors to the Brownsville Haywood County ...

Brownsville States Graphic Newscast June 16th 2026

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On the calendar June 16, 2026

The Boys & Girls Club Summer Camp Fun Day is today from 11 a.m. ...

Schools return to dress code Starts with new school year – By Periann Houghton

The Haywood County School Board has voted to return to a standardized dress code ...

Calendar June 15, 2026

. Brownsville/Haywood County Parks and Recreation Board meets today at 4:45pm, the Haywood County ...

Brownsville has too many IDB Board members? County Commission meets tonight

One week ago, during a called meeting of the Haywood County Commission, Mayor David ...

Hospital officials say federal warning tied to closed facility, not current operations

  Federal officials recently warned hundreds of hospitals nationwide — including one they say ...

Cook’s Nook a Taste of Brownsville

Drew’s Budget Meal of the Week: Ground Turkey and Vegetable Skillet   Ground turkey ...