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    Tomcats play tournament game tonight and Saturday

    The next games on the road to the basketball state championships play this weekend. ...

    Brownsville Press News Hour – February 23, 2023

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    Brownsville Press Newscast – February 23, 2023

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    Local governments and schools collect $4.5 million in sales tax revenue in February

    Just one week ago we were reporting that sales tax revenues for Haywood County ...

    Planners to consider multiple residential, church and commercial development today at 4 pm

    Brownsville’s Planning Board meets this afternoon and like other recent meetings, the group will ...

    IDB likely to talk about cash and loans when it meets Friday

    The Brownsville/Haywood County’s Industrial Development Board (IDB) meets Friday at 9am. The group is ...

    Tomcats ready for regional play—games air on 95.3

    The Tomcats— the boys and girls— may be licking some wounds coming out of ...

    Brownsville Press Newscast – February 22, 2023

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    Testimony tells tale of Britney Watson’s death

    Tragic details of Britney Watson’s last days unfolded during a court proceeding yesterday. The ...

    Sirens will sound this morning at 9:30 — testing severe weather awareness

    This is Severe Weather Awareness Week. Yesterday on Brownsville Radio EMA Director Jeremy Qualls ...

    Water is on its way to Highway 222—but it may be a while

    Access to rural water in Haywood County is one infrastructure challenge leaders are wrangling ...

    Boys fall to Ripley in District Championship

    What an unexpected upset. The Tomcats were defeated by Ripley for the District Championship ...

    Brownsville Press Newscast – February 21, 2023

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    Sarah Levy new county attorney

    There was only one local lawyer interested in becoming the Haywood County Attorney— Sarah ...

    Water along 222 likely discussed today by water board

    Getting water to remote areas of Haywood County—especially in the direction where growth is ...

    New tax for Haywood County? First step — change the law

    Explosive growth means explosive expense. Leaders have been talking about it since Ford and ...

    Big check must be spent on opioid help

    Haywood County is about to get a check for $61,363.14 because of settlement of ...

    Severed cow heads found in dumpster

    Sheriff Billy Garrett Jr. issued a news release yesterday saying that dumping dead animal ...