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    Candidates enter races for mayors, trustee, sheriff, school board, register

    New names will appear on election ballots this year. Candidates aren’t wasting time filing ...

    Sheriff and fire chief project Blue Oval City support will cost 10’s of millions of dollars

    The Joint Economic Community Development Board, whose mission is to plan and coordinate the ...

    Blue Oval developers meet with community tonight

    The neighbors surrounding the Blue Oval City development will get to meet and greet ...

    Tomcats head to district tournament play this week/weekend

    Tomcat basketball’s regular season is over, and the number 1 seed boys are set ...

    Brownsville Press Podcast – February 15, 2022

    Listen to the February 15, 2022 Brownsville Press Podcast here. To access this post ...

    Broadband for all Southwest Electric customers within two years possible

    Haywood County government is being asked to contribute a small amount of the match ...

    New spends for repairs, failed equipment

    An expensive power supply and a new roof for portions of the Carver/Dunbar building ...

    Zoning appeals meeting reset

    Today’s meeting, at which the county’s Board of Zoning Appeals was to hear a ...

    Suspects in string of business burglaries busted

    Remember the rash of burglaries and photos of two guys in a dark car ...

    This week’s revised meeting schedule

    •. This afternoon at 5 the Joint Economic and Community Development Board meets at ...

    They said it…“Chatter” from this week’s budget committee meeting

    The Haywood County Budget Committee often drifts off agenda. Here’s some of the chatter ...

    Brownsville Press Podcast – February 14, 2022

    Listen to the February 14, 2022 Brownsville Press Podcast here. To access this post ...

    Haywood County Schools Recognized as Best for All District

    Brownsville, TN—On Friday, February 11, the Tennessee Department of Education announced Haywood County Schools ...

    House fire causes significant damage Saturday

    Smoke and flames were coming from the attic of a home at 113 Owen ...

    Planning for Blue Oval City makes for busy planning week

    This week’s calendar is crowded with meetings—many of which continue the planning for Blue ...

    Brownsville Press Podcast – February 11, 2022

    Listen to the February 11, 2022 Brownsville Press Podcast here. To access this post ...

    Battle lines forming over rules for RV parks for transient workers

    Some want them—some don’t. RV and travel trailer parks for transient construction workers. There’s ...

    New Online Dashboard Tracks Redistricting Changes in Tennessee

    Haywood Countians can now see how the 2021-2022 redistricting process has impacted us using ...