On the calendar

•. Meetings scheduled today include Brownsville’s Historic Planning Board at 4pm and the Stanton ...

Brownsville States-Graphic Newscast – June 19, 2024

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Brownsville raises its property tax rate

Brownsville is raising its tax rate by 15 cents. Aldermen and Mayor Bill Rawls ...

Taylor and Bishop win in a landslide

Maybe it was really just a landslip Was it Brownsville’s smallest turnout election ever? ...

Stanton Alderman says he will run for mayor—Mayor Sterbinsky undecided about reelection

By Periann Houghton New Stanton city employees are coming and maybe a new Mayor. ...

Man reported “waving a gun” on the BlueOval campus

Work was disrupted and Haywood County Sheriff’s Deputies converged on BlueOval City (BOC) yesterday ...

Haywood County’s unemployment rate not too far from the best

Haywood County’s unemployment rate not too far from the best The unemployment rate in ...

Visit Brownsville welcomes Ross Houghton

BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. (June 17, 2024) – Visit Brownsville, the destination marketing organization (DMO) for Brownsville ...

On the calendar

•. Government offices and some businesses are closed today for the Juneteenth holiday. There ...

Beth Tripp – Ringing the Bell

     Bells have long been essential fixtures of the American farms. Long before ...

Dorothy Granberry – Implications of Elbert Williams killing beyond Brownsville

     The killing of Elbert Williams in June 1940 had possible implications that ...

Carolyn Tomlin – Dealing with summer heat

     It’s summer in the South! Much of the country, and including Haywood ...

Clayburn Peeples – Staying too long at the fair

      This month marks the 127th anniversary of one of the most ...

Tommy Russell – Bird is the Word

      We love birds. We’re not dedicated bird people who have bird ...

Brownsville States-Graphic Newscast – June 18, 2024

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County adopts new tax rate, poised to adopt a deficit budget

Haywood County has adopted a new property tax rate recommended by the Comptroller of ...

Sales tax income slowing. Is the end in sight?

Sales tax income, bolstered by BlueOval construction, has started to slow. In fact, local ...

Megasite development: Two and a half years of stunning development

By Periann Houghton and Carlton Veirs “It’s absolutely amazing what’s been done.” That’s what ...