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🌱 Brownwood coat drive offers two ways to help neighbors stay warm

Brownwood, Texas Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Brownwood coat drive offers two ways to help neighbors stay warm
  • Where Brownwood is gathering to honor veterans today
  • Brownwood clears another step toward underground power lines downtown

Also on today's calendar: Free Poker!! Every Weekday! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 45.
  • Friday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. AccelHealth Launches Winter Coat Drive to Help Keep Area Residents Warm (thecomanchechief.com) — Brownwood residents can donate new winter coats through November 20 for AccelHealth’s community coat drive. The Brownwood clinic at 2100 Crockett Drive will hold a giveaway November 23 from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., alongside clinics in De Leon and Stephenville. Used coats will not be accepted.
   

2. LIST: Veterans Day events planned across the Big Country (bigcountryhomepage.com) — Brownwood residents have several ways to honor veterans today, including a fourth-grade program at 9:30 a.m. at the Brownwood Event Center. The city's Veterans Day program begins at 11 a.m. at Central Texas Veterans Memorial, while VFW Post 3278 lists an 11 a.m. ceremony followed by a noon barbecue lunch.
   

3. Council approves easements for electric utility relocations in conjunction with downtown renovations (brownwoodnews.com) — Brownwood’s downtown streetscape project moved forward Tuesday as City Council approved easements allowing Oncor to relocate electric utilities underground. Council also approved spending $7,500 on a grant application seeking safety improvements at Coggin and Third and Indian Creek and Fourth. Funding for those intersection projects is not guaranteed.
   

4. Around the State: New B.H. Carroll scholarship honors Gene Wilkes (baptiststandard.com) — Brownwood's Community Thanksgiving Feast will offer a free holiday lunch at Howard Payne University's Mabee University Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 26. Residents of Brownwood and Early unable to attend can request delivery by texting 325-200-3445 through noon Nov. 23, with a limit of 10 meals per household.
   

5. Lyric Theatre recognized for statewide award (brownwoodnews.com) — Brownwood’s Lyric Theatre has won the Texas Downtown Association’s Best Downtown Partner Award for its role in revitalizing downtown. Restored through a $4 million project, the historic venue now welcomes more than 30,000 visitors annually. City leaders recognized the theatre for connecting historic preservation with arts programming and support for nearby businesses.
   

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  • If anyone is needing any drywall, painting, carpentry etc work done please contact these two people.
    Accepting new clients Check out the facebook page D2 Construction located in Brownwood,Texas Dean-(325)-430-8963 Dusty-(325)800-8761 Email… (Nextdoor Country Life)
  • Sonic posted a job opening for Crew Member in Brownwood. Apply here.
  • Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Brownwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brownwood here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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