Blanket News

Andy Putman, left, and his friend Shane Zamora are just west of Blanket as they complete their 27-mile run from the Brown County Courthouse to the Comanche County Courthouse Monday night.

Grade averages are computed by one of two primary methods. Some schools assign a numerical value to a letter grade to compute a grade point average.

My foreign correspondent who lives down in the Hill Country told me the other day that with all the Harry Potter book publicity, I could have made a fortune if my middle name had been Potter.

Two men are in custody in Callahan County after Cross Plains authorities learned the pickup they were riding in was stolen in Brownwood, police said.

Sewing machines, fabric, and thread were nearly as popular as books at the Frisco Public Library Saturday as dozens of people showed up to make comfort blankets for area children enduring rough times.

A heavy blanket of smokey air over El Paso is being blamed on wildfires more than a hundred miles away in West Texas and Southweastern New Mexico, officials with the El Paso Fire Department and National Weather ...

It's shaping up to be a long, hot summer for Good Samaritan Ministries, where financial concerns are pressing the organization's operations from all sides.

In response to outrage over wasteful spending, two ministries will impose rules for all government entertainment budgets, meaning that civil servants will have to use their own cash to buy karaoke machines, ...

The Woman's Club of Brownwood paid out more than $5,000 in charitable gifts to 11 local service organizations Tuesday.

"Two, three, four tell the people what she wore: That she wore for the first time today." So it is OK for scantily clad women to serve up a plate of wings, cheer on a professional sports team or sell various ...

“The number of issues that voters had to consider was high and its easier to vote no all the way down”

AISD officials consider their next move By Kristi Hsu Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Recounts and Runoffs Aspermont It will not be known if there will be a recount for the following race until May 19. via Abilene Reporter-News

Girl Scouts to be lauded for giveaway Local Girl Scout Troop 9449 collected more than 700 coats and blankets from area schools and businesses for Twin City Mission's November Coat and Blanket Giveaway. via Theeagle.com

The National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory for the overnight hours: A SIGNIFICANT FROST IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS A COLD HIGH PRESSURE CENTER SETTLES INTO THE REGION. via Waco Tribune-Herald

“Another way would be to put ice in resealable plastic bags”

By Celinda Emison Tuesday, April 1, 2008 Reporter-News photo by Nellie Doneva Pedro Lopez, center, opens presents for his 23rd birthday at an outdoor celebration in Nelson Park with friends and relatives. via Abilene Reporter-News

“We are trying to have 700 quilts by Saturday”

Herald file/JUSTIN COX Sandra Rowell, coordinator for Temple Killeen Project Linus, works on blankets during Make a Blanket Day at the Killeen Sew and Quilt Store in February 2007. via Killeen Daily Herald

Keep Brazos Beautiful handed out awards during a Mardi Gras-themed 25th anniversary celebration Friday night. via Theeagle.com

The Brazos Living section is taking submissions for its annual Summer Sourcebook of children's camps and activities, to be published in late March. via Waco Tribune-Herald

Best bets for Wednesday 1 OBAR, TAKE ME AWAY It's almost Valentine's Day, y'all! We suggest you love it up early by hitting Obar for a very special edition of its regular event Escapism . via Quick

“You don't have to sew to help”

Shop gathers patchwork of volunteers for 'Make-a-Blanket Day' VALERIE ZEHL / Press & Sun-Bulletin Rose Oswald, owner of the Patchwork Angels Quilt Shop in Endicott, will hold the local version of the national ... via Press & Sun-Bulletin

“Was Brownwood one street then?”

My Texas Ranger Grandfather Texas Rangers Among some of my favorite discoveries while digging in the family boneyard, the surprise finding of my great great grandfather Routh stands out. via Texas Trifles