The former Brownwood Hotel was built in 1930 at a cost of $600,000 – which translates to $9,671,676.65 in 2021 according to the U.S. Inflation Calculator. [File photo]For decades, the question of what will become of the former Brownwood Hotel, located at corner of Fisk and Baker in downtown Brownwood, has been asked by virtually all who have seen the structure. An answer may be closer to becoming a reality as on Monday the 12-story building was contracted to purchase by Pecan Bayou Enterprises RE LLC, which is owned by Jeff Tucker, who renovated the former Weakley-Watson Sporting Goods Store at 102 Fisk, which is now Teddy’s Brewhaus.
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Brownwood City Council members approved two recommended appointments to leadership positions during their regularly held Council meeting on Tuesday, June 8, 2021.
Brownwood City Manager Emily Crawford presented her recommendations for appointing Marshal McIntosh as Deputy City Manager and Roland Soto as Parks and Recreation Director to the Council.
“With the retirements of Tim Airheart and Tommy Bell, there has been a ripple effect in multiple departments,” Crawford explained to Council. “We are fortunate to have qualified individuals who are ready and able to step-up into higher positions.”
Crawford recommended Marshal McIntosh be appointed to the newly created Deputy City Manager position. The Deputy City Manager position is designed to be a project-based position that takes on city-wide initiatives and works with all departments. McIntosh has been on the city team for seven years and most recently served as the Assistant Executive Director of the Brownwood Municipal Dev
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After hosting a successful Great Sneak Peak Saturday, the Brown County Museum of History opens its doors for regular hours for the first time in 14 months Thursday morning.
The museum, which closed in March 2020 because of COVID, has undergone a renovation while closed that has brought in numerous new exhibits. The museum will have a grand reopening and ribbon cutting at 11:30 a.m. Thursday.
After its Thursday reopening, the museum at 212 N. Broadway in Brownwood will begin keeping its pre-COVID hours of 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The Great Sneak Peak was not only a chance to show off the museum s new look but also also served as a fundraiser. The event included actors from the Lyric Theatre community who portrayed historical characters.