Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, December 6, 2013 Page: 1 of 10
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2013 BROWNWOODTX.COM
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Spirit of Christmas Lighted Parade doesn’t let weather intrude on celebration
RAIN CHANCE: 10%
Today
High: 31 Low: 20
Tomorrow
High: 29 Low: 24
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ABOVE: Brownwood Regional Medical Center volunteers rode in Santa’s sleigh as part
of the very first float in Thursday’s Spirit of Christmas Lighted Parade.
DERRICK STUCKLY / BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
ABOVE: The Brownwood High School band
performed Christmas carols while marching
through downtown. RIGHT: Several children
dressed themselves as Christmas presents and
marched in the parade.
Lighted Parade
a shivering hit
BY AMANDA LEIJA
BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
amanda.leija@brownwoodbulletin.com
It was a very cold Spirit of
Christmas Lighted Parade
with the temperatures drop-
ping in the upper 20s. It was
clear that several residents
opted to stay home instead
of lining the streets like the
previous years.
For those braving the cold
weather, they took advan-
tage of the parking available
down the parade route and
watched the parade from the
inside of their vehicles.
Some of the residents lin-
ing the parade route shared
their reasons for braving the
cold weather and their favor-
ite part of their night.
“It’s a tradition for us.
We’ve been coming to the
parade for the last 12 years.”
— Tuy Chamberlin
“I got here early to take
my granddaughter [Rexee
Reighn McDonald] ice skat-
ing and then watch the
parade.”
— Fran McDuff, Lake
Brownwood
“I really enjoyed the Early
Ambassador’s float.”
— Bridget! Everett,
Brownwood
“Before the parade, I
stopped by Brownwood Art
Association’s First Thursday
to preview the miniature
works that will be displayed
and available at the chili
lunch Friday.”
— Tommy Munster,
Bangs
“We’ve come out to watch
the parade for several years.
We have grandchildren on
the Victory Life float so we
wanted to be sure and see
them.”
— Terri and Lyndyl
Tidwell
“My grandson [Durham
Brown] is with the Boy
Scouts and this is his first
time in the parade. I would
not miss it if it was 20 below
zero.”
— Jane “GiGi” McLaughlin
“When we heard that
they were closing down the
schools in Abilene and that
the parade was going to
continue, we decide to come
to Brownwood a day early.
We’re here for the World
For Children’s Christmas
party and decided to make a
Christmas weekend trip.”
— Deborah Nail, Aberna-
thy
“Besides having two kids
in the dance academy, you
always have to get into the
spirit of Christmas, no mat-
ter if its cold or not. Christ-
mas only comes around once
a year.”
— Jason Brown, Brown-
wood
Precipitation to go,
cold to stay
BY THOM HANRAHAN
BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
thom.hanrahan@brownwoodbulletin.com
While the 2013 Spirit of Christmas
Lighted Parade went off without precip-
itation, the Brownwood area is not yet
out of the clutches of Old Man Winter.
A National Weather Service winter
storm warning remains in effect until
noon today and temperatures look to
remain below freezing through the
weekend and possibly into next week.
“Tepmperatures will stay quite cold,”
said Matt Groh, a NWS meteorologist.
“We are very concerned that any ice
and sleet will remain on the roadways.”
The NWS cautions that any precipita-
tion that fell overnight and into this
morning could keep roads slippery for
days.
“There was a statement from TXDOT
[Thursday] urging people not to drive,”
Groh said.
In addition to low temperatures,
most forecast models are calling for
dangerously low wind-chill readings
throughout the weekend and into next
week.
“By the early morning on Saturday,
we could see wind chills around five
degrees as the north winds start to
pick up [today],” Groh said.
Christmas Flowers
THOM HANRAHAN / BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
Janice Burt of Bruner Automotive Group takes delivery of
18 poinsettias the business purchased from an Early High
School Project graduation fundraiser. Presenting the flow-
ers are Addy Benson and Early HS senior Cassadie Henry.
Early Police release details of shooting
BY AMANDA LEIJA
BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
amanda.leija@brownwoodbulletin.com
Early Police Chief
David Mercer released
details of a domes-
tic disturbance that
resulted in an Early
woman shooting her
estranged husband on
Oct. 22 on Cresent
Drive in Early.
According to the
press release, Nelson
Thomas was staying
in the home for a few
nights since he did
not have a place to
stay.
At approximately
5: 30 p.m., Nelson
Thomas immediately
started assaulting
Mica Nelson as soon
as she came home
from work. Nelson
Thomas then broke
Mica Thomas’ cell
phone to prevent her
from calling 911.
“[Nelson] Thomas
then grabbed her by
the neck and drug
her down the hall to
the bedroom where
he pulled a gun from
the closet and stated
he was going to kill
her and himself,” the
press release stated.
“While they were
struggling and she
was attempting to
talk him down, Nelson
began to pull the gun
out of a bag and point
in her direction. Mica
Thomas then grabbed
a loaded single-shot
shotgun sitting in the
closet next to her and
pointed it in Nelson
Thomas’s direction
and pulled the trigger
striking Nelson in the
stomach.”
Mica Nelson quickly
exited the home and
went to the neighbor’s
home to call 911.
John Peter Smith
Hospital Police ar-
rested Nelson Thomas
for aggravated assault
with a deadly weapon
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