Story, photos courtesy of Steve Nash - Special Contributor to BrownwoodNews.com EARLY - Tuesday night's meeting of the Early City Council began with the swearing-in of new police officers Christopher Monroe and Naomi Gomez.

Police Chief David Mercer said Monroe previously worked as a Brown County jailer in before moving to East Texas, and now he's returned.

Gomez, a recent police academy graduate, previously worked as a secretary for the Early Police Department, Mercer said.