Like the rest of the country, state and world, Stephens County continued to see a spike in COVID-19 cases last week.
		
	January is School Board Recognition Month, and Breckenridge Independent School District is celebrating its trustees for their dedication and commitment to the district’s schools and students.
		
	The City of Breckenridge cemetery personnel will begin cleaning the Breckenridge Cemetery on Monday, Feb. 7. The project is a semi-annual procedure to clean the cemetery in preparation for the grass and flower season.
		
	The annual Elks Hoop Shoot free throw contest for kids ages 8 to 13 is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 9, at L.T. Cook Gymnasium at Breckenridge High School, 600 W. Jeanette St.
		
	At about 10:30 a.m. this morning, Thursday, Jan. 6, Stephens County Deputy Ryan Drake conducted a traffic stop on U.S.
		
	The Breckenridge City Commissioners meeting, which had been scheduled for tonight, Tuesday, Jan. 4, has been canceled and rescheduled due to close-contact COVID-19 exposure within the City staff.
		
	Just before Christmas, Tommy Wimberley hosted a dedication and lighting ceremony for the oil derrick that he recently relocated on West Walker Street.
		
	A retirement party for Breckenridge Fire Chief Calvin Chaney will be held from 2 to 3:3o p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, at the Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce/Economic Development Corp. office, 100 E. Elm St.
		
	The 2022 Stephens County Junior Livestock Show and Sale will kick off Thursday evening, Jan. 6.
		
	Texas gas prices have risen 5.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.88/g today, Monday, Jan. 3, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Gas prices in Texas are 4.4 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 95.3 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.


		

													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
													
