Stephens County Judge Michael Roach has issued a Disaster Declaration for Stephens County, effective Friday, Dec. 22, following the closure of the U.S. Highway 180 bridge over Hubbard Creek Lake, aka the “Mile-Long Bridge.”
The U.S. Highway 180 bridge over Hubbard Creek Reservoir, aka the “Mile-Long Bridge,” was shut down by the Texas Department of Transportation Friday evening, Dec. 22, due to damage to the bridge.
UPDATE: TxDOT posted the following in a post on the social media service X, formerly known as Twitter: “Stephens County Traffic Alert: Maintenance will close the US 180 bridge over
Moran farmer and rancher Sam Snyder was elected vice president of Texas Farm Bureau by the TFB Board of Directors following the organization’s 90th Annual Meeting in Frisco Dec. 3.
The Breckenridge Independent School District honored several students, support staff members and teachers at the Dec. 11 school board meeting.
Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 8.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.48/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas.
Danny Wright performed his “A Spark of Christmas” piano concert at Breckenridge’s National Theatre on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.
Breckenridge once had a very active Jewish community, with as many as 83 members by 1930. In 1929, they built a Jewish synagogue, Temple Beth Israel, located at 302 N. Parks St.
The Texas Republican and Democratic Primary Elections will be on March 5, 2024, with Early Voting held Feb. 20 through March 1. The deadline to register to vote in the election is Feb. 5, 2024.
A group from Breckenridge’s Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, dressed in traditional costumes, danced to the beat of a drum, while others walked, carrying images of Our Lady of Guadalupe, for the annual procession celebrating the Patroness of the Americas on West Walker Street on Tuesday, Dec. 12.
