Breckenridge Independent School District honored the Students and Staff of the Month, at the Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, April 13, at the BISD administration office.
Local registered voters will have a chance to elect their government representatives for the school district, city commission and Fort Griffin Special Utility District, beginning with Early Voting this week and wrapping up with Election Day on May 2.
On Tuesday, April 14, 2026, a crowd gathered on the courthouse lawn in Breckenridge as Stephens County became the 37th Texas county to install a bronze replica of Travis’ “Victory or Death” letter dispatched from the Alamo in 1836. The ceremony also celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Stephens County courthouse, which was built in 1926.
For the first time, students in the Welding program at the TSTC Breckenridge campus earned medals during the SkillsUSA Texas Postsecondary Leadership and Skills Conference held earlier this month.
Kendra Mayfield was surrounded by family, friends and fellow Breckenridge business owners when she cut the ribbon, officially opening the new location of her boutique and party venue, The Vintage Butterfly.
The Stephens Regional Special Utility District has rescinded the Boil Water Notice for its customers that were affected by the notice issued on Wednesday, April 15.
Dee Peavy, the 90th Judicial District Attorney for Stephens and Young counties, has announced several cases that were pleaded in February and March.
Johnny Hamilton, age 60, of Breckenridge, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2026. Funeral mass will be held at 1 p.m.
The notice applies to all customers of the Stephens Regional Special Utility District except those customers fed by the line on and off of U.S. Highway 183 North, the Crystal Falls, Woodson areas, and Village Inn and Tanglewood areas.
Beginning Monday, April 27, a contractor for the Texas Department of Transportation will close all lanes of the Hubbard Creek Reservoir Bridge — aka the “Mile-Long Bridge” — to perform routine bridge maintenance.
