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Gas prices continue to rise, following rising price of crude oil

    Gas prices continue to rise, following rising price of crude oil

Texas gas prices have risen 0.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.92/g on Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 13,114 stations. Gas prices in Texas are

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Robert G. ‘Bob’ Clark

    Robert G. ‘Bob’ Clark

My precious Bobby went to Heaven at 6:06 p.m. Saturday, December 26, 2020. It was a sweet, peaceful transition. No more pain. It is his heavenly birthday and was Cody’s

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Annual Stephens County Junior Livestock Show scheduled for Jan. 7-10

    Annual Stephens County Junior Livestock Show scheduled for Jan. 7-10

The 2021 Stephens County Junior Livestock Show and Sale is scheduled to begin Thursday evening, Jan. 7, at the Stephens County Ag Center on U.S. Highway 180, east of Breckenridge.

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When the going gets tough, the tough get growing: Local musicians farming hemp to survive pandemic

    When the going gets tough, the tough get growing: Local musicians farming hemp to survive pandemic

As the worldwide coronavirus pandemic reached Texas earlier this year, the livelihoods of bands like the Urban Pioneers were put on hold indefinitely. But, in true pioneer spirit, Breckenridge native Liz Sloan McGovern and her husband, Jared McGovern, adapted to the new lifestyle and found another way to make a living: growing hemp.

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Eugenia Hall

  Eugenia Hall

Eugenia Hall, 87, of Breckenridge, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020. Her funeral service will begin at 1:00 p.m.

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Richard Wayne Devin

  Richard Wayne Devin

Richard Wayne Devin, 79, husband to Pat Devin of Breckenridge, Texas, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2020, at Stephens Memorial

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Antonia Jaramillo

  Antonia Jaramillo

Antonia Jaramillo, age 61, of Breckenridge, passed away Monday, December 21, 2020. The family will have a memorial service at

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DPS to increase enforcement for the New Year’s holiday

  DPS to increase enforcement for the New Year’s holiday

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will continue its annual New Year’s holiday traffic enforcement campaign beginning Thursday, Dec.

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New K-9 officer joins Breckenridge Police Department to help combat drug problems

  New K-9 officer joins Breckenridge Police Department to help combat drug problems

The Breckenridge Police Department has another new officer, and this one was brought in from Poland because she is specially trained to help combat drug problems in the community. Elza is a 2-year-old K-9 officer, and she recently attended a meeting of the Stephens County Crime Stoppers organization to demonstrate her skills in locating illegal substances.

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Isabel ‘Chavelo’ Jimenez

  Isabel ‘Chavelo’ Jimenez

Isabel “Chavelo” Jimenez, age 76, of Breckenridge, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020. Funeral mass will be held at 10

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