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Letter to the Editor: Rural School Association supports Glenn Rogers

    Letter to the Editor: Rural School Association supports Glenn Rogers

As the Executive Director of the Texas Association of Rural Schools and a former rural school superintendent, my insights into how state laws affect local school communities are shaped by

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Letter to the Editor: Readers support Mike Olcott for Texas State Representative District 60

    Letter to the Editor: Readers support Mike Olcott for Texas State Representative District 60

My wife, Susan, and I recently moved from Texarkana to Weatherford to be near some of our children and grandchildren.  Since my retirement from the Navy in 2011 we both

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Letter to the Editor: Readers say Mike Olcott is wrong for House District 60

    Letter to the Editor: Readers say Mike Olcott is wrong for House District 60

Mike Olcott claims to be a conservative, but his record shows otherwise. He has given campaign contributions to fringe candidates across the country, one of whom admitted to dating teenage

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Early Voting begins today for Democratic and Republican Primaries in Stephens County

    Early Voting begins today for Democratic and Republican Primaries in Stephens County

Stephens County residents will begin heading to the polls today for the Democratic and Republican Primary Elections, with Early Voting taking place this week and next week in the Stephens County Courthouse lobby.

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Breckenridge Cemetery Clean up to begin Monday, Feb. 12

  Breckenridge Cemetery Clean up to begin Monday, Feb. 12

The project is a semi-annual procedure to clean the cemetery in preparation for the grass and flower season.

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Local Elks Hoop Shoot winners win at district competition, advance to state competition

  Local Elks Hoop Shoot winners win at district competition, advance to state competition

Two winners of the local Elks Club Hoop Shoot held in Breckenridge on Jan. 7 won first place at the Elks Club District Competition in Arlington on Jan. 20 and will now advance to the state championship on Feb. 17-18 in Dallas.

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State Representative candidates discuss their different stances on school vouchers

  State Representative candidates discuss their different stances on school vouchers

In the race for the District 60 seat in the Texas House of Representatives, the candidates have differing viewpoints on the topic of school vouchers, aka school choice.

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Empowering parents in education can transform young lives

  Empowering parents in education can transform young lives

Texas House District 60 candidate Mike Olcott writes about his support of school choice, aka vouchers.

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Vouchers are not conservative

  Vouchers are not conservative

Texas House District 60 Representative and candidate Glenn Rogers writes about his opposition to school vouchers, aka school choice.

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Pam Ezzell named Employee of the Year, Bobby Thompson named Director of the Year at SMH

  Pam Ezzell named Employee of the Year, Bobby Thompson named Director of the Year at SMH

Pam Ezzell, a nurse practitioner at Breckenridge Medical Center, was named Employee of the Year for 2023, and Bobby Thompson, director of information technology, was named Director of the Year for 2023 during a Stephens Memorial Hospital ceremony on Jan. 29.

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