For at least the second time this week, an earthquake shook West Texas this morning with tremors that were felt in Stephens County.
- UPDATE: Local fireworks show canceled Breckenridge and Stephens County Fire Marshal Calvin Chaney announced Tuesday evening that the Salute in the Salt Flats fireworks show has been canceled because the organizers do not have a...
- Fireworks banned in Stephens County following disaster declaration UPDATE: The Salute in the Salt Flats fireworks show has been canceled due to a lack of a permit, according to Breckenridge and Stephens County Fire Marshal Calvin Chaney. For...
- UPDATE: Emergency crews respond to house fire this afternoon The Breckenridge Fire Department battled a house fire in the 500 block of South Miller Street this afternoon (Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017). Fire Chief Calvin Chaney said they received a...
- Breckenridge groups to help with relief efforts UPDATE: We’ve added a couple of items at the end of this story, including one local fundraiser and another donation drop-off location. Several groups in Breckenridge are pitching in to...
![TSTC honors West Texas employees for service](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/service-15-cropped-505x306_c.jpg)
Several Breckenridge residents were recently honored for their years of employment with Texas State Technical College.
![Abilene’s Houses for Healing offers a place for Stephens County residents to stay during medical treatment](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Houses-for-Healing-Abilene-2829-Feature-505x306_c.jpg)
Houses for Healing in Abilene is working to help people by providing a temporary place to stay at no cost for those who are undergoing medical treatment in Abilene or who have a close family member receiving treatment in Abilene, and one of the houses is designated primarily for Stephens County residents.
![Breckenridge Ballerz basketball team wins Abilene tournament](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BreckBallerzBasketball-cropped-505x306_c.jpg)
The Breckenridge Ballerz basketball team was named the Big Country Champions after remaining undefeated in the Abilene tournament.
![Sips of Summer Wine & Craft Beer Tasting scheduled for Aug. 10](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SipsOfSummer-200x157_c.jpg)
The Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Sips of Summer Wine and Craft Beer Tasting on Saturday, Aug. 10.
![TSTC’s Abilene campus to offer night classes beginning this fall](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Night-IST-cropped-200x157_c.jpg)
Abilene’s Texas State Technical College’s Industrial Technology Center will begin offering night classes in Electrical Power and Controls, Industrial Systems, and Welding Technology this fall.
![BISD school supply lists available now](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BJHSSchoolSupplyList-24-25-featurecrop-200x157_c.jpg)
The first day of school for Breckenridge Independent School District is just a little more than two weeks away, on Wednesday, Aug. 7, and school supply lists are available to help parents and kids get what they need.
![Mets pick BHS graduate Owen Woodward in MLB draft](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Woodward-UH-copy-200x157_c.jpg)
Breckenridge High School graduate Owen Woodward was drafted in the MLB Draft on Tuesday, July 17.
![Activities and more scheduled for Breckenridge Chamber’s Boomtown Summer Sale on July 26](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/downtown-breckenridge-2456-200x157_c.jpg)
The Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce will host a summer downtown shopping event next week that will also feature several activities for the whole family.
![Rhonda Rogers-Crawford takes on role as director of Breckenridge Fine Arts Center](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Rhonda-Crawford-at-BFAC-2537-200x157_c.jpg)
For the past several weeks, Rhonda Rogers-Crawford has been learning the ropes as she takes on a new role in the community, that of director of the Breckenridge Fine Arts Center.