When the deadline for filing for county offices in the March 2026 primary elections ended yesterday, Monday, Dec. 8, at 6 p.m., there were three contested local races.
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- 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...
The Breckenridge Fine Arts Center is celebrating the season with several holiday displays, an online fundraiser and a new photography competition.
The Texas Indigent Defense Commission approved more than $21 million in grant funding, with substantial investments directed toward strengthening public defender programs in rural communities, including Stephens County.
Thirteen teams participated in the Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce’s 2025 Texas Tamale Championship during this year’s Mingle and Jingle event, serving up plates of tamales the judges and members of the community.
The Stephens County Commissioners Court reinstated the burn ban, authorized funding for law enforcement training and approved advertising for county projects during a regular meeting Monday, Dec. 8, but postponed action on a couple of agenda items.
By Carla McKeown/Breckenridge Texan If you’ve lived in Breckenridge for even just a little while, you’ve likely come across Tommy
The annual Turkey Trot at Breckenridge’s South Elementary was as full of energy as always when about 300 students, along with some school staff members, parents and others, raced along a mile-long route through the neighborhood near the school this morning, Dec. 5.
In his latest column, Glenn Rogers discusses the problems he sees with the New Apostolic Reformation movement and the “Seven Mountains Mandate” and their involvement with state and federal government.
The street improvement change order extends the contract duration from 120 days to 150 days and increases the total contract amount by $279,698.95.
The Stephens County Humane Society is holding two fundraising events this month — Pet Photos with Santa on Sunday, Dec. 7, and the Wags & Whiskers 5K and Furry Fun Run on Saturday, Dec. 13.
