The Stephens County Commissioners Court will hold a public hearing at 9 a.m. Monday, Sept. 13, on the proposed 2021-2022 tax rate and budget, followed by the commissioners regular meeting.
- 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...
Although the Breckenridge Buckaroos lost the game, it was a hard-fought win for the Cisco Loboes at Chesley Field on Friday night.
Last-minute registration for the annual Scholarship Golf Tournament in memory of Johnny Bates, hosted by the Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce, will wrap up Friday morning, Sept. 10, for the fundraiser that is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Breckenridge Country Club.
W5 Pharmacy and Coffee celebrated its recent opening with a Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting on Wednesday morning, Sept. 8.
Stephens County District Attorney Dee Peavy’s office recently released the following list of plea deals that were made in the 90th Judicial District Court.
The Buckaroos took on the Bells Panthers for the Breckenridge Homecoming after Ballinger canceled the game due to COVID-19 cases.
Breckenridge High School Senior Samantha Smalley was crowned the 2021 Homecoming Queen, and Julian Eutimio was named the Homecoming King shortly before the kickoff of the Homecoming football game tonight, Friday, Sept. 3.
Anyone who visited the snack bar during last week’s Buckaroo game against Jacksboro may have noticed a few changes. The Band Boosters, whose volunteer’s operate the booth during the games, have updated a few things this year.
Ballinger Independent School District has canceled Friday night’s varsity football game against Breckenridge High School’s Buckaroos due to the number of players and staff on the Bearcats team who have COVID-19.
Today, after 14 years of covering the news, sports and entertainment in Breckenridge, Jean Hayworth retires from the Breckenridge American. Tomorrow, she will celebrate her 80th birthday.





