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.
- 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...
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.
The Stephens Memorial Hospital Foundation’s recent Sporting Clay Shoot earlier this month not only generated attention for the foundation and its upcoming projects, but it also awarded prizes to the winners of the competitions.
The Breckenridge Independent School District’s Board of Trustees met last week and approved the new tax rate and budget. This week, the City of Breckenridge will hold a hearing on its proposed tax rate.
Heading into Friday’s season opener against the Jacksboro Tigers, there was a new level of excitement that great things were on the horizon for Buckaroo football in 2021.
Thousands of eligible Stephens County residents remain unvaccinated for COVID-19, according to the records compiled by the local hospital, even as the number of currently active cases continues to increase.
In his monthly column, State Rep. Glenn Rogers takes a look at Texas’ relationship with property taxes throughout its history, past actions taken by Texas Legislators on property taxes and the property tax bills on the agenda in the current special session.
The Breckenridge Fine Arts Center will host a reception for the artists featured in the 30th annual Juried Art Show that is on display through Aug. 28 in both galleries.
As the Buckaroos prepare to take on Jacksboro on Friday in their first game of the year, head coach Casey Pearce talks about what to expect from the Bucks this year and what changes they’ve made since last year.





