This morning, March 9, Michael Roach announced his official resignation from the Stephens County Judge position, effective April 30, 2026, and the County Commissioners voted to appoint Will Thompson to fulfill the rest of the term, through the end of the year.
Breaking News
- 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...
There were a total of 1,926 ballots cast in Stephens County — 1,233 in Early Voting, 61 by mail-in ballot, and 632 on Election Day.
During the State of the Union address, Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Ruskan was awarded the Legion of Merit award for rescuing Milly Cate McClymond and dozens of other girls at Camp Mystic in the Texas Hill Country during a flash flood last summer.
We need more transparency, less donor influence, Glenn Rogers says.
The owners of ADG Climate Controlled Storage on North Breckenridge Avenue were joined by family, friends and Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce members for a ribbon-cutting ceremony officially opening the new business last week.
More than 12 hours after polls closed, Republican workers were still tallying ballots in a continuous count.
Beginning Wednesday, March 4, the Texas Department of Transportation’s contractor will begin routine maintenance work on and under the U.S. Highway 180 bridge over Hubbard Creek Reservoir.
Locally, there are three opposed races in the Republican Primary — County Judge, Constable and County Commissioner – Precinct 4.
Eastland County Republicans voted to hand count all primary ballots. The move has led to logistical problems that election officials are scrambling to resolve.
The Friends of Historic Breckenridge, which owns the National Theatre in downtown Breckenridge, has announced a new fundraising campaign to continue the revitalization and expansion of the historic theater.
