During a special board meeting on Thursday, Aug. 2, the Breckenridge Independent School District board of trustees voted to amend the school district’s 2017-18 budget, approve a contract for electrical
- 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...
Stephens County Jail Administrator Maj. James Barrera gripped the steering wheel, his car’s siren screaming and red lights flashing as he sped down a curved highway in hot pursuit of
Construction workers were putting the final touches on marking the lanes on the east-bound side of U.S. Highway 180 (East Walker Street) near Graham Street (FM 287) in the construction
Breckenridge parents and students will have a chance to register for school, get health screenings and haircuts for the students, and pick up a variety of information at the third
The United Fund of Breckenridge is at 82 percent of this year’s goal of $22,155, and the organization continues to
Sheriff’s Weekly Summary Calls for Service: 49 Inmates Currently Housed: 30 Civil Papers Served: 1 July 24 Two deputies arrested
After lunch last Thursday, a group of women were gathered around a table at the Breckenridge Senior Citizens Center. They
The theme of this year’s Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon was “Growing Our Community,” and guest speaker Tim Seymore addressed
The Breckenridge Fine Arts Center will host a three-day workshop by Graham artist Kaye Franklin next week. Franklin is a
The Abilene-Breckenridge area has more than 300 welding jobs open now, according to Steve Collins, business and resource consultant at





