Stephens Memorial Hospital held a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday afternoon for the hospital’s new mammography machine.
- 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...
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On Saturday morning, May 3, Stephens Memorial Hospital hosted a Color Burst 5K Run and 1K Fun Run.
Jacob Wayne Spencer of Breckenridge was transferred to the Taylor County Jail by the Texas Department of Public Safety – Criminal Investigation Division on Monday, May 5, to face federal charges of “possession of a firearm with obliterated serial number.”
With campfires burning and wagons and tents, the signature event of the 2025 Stephens County Frontier Days, the Bob Drake Memorial Chuckwagon Cook-off Clear Fork Championship, took center stage Saturday morning, May 3, in the Breckenridge City Park.
Kayla Wood of Breckenridge was named the winner of the 2025 Breck’s Got Talent competition Saturday evening, May 3, wrapping up two days of activities at the annual Stephens County Frontier Days event in the city park.
Grace Raymond was crowned the 2025 Miss Breckenridge at the pageant Saturday, May 3, during the annual Frontier Days event at the Breckenridge City Park.
After Saturday’s election, the Breckenridge City Commission will have two new commissioners, and the Stephens Memorial Hospital District Board of Trustees will remain the same as it has been.
Local man arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit capital murder for hire, federal gun violation
A Stephens County man was taken into custody Friday afternoon, May 2, on FM 576 southeast of Breckenridge, on charges related to conspiracy to commit capital murder.
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has provided updates on two major road construction projects in Breckenridge in an email received by Stephens County Judge Michael Roach on April 28, 2025.





