For at least the second time this week, an earthquake shook West Texas this morning with tremors that were felt in Stephens County.
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![TSTC honors West Texas employees for service](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/service-15-cropped-505x306_c.jpg)
Several Breckenridge residents were recently honored for their years of employment with Texas State Technical College.
![Abilene’s Houses for Healing offers a place for Stephens County residents to stay during medical treatment](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Houses-for-Healing-Abilene-2829-Feature-505x306_c.jpg)
Houses for Healing in Abilene is working to help people by providing a temporary place to stay at no cost for those who are undergoing medical treatment in Abilene or who have a close family member receiving treatment in Abilene, and one of the houses is designated primarily for Stephens County residents.
![Breckenridge Ballerz basketball team wins Abilene tournament](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BreckBallerzBasketball-cropped-505x306_c.jpg)
The Breckenridge Ballerz basketball team was named the Big Country Champions after remaining undefeated in the Abilene tournament.
![Sips of Summer Wine & Craft Beer Tasting scheduled for Aug. 10](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SipsOfSummer-505x306_c.jpg)
The Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Sips of Summer Wine and Craft Beer Tasting on Saturday, Aug. 10.
![TSTC’s Abilene campus to offer night classes beginning this fall](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Night-IST-cropped-505x306_c.jpg)
Abilene’s Texas State Technical College’s Industrial Technology Center will begin offering night classes in Electrical Power and Controls, Industrial Systems, and Welding Technology this fall.
![BISD school supply lists available now](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BJHSSchoolSupplyList-24-25-featurecrop-200x157_c.jpg)
The first day of school for Breckenridge Independent School District is just a little more than two weeks away, on Wednesday, Aug. 7, and school supply lists are available to help parents and kids get what they need.
![Mets pick BHS graduate Owen Woodward in MLB draft](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Woodward-UH-copy-200x157_c.jpg)
Breckenridge High School graduate Owen Woodward was drafted in the MLB Draft on Tuesday, July 17.
![Activities and more scheduled for Breckenridge Chamber’s Boomtown Summer Sale on July 26](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/downtown-breckenridge-2456-200x157_c.jpg)
The Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce will host a summer downtown shopping event next week that will also feature several activities for the whole family.
![Rhonda Rogers-Crawford takes on role as director of Breckenridge Fine Arts Center](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Rhonda-Crawford-at-BFAC-2537-200x157_c.jpg)
For the past several weeks, Rhonda Rogers-Crawford has been learning the ropes as she takes on a new role in the community, that of director of the Breckenridge Fine Arts Center.
![Local support shown for Trump after shooting at rally](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/trump-supporter-at-courthouse-2608-200x157_c.jpg)
A local man was in front of the Stephens County Courthouse tonight, Saturday, July 13, showing his support for former U.S. President Donald Trump, who was wounded after gunshots rang out at a campaign rally this evening.
![District Attorney releases list of June 2024 plea deals](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/crtHouse-5113-200x157_c.jpg)
The 90th Judicial District Attorney’s Office’s recently released the following list of cases that were pleaded in June 2024.
![Breckenridge 13U Little League team to play in state championship tournament this week](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/LittleLeague-cropped-200x157_c.jpg)
Breckenridge’s Little League 13U Intermediate baseball team will play in the 2024 Texas West State Little League Championship Tournament in Abilene, beginning at 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 10.
![County Commissioners leave burn ban in place](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/county-comm-070824-2476-200x157_c.jpg)
Stephens County residents remain under a fire ban after the County Commissioners took no action on the agenda item at their meeting this morning, July 8.
![Stephens Co. UPRA Rodeo scheduled for Friday and Saturday, July 12-13](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/RodeoFlyer-July2024-cropped-200x157_c.jpg)
The Stephens County Rodeo Association will host a UPRA Rodeo on Friday and Saturday, July 12-13, at the Stephens County Arena, on County Road 245 just east of Breckenridge.
![School starts in a month; back-to-school events kicking off soon](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Untitled-10-200x157_c.png)
It may seem like the last school year just ended, but the reality is, the Breckenridge Independent School District’s 2024-25 classes start in one month, on Aug. 7, and back-to-school related, community activities kick off later this week.
![Texas Cheeters: Kc Crawford has plans to expand local original beyond Breckenridge’s city limits](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Kc-Crawford-making-Texas-Cheeters-2091-feature-200x157_c.jpg)
Spending his days making, baking and delivering pastries wasn’t something Kc Crawford ever thought he’d be doing. But, nowadays he’s keeping Breckenridge’s Texas Cheeters’ legacy alive and hoping to expand the bakery business.
![Creatures from around the world entertain crowds at program hosted by Breckenridge library, fine arts center](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/creature-teacher-2024-bfac-1479-feature-NR-200x157_c.jpg)
The Breckenridge Fine Arts Center’s main gallery was filled with children and critters last week when The Creature Teacher program came to town as part of the Breckenridge Library’s summer reading program.
![TSTC offers Hometown High School Opportunity Scholarship](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TSTCScholarship-Graphic2-200x157_c.jpg)
Texas State Technical College is offering financial assistance to students from four West Texas school districts, including Breckenridge.