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Second local case of COVID-19 confirmed; City Offices closed pending employee’s test results

    Second local case of COVID-19 confirmed; City Offices closed pending employee’s test results

Local officials were notified Tuesday, May 12, that another Breckenridge resident has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Additionally, the City of Breckenridge closed the

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BISD makes plans for June 6 graduation at Buckaroo Stadium

    BISD makes plans for June 6 graduation at Buckaroo Stadium

It may be an event the likes of which this community has never seen before, but Breckenridge school district administrators are planning a graduation ceremony that they hope will satisfy

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Rabid skunk attacks dogs, bites homeowner near Lake Hubbard Creek

    Rabid skunk attacks dogs, bites homeowner near Lake Hubbard Creek

Stephens County has reported it first confirmed rabies case for 2020 after a rabid skunk attacked some dogs and also bit their owner at a home near Hubbard Creek Lake

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Kindergarten teacher takes her lessons to the driveways of Breckenridge

    Kindergarten teacher takes her lessons to the driveways of Breckenridge

Like most school kids across the state and the country and even around the world, Breckenridge students have been out of the classroom since mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Breckenridge co-interim city managers seek input for saving animal shelter, senior center

    Breckenridge co-interim city managers seek input for saving animal shelter, senior center

Houston Satterwhite and Heather Robertson-Caraway were officially appointed as co-interim city managers at the Breckenridge City Commission meeting Tuesday night, May 5, and immediately began working to try and save

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BEDC implements COVID-19 Recovery Emergency Loan Program for qualifying local small businesses

    BEDC implements COVID-19 Recovery Emergency Loan Program for qualifying local small businesses

The Breckenridge Economic Development Corporation (BEDC) announced on Tuesday, May 5, that it is implementing a COVID-19 Recovery Emergency Loan Program. The new temporary loan program is designed to provide

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Stephens County gets all negative results after high turnout for drive-through COVID-19 testing

  Stephens County gets all negative results after high turnout for drive-through COVID-19 testing

On Saturday, the results from last week’s mass COVID-19 testing came back, and all 96 tests were negative. That makes

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City of Breckenridge considers closing Senior Citizens Center, Animal Shelter in June

  City of Breckenridge considers closing Senior Citizens Center, Animal Shelter in June

As the City of Breckenridge grapples with major sales tax revenue shortfalls caused by the economic slowdown from the COVID-19

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TSTC to resume hands-on instruction to limited students on Monday, May 4

  TSTC to resume hands-on instruction to limited students on Monday, May 4

Texas State Technical College will allow a limited number of students, faculty, and staff back to its 10 campuses on Monday,

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Breckenridge man arrested on charges of child pornography

  Breckenridge man arrested on charges of child pornography

The Abilene Police Department Cyber Crimes along with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office and the Texas Department of Public Safety

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Breckenridge Senior Citizen Center to begin serving meals inside again on Monday

  Breckenridge Senior Citizen Center to begin serving meals inside again on Monday

The Breckenridge Senior Citizens Center will begin serving meals inside and offering some of its usual activities again on Monday, May

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Mobile COVID-19 testing site to be set up in Breckenridge on Thursday, April 30

  Mobile COVID-19 testing site to be set up in Breckenridge on Thursday, April 30

This Thursday, April 30, the Texas National Guard Stephens County will be in Breckenridge to provide free, drive-through COVID-19 testing

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Some local, state COVID-19 restrictions to be lifted as state moves toward reopening

  Some local, state COVID-19 restrictions to be lifted as state moves toward reopening

Many local and state restrictions that have been in place for several weeks to try and slow the spread of

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Texas Governor to make coronavirus-related announcement this afternoon

  Texas Governor to make coronavirus-related announcement this afternoon

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is scheduled to make an announcement at 2:30 p.m. today, April. 27, regarding Texas’ response to

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Breckenridge Police, DPS continue investigation into fatal accident

  Breckenridge Police, DPS continue investigation into fatal accident

The Breckenridge Police Department is continuing its investigation into the fatal accident that occurred Saturday morning near the Breckenridge City

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Server issues may cause temporary outages for Breckenridge Texan website

  Server issues may cause temporary outages for Breckenridge Texan website

The Breckenridge Texan’s service provider is having server problems today, April 27, which resulted in our website being temporarily unavailable

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Breckenridge pedestrian dies after being hit by pickup truck

  Breckenridge pedestrian dies after being hit by pickup truck

A Breckenridge man died Saturday morning, April 25, when a pickup truck, driven by a local man, reportedly jumped the

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Texas National Guard to provide free drive-up COVID-19 testing in Stephens County

  Texas National Guard to provide free drive-up COVID-19 testing in Stephens County

Stephens County could have free, drive-through COVID-19 testing available as early as next week, according to County Judge Michael Roach.

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City to put city manager search on hold until coronavirus crisis is over

  City to put city manager search on hold until coronavirus crisis is over

After their offer was turned down by the preferred candidate, the City of Breckenridge’s search committee has decided to put

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