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Lakeshore Estates celebrates Independence Day with parade for the Hubbard Creek Lake neighborhood

    Lakeshore Estates celebrates Independence Day with parade for the Hubbard Creek Lake neighborhood

The residents of the Lakeshore Estates neighborhood at Hubbard Creek Reservoir (aka Hubbard Creek Lake) gathered Saturday evening, July 4, for an Independence Day parade featuring their patriotically festooned golf

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Tonight’s Salute in the Salt Flats fireworks show to benefit local volunteer fire departments

    Tonight’s Salute in the Salt Flats fireworks show to benefit local volunteer fire departments

The 2020 Salute in the Salt Flats VFD Fundraiser Fireworks Show will begin shortly after  9 p.m. this evening, July 4, south of Breckenridge. The fireworks show will take place

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Governor issues mandatory face mask coverings; more positive COVID-19 cases reported locally  

    Governor issues mandatory face mask coverings; more positive COVID-19 cases reported locally  

Thursday afternoon, shortly after Gov. Greg Abbott issued new mask guidelines for Texans, Stephens County officials announced two new local cases of COVID-19 with eight tests pending. There are now

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Stephens Memorial Hospital partners with Hendrick Health System for specialty services

    Stephens Memorial Hospital partners with Hendrick Health System for specialty services

Beneath a shade tree in front of Stephens Memorial Hospital Wednesday afternoon, hospital officials signed an affiliation agreement with Hendrick Health System of Abilene to strengthen local healthcare services. Stephens

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A&S Diesel and Automotive celebrates grand opening with ribbon cutting ceremony

    A&S Diesel and Automotive celebrates grand opening with ribbon cutting ceremony

Stephen Prazak and Amy Judkins were joined by family, friends and members of the Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce for the ribbon cutting at A&S Diesel and Automotive on Tuesday, June

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TSTC instructor says Chemical Dependency Counseling offers students more than a degree

    TSTC instructor says Chemical Dependency Counseling offers students more than a degree

Graduates of Texas State Technical College’s Chemical Dependency Counseling program learn more about themselves, according to Patty Bundick, the program’s department chair. TSTC offers the program in Breckenridge, Abilene and

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Early Voting in Primary Runoff begins with 55 voters on Monday

  Early Voting in Primary Runoff begins with 55 voters on Monday

Early Voting for the Primary Runoff Election kicked off Monday, June 29, with 55 ballots cast locally. Early Voting will

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Emergency Dispatch Report for Breckenridge and Stephens County for June 22-28

  Emergency Dispatch Report for Breckenridge and Stephens County for June 22-28

Editor’s Note: The weekly Emergency Dispatch Report for Breckenridge and Stephens County is compiled from the Daily Logs of the

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Stephens County firefighters battle wildfires sparked by dry conditions, fireworks

  Stephens County firefighters battle wildfires sparked by dry conditions, fireworks

Local firefighters responded to a wildfire Monday afternoon near the intersection of State Highway 67  and County Road 173 that

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Stephens County Tax Office to stop processing boat title transfers, registrations

  Stephens County Tax Office to stop processing boat title transfers, registrations

The Stephens County Tax Office will stop processing Texas Parks and Wildlife transactions, including title transfers and/or registrations of any

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Early Voting begins today for the primary runoff election

  Early Voting begins today for the primary runoff election

Early voting in the Texas 2020 primary runoff election begins today, Monday, June 29, and continues through July 10. Election

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Stephens County officials address governor’s executive order, give update on local coronavirus situation

  Stephens County officials address governor’s executive order, give update on local coronavirus situation

Almost three weeks after the Stephens County Commissioners passed a resolution opening up local businesses 100 percent, the bars have

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City issues boil water notice

  City issues boil water notice

The City of Breckenridge’s Public Works Director has declared a Boil Water Notice effective Wednesday, June 27, 2020, for the

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Local government and health officials to provide COVID-19 update, discuss Governor’s Executive Order today

  Local government and health officials to provide COVID-19 update, discuss Governor’s Executive Order today

Stephens County Judge Michael Roach and Breckenridge Mayor Bob Sims, along with local health officials, will hold a COVID-19 update

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Seniors, guests gather for final bingo game at the Breckenridge Senior Citizens Center

  Seniors, guests gather for final bingo game at the Breckenridge Senior Citizens Center

Tracy Sullivan has been calling bingo games at the Breckenridge Senior Citizens Center for almost six years, but Thursday, June

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Breckenridge Fine Arts Center exhibit reveals the layers of Jerome Cooksey’s art

  Breckenridge Fine Arts Center exhibit reveals the layers of Jerome Cooksey’s art

Layers. The concept of layers plays a big part in Jerome Cooksey’s art. The layers of the artist, the layers

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Local Elks Lodge makes donations to support local groups

  Local Elks Lodge makes donations to support local groups

Members of local Elks Lodge #1480 presented donations to two local organizations on Monday evening, June 22. They donated $1,000

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Future of Senior Citizens Center still undecided, pending decision by hospital board

  Future of Senior Citizens Center still undecided, pending decision by hospital board

The future of the Breckenridge Senior Citizens Center remains undecided after the Stephens Memorial Hospital District Board of Directors tabled

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Emergency Dispatch Report for Breckenridge and Stephens County for June 15-21

  Emergency Dispatch Report for Breckenridge and Stephens County for June 15-21

Editor’s Note: The weekly Emergency Dispatch Report for Breckenridge and Stephens County is a new feature of the Breckenridge Texan.

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