The entire city of Breckenridge is under a Boil Water Notice today, Thursday, July 31, after a contractor hit a six-inch water line on East Walker Street this afternoon near the intersection at South Easton Street and both water towers were drained.
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When school starts in Breckenridge next week, students will have some new rules to follow regarding cell phones and other personal electronic devices.
Breckenridge Independent School District students will return to the classrooms next week for the 2025-26 school year, and there are several upcoming related events starting this week.
The National Theatre and Friends of Historic Breckenridge will host the fourth annual Performance Series and have recently announced the lineup for this year’s shows.
The 90th Judicial District Attorney’s Office has announced the lists of cases that were pleaded in May and June 2025.
Two local artists have collaborated to create a Christmas ornament to raise funds for the Breckenridge Fine Arts Center.
Beginning Wednesday, July 30, (weather permitting), a Texas Department of Transportation contractor, Wagner & Co., will begin the district-wide application of sealcoat to state roadways throughout the Brownwood District, which includes Stephens County, according to a news release from TxDOT.
With a weather forecast showing high temperatures at 100 degrees or higher for the next week or two, the Stephens County Commissioners voted in a special meeting this morning, July 21, to put a burn ban in place for the county.
An online fundraiser has been organized to benefit a Breckenridge woman, Miranda Mathias and her family during an ongoing medical crisis.
A group of kids and a few helpful adults worked last week to refurbish the painted rock garden that was created four years ago at the Breckenridge Fine Arts Center.
The Breckenridge Economic Development Corporation and Texas State Technical College are teaming up to bring a new CNC machining (Computer Numerical Control machining) program to Breckenridge.
The boat accident occurred a little after midnight July 19 and involved a man and his son who were in Stephens County on a fishing trip.
Twelve members of St. Andrews Church in Breckenridge recently completed a year-long, in-depth study of the book of Genesis.
In their regular meeting on Monday, July 14, Stephens County Commissioners approved additional funding for the Stephens County Humane Society, as well as a proposal to explore a federal grant opportunity for an emergency operations center and the purchase of new reporting software for the district clerk’s office.
As primaries loom, activist scores are more about donor compliance than conservative values.
The Stephens Regional Special Utility District has rescinded the Boil Water Notice that was issued on Tuesday, July 7, 2025.
Two local student ag organizations — Breckenridge FFA and Stephens County 4-H — are collecting gift card donations to support those impacted by the recent floods in Central Texas.
The Stephens Regional Special Utility District has issued a Boil Water Notice for all customers of the rural water district. The boil water notice does not apply to City of Breckenridge water system customers or other rural water system customers.
Samantha Trevino, a student at Breckenridge’s Texas State Technical College campus, won a bronze medal at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, last month.
