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Breckenridge postal workers to collect food donations on Saturday

    Breckenridge postal workers to collect food donations on Saturday

Breckenridge mail carriers will participate in the 26th annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Saturday, May 12. All of the food collected locally will go to Breckenridge food pantries.

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Pit Stop to host book signing for ‘Rosie the Pig’ author on Friday

    Pit Stop to host book signing for ‘Rosie the Pig’ author on Friday

Veterinarian Dr. Rebekah Hartfield will be at the Pit Stop Bar-B-Q restaurant in Breckenridge from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, May 11, to sell and sign copies of her

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Frontier Days brings cowboys, cars and carnival to town

    Frontier Days brings cowboys, cars and carnival to town

The 2018 Stephens County Frontier Days, which took place in and around the Breckenridge City Park on May 4-5, brought a variety of activities, entertainment, events and visitors to town.

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Boil water notice lifted

    Boil water notice lifted

The boil water notice that was issued last week has been rescinded by the City of Breckenridge. The situation affected the 800 to 1500 blocks of West Elm Street and

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Breckenridge museum features Burch Hotel exhibit

    Breckenridge museum features Burch Hotel exhibit

Breckenridge’s Burch Hotel — nowadays known as the First National Bank building — turned 90 earlier this year, and helping to mark the occasion is the latest exhibit at the

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Local man dies in Abilene raceway incident

Jon Blackshear, 52, of Breckenridge died Saturday, May 5, after sustaining injuries during an on-track incident at the Big Country Raceway dragstrip in Abilene. Blackshear came from a family of

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Fire danger in area remains high despite rains

  Fire danger in area remains high despite rains

Despite recent rains, the burn ban in Stephens County remains in effect. With high temperatures and wind advisories forecast through

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Stephens County Sheriff’s Office Summary for April 23-May 5

Sheriff’s Weekly Summary Calls for Service: 97 Civil Papers Served: 21 Inmates Currently Housed: 26 April 23 A male and

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Krista Sharpe wins 12th annual Breckenridge Idol

  Krista Sharpe wins 12th annual Breckenridge Idol

Singing “Heartache Tonight” and playing a ukulele, Krista Sharpe of Abilene won the 12th annual Breckenridge Idol on Saturday, May

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Sims elected as new Breckenridge mayor

  Sims elected as new Breckenridge mayor

Bob Sims will be the new mayor of Breckenridge. Sims won the election on Saturday, May 5, with 262 votes.

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Layni Hinson crowned Miss Breckenridge at Frontier Days opening event

  Layni Hinson crowned Miss Breckenridge at Frontier Days opening event

Layni Hinson was crowned as the 2018 Miss Breckenridge on Friday night in the first event of this year’s Stephens

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Voters to choose new Breckenridge mayor in today’s election

  Voters to choose new Breckenridge mayor in today’s election

Today, Saturday, May 5, is Election Day for the City of Breckenridge, and the only contested race on the ballot

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Frontier Days gets underway Friday evening

  Frontier Days gets underway Friday evening

The 2018 Stephens County Frontier Days event will officially begin Friday evening, May 4, at the Breck Trade Days barn.

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Water main break leads to boil water notice for West Elm, North Harvey

Water main break leads to boil water notice for West Elm, North Harvey

The City of Breckenridge’s Public Works Director has issued a Boil Water Notice for water customers in the 800 to

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Breckenridge man to plead guilty in pipe bomb case

A Breckenridge man has agreed to plead guilty to one count of Possession of an Unregistered Firearm in a case

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Early Voting ends in mayor’s race with 120 votes cast

Early voting in the Breckenridge City Election ended Tuesday, May 1, with almost 4 percent of the 3,037 registered voters

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BHS student group makes donation to memorial scholarship

  BHS student group makes donation to memorial scholarship

Officers of the Breckenridge High School Peer Assistance & Leadership organization presented a check for $245 to Silvia Jones to

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Local students graduate in TSTC’s Abilene ceremony

  Local students graduate in TSTC’s Abilene ceremony

Four students from the Texas State Technical College-Breckenridge Campus joined the more than 80 graduates who received certificates and associate

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Cars, cows and carnival rides: Frontier Days has something for everyone

  Cars, cows and carnival rides: Frontier Days has something for everyone

Stephens County’s annual Frontier Days event bridges the more than 150-year gap between the area’s rough-and-tumble pioneer beginnings and today’s

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