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BISD earmarks hail damage settlement for new roofs

    BISD earmarks hail damage settlement for new roofs

During last week’s Breckenridge Independent School District Board of Trustees meeting, trustees approved an additional $1,069,408.51 to their settlement from property Casualty Alliance of Texas for hail damage that buildings

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Fire chief: No burning allowed

    Fire chief: No burning allowed

Stephens County is under a high fire danger, and Breckenridge Fire Department Fire Chief Calvin Chaney said burning will not be allowed in the county. Between Friday and Monday afternoon,

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Stephens County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Summary for April 9-15

Sheriff’s Weekly Summary Calls for Service = 41 Civil Papers Served = 5 Inmates Currently Housed = 24 April 9 A male inmate from Stephens County Jail was transported by a

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Fine Arts Center seeking quilts for upcoming show

    Fine Arts Center seeking quilts for upcoming show

The Breckenridge Fine Arts Center has issued a call for quilts for its upcoming 2018 Quilt Show, scheduled for May 8 through June 29. BFAC Director Victoria MacFarlane said the

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Windy weather expected to continue today

    Windy weather expected to continue today

Although Friday’s temperature in Breckenridge reached a high of 91 degrees, for much of the day the sun was obscured by the dusty haze that blew across the area. Today’s

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FFA plant sale continues Saturday, April 14

    FFA plant sale continues Saturday, April 14

The annual Breckenridge High School Plant Sale will from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (or until they sell out) today, Saturday, April 14, at the BHS Greenhouse (500 W. Lindsey

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City grapples with illegal dumping, plans cleanup week

  City grapples with illegal dumping, plans cleanup week

Illegal dumping in the Breckenridge area has become a big problem, a problem that costs every citizen when tax dollars

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Breckenridge’s clean-up days scheduled for April 23-27

Residents of Breckenridge will have an opportunity later this month to get rid of extra trash they have, including yard

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Library book sale scheduled for Saturday morning

  Library book sale scheduled for Saturday morning

It’s springtime in Breckenridge — flowers are blooming, the wind is blowing and books are on sale at the library.

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Afternoon accident damages pickup on U.S. 183 North

  Afternoon accident damages pickup on U.S. 183 North

Emergency workers responded to a one-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 183 North, 13 miles north of the Breckenridge city limits

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Local TxDOT office display recognizes National Work Zone Awareness Week

  Local TxDOT office display recognizes National Work Zone Awareness Week

With construction and road repairs affecting many streets in and around Breckenridge, local residents are familiar with the orange cones

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UPDATE: Fire chief halts burning at least until Monday

  UPDATE: Fire chief halts burning at least until Monday

UPDATE: Less than 36 hours after the Stephens County burn ban was lifted, brush burning in the area has gotten

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Stephens County Sheriff’s Summary for March 26-April 6

Sheriff’s Weekly Summary Calls for Service = 89 Civil Papers Served = 12 Inmates Currently Housed = 27 March 26

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McTeacher Night brings in donations for East Elementary

  McTeacher Night brings in donations for East Elementary

Last week, East Elementary School teachers volunteered to work at the Breckenridge McDonald’s for a couple of hours to raise

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Volunteers decorate courthouse lawn to draw attention to child abuse, neglect

  Volunteers decorate courthouse lawn to draw attention to child abuse, neglect

April is Child Abuse Awareness/Prevention Month, and a team of volunteers showed up Wednesday morning to help decorate the lawn

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Eleven to compete in Breckenridge Idol next month

  Eleven to compete in Breckenridge Idol next month

This year’s Breckenridge Idol singing competition will include 11 contestants, following this afternoon’s auditions at the National Theatre. The Breckenridge

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City rescinds water boil notice for Lakeview Hills area

  City rescinds water boil notice for Lakeview Hills area

The City of Breckenridge Public Works Director Houston Satterwhite announced Saturday morning, April 7, that the boil water notice that

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City commissioners award construction contract for Parks Street Project

  City commissioners award construction contract for Parks Street Project

Construction will soon get under way on the Parks Street Paving and Draining project after city commissioners awarded the contract

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Cowboy church to host bluegrass band Sunday, April 8

  Cowboy church to host bluegrass band Sunday, April 8

The Ridge Cowboy Church, 188 County Road 245, will host the bluegrass gospel band Hanks and Company at 10 a.m.

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