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Largent makes campaign stop in Breckenridge

    Largent makes campaign stop in Breckenridge

Jim Largent, a candidate for state representative, was in Breckenridge on Wednesday, Jan. 10, for a campaign stop at L & L Family Restaurant. During the gathering, Largent gave an overview

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Sixtieth Annual Livestock Show to kickoff Thursday

    Sixtieth Annual Livestock Show to kickoff Thursday

This week marks a significant milestone in Stephens County history: it will be the 60th year that the county’s youth have gathered to show off the livestock they’ve raised, competing

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Commissioners appoint Babilon as interim constable

    Commissioners appoint Babilon as interim constable

Adam Babilon was sworn in on Tuesday morning as Interim Stephens County Constable by Stephens County Judge Gary Fuller. He will replace Dan Young, who resigned in December to run

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Elks host Hoop Shoot, winners heading to district contest

    Elks host Hoop Shoot, winners heading to district contest

Participating in a national event, the local Elks Lodge No. 1480 hosted the annual Elks Hoop Shoot Saturday, Jan. 6, at LT Cook Gym. The contest was open to boys

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Stephens County Sheriff’s Office weekly summary for Dec. 25-Jan. 7

Sheriff’s Weekly Summary For the previous two weeks, the sheriff’s office answered 79 calls for service and served six civil papers. As of Sunday, Jan. 7, the jail was housing

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Fire heavily damages local home Friday morning

    Fire heavily damages local home Friday morning

The Breckenridge Fire Department responded to another house fire Friday morning, Jan. 5, the seventh electrical fire in seven days, according to Fire Chief Calvin Chaney. The fire, in the

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Elks Hoop Shoot contest slated for Saturday, Jan. 6

Local kids ages 8 to 13 will have a chance this Saturday, Jan. 6, to participate in the annual Elks

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FNB donation puts United Fund over halfway mark

  FNB donation puts United Fund over halfway mark

First National Bank has once again achieved 100 percent participation in donations to the United Fund of Breckenridge, with the

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City Commissioners finalize new Breck Trade Days policies

  City Commissioners finalize new Breck Trade Days policies

During their first meeting of the new year, Breckenridge city commissioners approved the second and final reading of a new

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Emergency services respond to local accidents caused by icy roads

  Emergency services respond to local accidents caused by icy roads

Icy roads and sub-freezing temperatures continue to plague the area causing hazardous driving conditions throughout the area. By around 1

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Area preparing for arctic blast to drop temperatures

  Area preparing for arctic blast to drop temperatures

At 8:30 this morning, Saturday, Dec. 30, the temperature in Breckenridge and Stephens County is ab out 42 degrees, and

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Firefighters respond to electrical fire

  Firefighters respond to electrical fire

Breckenridge firefighters responded to a house fire on South Rose shortly before 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 29. According to

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Chamber of Commerce seeks nominations for annual awards

The community spoke, and the Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce listened. The annual awards presentation has been moved to February to

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Commissioners Court ends year with routine business, burn ban

Stephens County commissioners wrapped up the year during Wednesday’s meeting, taking care of routine business, accepting road material bids and

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Water boil notice repealed for Edgewood, Morris Acres, Ridgeway

  Water boil notice repealed for Edgewood, Morris Acres, Ridgeway

The City of Breckenridge has announced the repeal of the boil water notice issued on Dec. 18 for water customers

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Fire department collects, gives away free coats as winter weather arrives in Breckenridge

  Fire department collects, gives away free coats as winter weather arrives in Breckenridge

Breckenridge’s high temperature for today, Wednesday, Dec. 27, is forecast to be in the low to mid-30s. Although temperatures may

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Stephens County Sheriff’s Office weekly summary for Dec. 18-24

Sheriff’s Weekly Summary For the previous week, the sheriff’s office answered 32 calls for service and as of Christmas day

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Breckenridge trash service to be delayed a day during holiday week

The Breckenridge trash pick up will be one day behind for the week of Christmas all week. According to the

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Ballot order set for March primary election

  Ballot order set for March primary election

The order names of the candidates will appear on the ballot in several contested local county races was determined during

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