Eric O’Dell, Stephens County Commissioner for Precinct 4, has announced his retirement and resignation.
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The new take-out casserole business is in the location of the former Nail’s Cafe and Pam’s Cafe.

Former Breckenridge resident Gary Slade is included in a new documentary film, “The Legacy of Schwarzkopf,” about Anton Schwarzkopf and Schwarzkopf Industries, a pioneer in roller coaster design and manufacturing.

The fifth graders at Breckenridge’s South Elementary School honored local veterans on Monday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day, with a program that included patriotic songs, information about Veterans Day and tributes to each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces.

As we approach mid-November, the calendar is filling up with holiday events, from the annual lighting of the community Christmas tree, along with Mingle and Jingle, this weekend to the Christmas parade next month.

The Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual awards ceremony on Saturday evening.

Check out what Jacob Mares of Breckenridge and his fellow students at TSTC-Abilene have to say about the school’s aviation maintenance programs.

The Breckenridge Buckaroos wrapped up the season with a dominating win of 58-0 over the San Angelo-TLCA Eagles.

The Breckenridge Texan launched our annual fundraising campaign Thursday morning at the Chamber of Commerce’s Coffee and Connections monthly business networking event.

Following a closed-door session Tuesday night, Nov. 5, the Breckenridge City Commission agreed in a split vote to appoint former commissioner Rob Durham to replace Gary Mercer, who officially resigned from his Place 4 commissioner position.

David Fambro in Precinct 1 and Will Warren in Precinct 3, were re-elected over the two write-in candidates in today’s election.

The Turkey Dinner will be held on Thursday, Nov. 14, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Jonell Systems Filtration Group will host the inaugural Jonell-a-Thon, a 5K run and 2K walk, on Saturday, Nov. 9, to raise funds for the local Senior Meals and Meals-on-Wheels programs.

Election Day for the 2024 General Election will be Tuesday, Nov. 5, and almost half of Stephens County registered voters have already cast their ballots.

The Breckenridge community is coming together to raise funds to help a family who lost their home to a fire last week.

Workforce Solutions of West Central Texas, which has a service area that includes Breckenridge and Stephens County, is working in partnership with the Texas Workforce Commission, Texas Veterans Commission, and Dyess Air Force Base to host the 13th annual “Hiring Red, White & You!” job fair on Thursday, Nov. 14.

In an effort to play the spoiler for the district-leading Sweetwater Mustangs’ district title, the Buckaroos had a tale of two halves once again Friday evening at Buckaroos Stadium.

Jack Galer and MacKenzie Duvall are studying Welding Technology at TSTC’s Breckenridge campus.

Providence Ezell of Breckenridge, daughter of Heather and Chad Ezell, won Grand Champion in the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Art Contest on Oct. 26.