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Construction begins on U.S. Highway 183 South

    Construction begins on U.S. Highway 183 South

Initial construction has begun on a project to reconstruct U.S. Highway183 South (South Breckenridge Avenue) from U.S. Highway 180 (Walker Street) to near the southern city limits of Breckenridge. The

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Breckenridge Chamber seeking new board members

The Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce is seeking business and community professionals, interested and willing to dedicate their time, energy and expertise, to serve on the Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce Board

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Stephens County Sheriff’s Office weekly summary for Oct. 2-8

Sheriff’s Weekly Summary For the previous week, the sheriff’s office answered 33 calls for service. Oct. 2 A citizen who lives on Mistletoe requested a criminal trespass warning (CTW) be

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City approves engineering contract, board nominations; Trade Days changes on the horizon

    City approves engineering contract, board nominations; Trade Days changes on the horizon

Breckenridge City Commissioners voted on Tuesday,to approve a $165,000 contract for engineering services for the TxDOT utility relocation project on U.S. Highway 183 North. During the project, water and sewer

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City-wide brush pickup scheduled for week of Oct. 16

The City of Breckenridge and Stephens County will team up to pick up brush inside the city limits during the week of Oct. 16. Brush to be picked up must

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Jury finds Blair not guilty in murder of Leah Martin

    Jury finds Blair not guilty in murder of Leah Martin

The five men and seven women who made up the jury in the Elton Carroll “E.C.” Blair murder trial deliberated his fate for almost nine hours Thursday, Oct. 5, before

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Blair murder trial goes to jury

Both sides presented their closing arguments and the case was officially turned over to the jury in the Elton Carroll

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Rebuttal phase wraps up in Blair murder trial, closing arguments scheduled for Thursday morning

  Rebuttal phase wraps up in Blair murder trial, closing arguments scheduled for Thursday morning

The attorneys in the Elton Carroll “E.C.” Blair murder trial wrapped up the rebuttal phase, including the extraneous evidence presentation,

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Extraneous testimony begins in Blair murder trial

The former girlfriend of Aaron Blair testified in full court, with the jury present, Wednesday morning, Oct. 4, that she

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BJHS students score big with videos in careers contest

  BJHS students score big with videos in careers contest

Seven Breckenridge Junior High School students won cash prizes at the Workforce Solutions of West Central Texas inaugural 3-2-1…Careers in

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Defense rests, but more testimony to come in Blair trial

The defense rested its case Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 3, in the Elton Carroll “E.C.” Blair murder trial taking place in

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Attorney says co-defendant Hellams won’t testify in Blair trial

Ross Hellams, the co-defendant in the Leah Martin case, will not be testifying in the E.C. Blair murder trial, according

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Stephens County Sheriff’s Office weekly summary for Sept. 25-Oct. 1

Sheriff’s Weekly Summary For the previous week, the sheriff’s office had 43 calls for service and served 15 sets of

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Prosecution rests in Blair trial, judge refuses to revoke bond – again

In a repeat of Friday’s court proceedings, Monday’s session of the E.C. Blair murder trial ended with District Judge Stephen

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R. E. Dye receives grant for employee training

  R. E. Dye receives grant for employee training

On Wednesday, one of Breckenridge’s oldest family-owned businesses was presented with a grant to help boost their employee’s skills and

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More witness testimony requires judge’s ruling in Blair trial

More objections to a witness’ testimony were raised Monday morning, Oct. 2, in the murder trial of Elton Carroll “E.C.”

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City announces changes to residential trash pickup routes, bulk item pickup service

  City announces changes to residential trash pickup routes, bulk item pickup service

Starting on Monday, Oct. 23 Republic Services will change trash pickup routes in the city of Breckenridge. Also, starting on

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County-wide burn ban back in full effect

Breckenridge Fire Chief Calvin Chaney announced on Monday morning, Oct. 2, that the county-wide burn ban was back in full

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Former employee testifies about Blair’s relationship with victim

Friday’s court session in the Elton Carroll “E.C.” Blair murder trial ended with the judge refusing the prosecution’s request to

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