It was just about standing-room-only at the Breckenridge Fine Arts Center on Saturday afternoon as artists and art patrons gathered for the final day of the 32nd annual Juried Art Show.
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The Texas Department of Public Safety announced Friday, Oct. 11, that a 14-year-old murder case in Stephens County has been solved.
After a disappointing start to the season, the Breckenridge Buckaroos varsity football team gets a chance for a reset as they start the 2024 district 3-3A campaign tonight against the Clyde Bulldogs at Buckaroo Stadium.
Justin Shockley was honored with a badge ceremony at the Oct. 8 Breckenridge City Commission meeting.
The eighth annual Sloan Everett Pure Country Pedal Memorial Bike Ride is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 19, in the Breckenridge City Park, offering five routes, brunch, live entertainment and a chance to help support local volunteer fire departments.
Stephens Memorial Hospital will host its annual Stephens County Health Fair on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 7 to 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church, 301 S. Rose St.
Eight Breckenridge residents recently made plea deals with the 90th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
Elliott Street Church of Christ will host the third annual “Gathering” on Sunday, Oct. 13, at the church, located at 1701 W. Elliott.
The local community had a chance to meet law enforcement officers, first responders and others at the annual National Night Out event, hosted by the Breckenridge Police Department last week.
In celebration Constitution Week, a group of fifth graders at South Elementary performed the play “Unite or Die: How Thirteen States Became a Nation” for their fellow fifth graders, as well as parents and teachers in the school cafeteria/auditorium.
In the upcoming election, voters who live in Stephens County, but outside the Breckenridge city limits, will have a chance to vote on a new sales tax for the county.
From the Walk Across Texas program to a pickleball league, the Stephens County AgriLife Extension Service has a variety activities coming up for local residents, both adults and youth.
Last month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that, since he signed an update of the state’s election laws in 2021, the state has removed about one million people from the voter rolls, a process which is ongoing.
Stephens County residents who need to get rid of old tires will have an opportunity to do that next weekend when the Leon Bosque Resource Conservation and Development Council hosts a free tire disposal event.
On a night and week filled with homecoming festivities, the Breckenridge Buckaroos varsity football team looked to gain their first win of the 2024 season Friday night as they hosted the Tolar Rattlers. However, knocking off a 2023 state finalist team was too tall of a task, and the Buckaroos ultimately fell to the Rattlers 42-6.
Cabel Perkins and Ayden Williamson were crowned as the 2024 Breckenridge High School Homecoming Queen and Homecoming King in a ceremony before the start of tonight’s football game.
The community-wide 2024 Breckenridge High School Homecoming events kicked off Wednesday evening with a parade and bonfire. Activities will continue today with a pep rally at noon and the football game at 7 p.m.
The Breckenridge Fine Arts Center will host a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, for the artists featured 2024 Juried Art Show.
At a special noon school board meeting today, Monday, Sept. 23, Prairie Freeman was named as the lone finalist for the Breckenridge Independent School District’s superintendent position.
