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The Breckenridge Buckaroos varsity football team will travel to Comanche today, Friday, Aug. 28, to take on the Comanche High School Indians in the first game of the 2026 season.
Many Stephens County residents woke up this morning to smoke drifting across the area, but the Breckenridge Fire Department assured the community on Facebook that the smoke is from the Ross Fire in Palo Pinto and Jack counties and there are no fires in Stephens County at this time.
As firefighters from across the area and around the state help battle the Ross Fire in Palo Pinto and Jack counties, Stephens County has enacted an emergency burn ban with more restrictions than have been in place recently.
The local government entities will have their public hearings regarding the tax rates for the upcoming year, as well as their budgets, within the next three weeks, beginning with the school district’s hearing on Monday, Aug. 24.
Breckenridge High School senior Rylee Fuller will once again represent the community at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis as a member of the 2026 National FFA Band.
Registration is now open for the 10th annual Sloan Everett Memorial Pure Country Pedal Bike Ride, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Breckenridge City Park, 601 E. Walker St.
After a lengthy discussion at their regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 4, the Breckenridge City Commission voted unanimously to raise the water rates by 4.14%, beginning in 2027.
Breckenridge High School’s 2026 Homecoming is scheduled for the first home game of the season on Sept. 4.
The scrimmage is part of the statewide “Our Day to Shine” program.
The Breckenridge Police Department won bragging rights for the next year, after the agency was declared the winner in the community’s annual Battle of the Badges Blood Drive, hosted by the Breckenridge Rotary Club and Carter BloodCare.
The Breckenridge Fine Arts Center’s 34th annual Juried Art Show is on exhibit through Sept. 26.
The wildfire has burned about 3,150 acres in Stephens County and is about 75% contained, according to the Texas Forest Service.
Multiple fire units are on the scene of a wildfire along the west side of State Highway 67, about five miles north of U.S. Highway 180, this afternoon, Monday, Aug. 10.
The 2026-27 school year kicks off for Breckenridge students bright and early tomorrow morning, Monday, Aug. 10.
The public is invited to attend the preseason scrimmage, which is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.
Breckenridge families can join others around the state in saving some money this weekend, which has been designated as a “sales tax holiday,” meaning shoppers do not have to pay sales tax on many school-related items.
Breckenridge Lions meet at noon on the first and third Friday every month at Su Casa Restaurant.
The meeting will start at 9 a.m. Monday, July 27, in the Stephens County Annex Building, 222 N. Baylor Ave., across from the law enforcement center.
