Houses for Healing in Abilene is working to help people by providing a temporary place to stay at no cost for those who are undergoing medical treatment in Abilene or who have a close family member receiving treatment in Abilene, and one of the houses is designated primarily for Stephens County residents.
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The Breckenridge Ballerz basketball team was named the Big Country Champions after remaining undefeated in the Abilene tournament.

The Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Sips of Summer Wine and Craft Beer Tasting on Saturday, Aug. 10.

Abilene’s Texas State Technical College’s Industrial Technology Center will begin offering night classes in Electrical Power and Controls, Industrial Systems, and Welding Technology this fall.

The first day of school for Breckenridge Independent School District is just a little more than two weeks away, on Wednesday, Aug. 7, and school supply lists are available to help parents and kids get what they need.

Breckenridge High School graduate Owen Woodward was drafted in the MLB Draft on Tuesday, July 17.

The Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce will host a summer downtown shopping event next week that will also feature several activities for the whole family.

For the past several weeks, Rhonda Rogers-Crawford has been learning the ropes as she takes on a new role in the community, that of director of the Breckenridge Fine Arts Center.

A local man was in front of the Stephens County Courthouse tonight, Saturday, July 13, showing his support for former U.S. President Donald Trump, who was wounded after gunshots rang out at a campaign rally this evening.

The 90th Judicial District Attorney’s Office’s recently released the following list of cases that were pleaded in June 2024.

Breckenridge’s Little League 13U Intermediate baseball team will play in the 2024 Texas West State Little League Championship Tournament in Abilene, beginning at 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 10.

Stephens County residents remain under a fire ban after the County Commissioners took no action on the agenda item at their meeting this morning, July 8.

The Stephens County Rodeo Association will host a UPRA Rodeo on Friday and Saturday, July 12-13, at the Stephens County Arena, on County Road 245 just east of Breckenridge.

It may seem like the last school year just ended, but the reality is, the Breckenridge Independent School District’s 2024-25 classes start in one month, on Aug. 7, and back-to-school related, community activities kick off later this week.

Spending his days making, baking and delivering pastries wasn’t something Kc Crawford ever thought he’d be doing. But, nowadays he’s keeping Breckenridge’s Texas Cheeters’ legacy alive and hoping to expand the bakery business.

The Breckenridge Fine Arts Center’s main gallery was filled with children and critters last week when The Creature Teacher program came to town as part of the Breckenridge Library’s summer reading program.

Texas State Technical College is offering financial assistance to students from four West Texas school districts, including Breckenridge.

The Breckenridge Fire Department responded to wildfire off of State Highway 67 shortly after 5 p.m. Thursday evening, June 27, quickly extinguishing the blaze.

For Kristin Walling, working in a fireworks stand is something she’s been doing since she was 5 years old. Now, she using the experience of owning and operating her own stand to teach her kids, who are helping her run the stand this year, about working with money and running a business.