At their meeting on Monday, June 24, the Stephens County Commissioners voted to enact a burn ban for the unincorporated areas of the county.
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Breckenridge families will soon have a new place to relax and take a break in the downtown area, as a group of Breckenridge High School seniors is planning to convert the empty lot in the 200 block of West Walker Street, across the street from the Stephens County Courthouse, into a community-use space.
Terry Carey was joined by family, friends and Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce members on Friday morning for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Sportsman’s Boat and RV Storage, the business he recently opened in Caddo.
When college students begin competing at the 2024 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference on Monday, June 24, one of the competitors will be a student from Texas State Technical College’s Breckenridge campus.
Breckenridge kids will present the Missoula Children’s Theatre production of “Treasure Island” at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at the National Theatre of Breckenridge.
The Texas Department of Transportation has announced a new potential start date for the work on the “Mile-Long Bridge” on U.S. Highway 180 over Hubbard Creek Lake, stating that the work is now scheduled to begin on the last day of this month.
Three Texas State Technical College graduates proved that the path to success can be found even in the hardest of times and now are instructors for the college’s Chemical Dependency Counseling program.
At their regular meeting last week, the Stephens County Commissioners honored the local 4-H Range Evaluation and Plant ID team for their recent accomplishments at the recent Texas 4-H Roundup in College Station.
Bronson Chadwick brought his world of illusions to the Breckenridge Library last week with his “Magic in the Library” show for the summer reading program.
The 90th Judicial District Attorney’s Office’s recently released the list of cases that were pleaded in May 2024.
As citizens across the country celebrate the 248th birthday of the United States of America, local residents can enjoy two free fireworks shows — one on July 4 and one on July 5.
When the Rampage Wrestling event comes to Breckenridge later this month, a portion of the ticket sales and all of the concession stand proceeds will benefit Breckenridge Independent School District.
Before moving on to their regular business meeting, the Breckenridge City Commission honored outgoing Place 2 Commissioner Rob Durham and swore in the recently elected commissioners and mayor at the June 4 meeting.
Stephens County has appointed Jared McLane as its new election administrator, a position recently created by the Commissioners Court to oversee election processes in the county.
Beginning approximately Wednesday, June 12, the Texas Department of Transportation’s contractor will begin cleaning and sealing the joints of the U.S. Highway 180 bridge over Hubbard Creek Reservoir.
From how to budget their money to how to write a check, Breckenridge High School’s Class of 2024 received some financial advice through the “It’s Your Money!” program before they graduated last month.
The four Stephens County 4-H’ers who make up the Range Evaluation team and the Plant ID team competed at the Texas 4-H Roundup in College Station last week and won both contests.
The Boil Water Notice is for SRSUD rural water customers in the southeastern portion of the county, specifically those on FM 207 and FM 576 East beginning 2 miles east of the Highway 183 intersection, and on FM 1852, including all adjacent Stephens County roads.
One person was injured in a two-vehicle wreck Tuesday evening, June 4, at the Breckenridge City Park.
