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.
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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.
Jeannine Herrington was joined by family, friends and Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce members on Friday afternoon for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Studio 110, located at 110 Sunset Boulevard.
This year’s National Night Out event, hosted by the City of Breckenridge and the Breckenridge Police Department, will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, at the Stephens County Law Enforcement Center, 210 E. Dyer St.
The Stephens Memorial Hospital Auxiliary thanks all the sponsors and donors for their support of the organization’s Bunco Night Fundraiser.
The Breckenridge Buckaroos varsity football team will head into next week’s Homecoming game still looking for their first win of the season, following Friday night’s shutout in Eastland.
Several local residents attended public meeting hosted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) on Tuesday evening, Sept. 17, to address concerns about an air quality permit application by GCC Sun City Materials LLC for a temporary concrete batch plant in southeastern Stephens County.
This year’s Homecoming theme is “Deep in the Heart of Breckenridge.”
The Stephens County Commissioners Court held a public hearing and meeting Monday morning, Sept. 16, to discuss the fiscal year 2025 budget, 2024 tax rate and the status of the county’s burn ban.
The staff of Amusement Today and friends within the amusement industry collaborated on honoring the publication’s publisher, Gary Slade, with
