If you’ve ever had the opportunity to visit the Stephens Memorial Hospital, you may have noticed the gift shop just inside the front doors, as well as some of the women working in the little store, which is operated by the SMH Auxiliary.
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The deadline to register to vote in the upcoming City of Breckenridge election is Thursday, April 4. The ballot will include the Breckenridge Mayor and the contested races for City Commission Places 1 and 2.
The City of Breckenridge could have a new police chief soon after the City Commission voted at a special meeting this evening, Tuesday, March 26, to authorize City Manager Cynthia Northrop to negotiate the hiring of Blake Johnson for the position.
The specialty doctors who visit patients in Breckenridge now have a newly renovated clinic across the street from Stephens Memorial Hospital.
This week’s schedule includes two Easter Egg Hunts and Holy Week Services at the courthouse.
This installment of the “Stephens County Chronicles” takes a look at the history of Breckenridge’s Booker T. Washington School.
At their March 18 meeting, the Breckenridge Independent School District’s Board of Trustees approved the official calendar for the 2024-25 school year, canceled the unnecessary election and honored the students and employees of the month from each school.
One hundred percent of the employees at Breckenridge’s InterBank donated to this year’s United Fund campaign, helping the charity that helps local organizations.
Breckenridge’s East Elementary will host an Easter Egg Hunt for community children ages 3 to 9 at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 23, at the school’s playground, 1310 E. Elm St.
For the ninth consecutive year, Clear Fork Bank of Breckenridge (formerly First National Bank) achieved 100 percent participation in the Breckenridge United Fund’s annual fundraising drive and the bank has matched the employees’ donations.
The Breckenridge Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is holding a drawing for a chance to win a 2023 Polaris Ranger.
The Breckenridge Woman’s Forum will host a fundraising garage sale on Saturday, March 23, and is accepting donations for the sale.
The Breckenridge Fine Arts Center will host an exhibit featuring the works of three West Texas artists March 19 through May 31.
Several fundraisers have been set up to benefit a Breckenridge family whose house was destroyed in a fire last Monday, March 11.
The Stephens Memorial Hospital District will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new Specialty Clinic at 11 a.m. Friday, March 22.
For the first time in 32 years, the kids in Breckenridge are playing on new playground equipment at the Breckenridge City Park, following a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, March 11.
Breckenridge High School’s One-Act Play ensemble will compete in the Bi-District UIL competition next week in Graham, after advancing in the District contest last week with their production of “Mrs. Packard.”
Three Breckenridge High School boys will compete in the Texas High School Powerlifting Association’s state meet on Friday, March 22, in Abilene.
In a split vote this afternoon, the Stephens County Commissioners Court voted 4 to 1 to approve an agreement that will dramatically change the landscape and skyline of the southeastern portion of the county for years to come with the installation of dozens of wind turbines.





