Breckenridge Independent School District honored the Students and Staff of the Month, at the Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, Jan. 19.
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The offices of the City of Breckenridge, Stephens County and Breckenridge Independent School District will be closed on Monday, Jan. 26, and all local school classes have been canceled for Monday, due to road conditions caused by the winter storm that entered the area on Friday, Jan. 23.
The first big winter storm of the season, especially for this area, is forecast for this weekend, prompting preparations from people in a wide swath of the country, from the Southern Plains to New England. Breckenridge and Stephens County are under a Winter Storm Warning and an Extreme Cold Watch with the low temperature predicted to get as low as 2 degrees overnight Sunday-Monday.
Applications for the various positions that are up for election this year will be accepted through Feb. 13.
Thanks to two local ranches, Stephens County has donated the 10th most amount of money to the Alamo Statewide Stampede, a public fundraising challenge among the 254 counties in the State of Texas to see which county can raise the most funds.
A wildfire that broke out Saturday in southeast Stephens County near the Eastland County line burned 16 acres before being contained.
A Breckenridge man died Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 14, when the boat he was in crashed and capsized on the creek west of Peeler’s Pier at Hubbard Creek Reservoir.
The 90th Judicial District Attorney’s Office has announced the following lists of cases that were pleaded in September, October and November 2025.
Clear Fork Bank of Breckenridge donated $5,000 to the Friends of Historic Breckenridge on Monday, Jan. 12, for upcoming upgrades to a new reception venue located next to the National Theatre in downtown Breckenridge.
Stephens County Commissioners voted at their meeting on Monday, Jan. 12, to hire legal counsel to notify NextEra Energy that it is in violation of requirements governing the red warning lights at the La Casa wind farm.
The 2026 Stephens County Junior Livestock Show wrapped up Saturday morning with the cattle show, Jacob Jackson Master Showman competition and the buckle presentation, followed by the annual livestock sale.
Cattlemen have a message to Trump: Don’t take your tariff-flation worries out of our hide.
Breckenridge Junior High students gathered on the blacktop behind the school cafeteria Tuesday morning for a chance to glimpse how alcohol can impair their vision, coordination, motor skills and other abilities during a program hosted by the Stephens County Agrilife Extension Service.
The 68th annual Stephens County Junior Livestock Show started with the Rabbit Division on Thursday evening, Jan. 8.
The 2026 Stephens County Junior Livestock Show will start Thursday, Jan. 8, at the Stephens County Ag Center on U.S. Highway 180, east of Breckenridge.
January is National Blood Donor Month, and Stephens Memorial Hospital will host a blood drive with Carter BloodCare from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7.
According to various news reports, former Breckenridge Buckaroo Jerry Lawson is transferring to Oklahoma State University in Stillwater to play football for the Cowboys.
Five Breckenridge youths will represent the community at the district Hoop Shoot free-throw contest after advancing from the local competition, which was hosted Sunday, Jan. 4, by the Stephens County Elks Lodge No. 1480.
The Breckenridge Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 100 block of County Road 227 shortly after 6 p.m this evening, Saturday, Jan. 3.
