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.
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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 a secret acknowledgment during the recent 2024 Golden Ticket Awards.
Novice or young hunters, ages 9 years and above, will have an opportunity on Saturday, Sept. 21, to qualify for a Texas Hunter Education certification card at a Hunter Education Classroom and Field Course.
Kari Anderson is the winner of the Blackstone propane-fueled griddle.
A group of East Elementary students and their families participated in a “car show” and “drive-in movie” night at the school last week.
Although the Buckaroos showed signs of improvement Friday night, ultimately it was the Loboes who walked away with a 30-20 win in Cisco.
Miss Breckenridge 2024 MacKenzie Cloud presented a donation to Cafe Love on Tuesday morning.
At their meeting on Monday, Sept. 9, Stephens County commissioners voted to lift a countywide burn ban.
On Sept. 5, Kathy O’Shields, president of the Stephens County Humane Society; Cynthia Northrop, Breckenridge city manager; most of the Breckenridge City Commission; and the Stephens County Commissioners Court, met in a workshop for more than two hours to discuss some of the options for resolving the problems the community is facing.
When it comes to animal control in rural Stephens County, the problems are different than the animal issues inside the city limits and calls are handled differently than they are in the city.
The Stephens County Humane Society is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to helping the animals in the community.
The Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce’s annual Johnny Bates Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament will tee off at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Breckenridge Country Club.
The event will be from noon to 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, at the National Theatre of Breckenridge, 116 E. Walker St.
The Buckaroos lost to the Childress Bobcats 35-7 in the first home game of the 2024 season.
Several local government boards and commissions will be meeting in this week and early next week for public hearings regarding tax rates and/or annual budgets, as well as routine business and other matters.
The Breckenridge Buckaroos started their 2024 season Friday evening on the road in Holliday as they faced the No. 8 (Class 3A Div. II) state-ranked Holliday Eagles.
In advance of tonight’s season opener in Holliday, Buckaroos head football coach Casey Pearce sat down with sportswriter Brant Thurmond for a look at the upcoming season.
