The filing window for candidates to run for office on the Breckenridge City Commission, school board and hospital board closed on Friday, Feb. 13, and several of the races are contested. The election will be on May 2 with Early Voting to take place April 20-28.
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Filing closes for city, school and hospital board elections; several offices to have contested races
The City of Breckenridge’s cemetery staff will begin cleaning the Cemetery this week. The project is a semi-annual procedure to clean the cemetery in preparation for the grass and flower season.
Early voting in the Texas primaries is underway today, continuing through Feb. 27, with Election Day on March 3.
One of the large La Casa Wind Farm/Nextera wind turbines recently installed in the southeastern portion of Stephens County caught fire early this morning, Saturday, Feb. 14, as a thunderstorm moved through the area.
Stephens Memorial Hospital recently honored Kraymer Harbold as the 2025 Employee of the Year and Melissa Palacios as the 2025 Director of the Year.
Early voting in the 2026 Primary Election will begin on Tuesday, Feb. 17, and continue through Friday, Feb. 27. Primary Election Day will be Tuesday, March 3.
Candidates for the Republican nomination for Stephens County Judge completed Candidate Profile Questionnaires for the Breckenridge Texan.
Candidates for the Republican nomination for Stephens County Constable completed Candidate Profile Questionnaires for the Breckenridge Texan.
Candidates for the Republican nomination for Stephens County Commissioner, Precinct 4, completed Candidate Profile Questionnaires for the Breckenridge Texan.
Primary season is the time to ask where we draw the line, Glenn Rogers says.
TSTC will host a registration and showcase night for the new Mechanical, Electrical and Information Data Center Operator training course from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, at the Industrial Technology Center in Abilene.
Texas Music star Bleu Edmondson will continue his 2025-26 tour with a Valentine’s Day concert at Breckenridge’s National Theatre.
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, local Rotary Club members handed out copies of “A Student’s Dictionary” to local third-grade students.
The Breckenridge Fine Arts Center’s main gallery is currently filled with the colorful artwork of mother and daughter Bonnie and Sabrina Siebert of Woodson.
Austin R. Kelly, 2016 graduate of Breckenridge High School, has officially announced his candidacy for Texas Agriculture Commissioner in the 2026 election.
The 90th Judicial District Attorney’s Office has announced the following lists of cases that were pleaded in January 2026.
Stephens Memorial Hospital announced today that Dr. William E. Prater, MD., recently retired after more than 40 years as a physician and over 35 years of caring for his patients in Breckenridge.
With the new UIL district alignments for sports announced on Monday, Feb. 2, Breckenridge High School’s football and basketball teams will be facing new opponents next season, while the volleyball team will continue to play against the same schools as this year.
With Bailey Auditorium decorated in the theme of “A Royal Wonderland Adventure,” Lane Bartoskewitz was crowned the 2026 Buckaroo Queen by Great Lord Chamberlain Christian Flores on Saturday, Jan. 31.
