There’s less than a week left in the Breckenridge Texan’s annual fundraising campaign and your chance to win a hand-made sheath and Case pocket knife set.
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InterBank announced today, Tuesday, Dec. 26, that the bank’s longtime chief executive officer, Pascal Hosch, will retire effective Dec. 31, 2023. The bank named C.K. Lee, currently the bank’s president and chief operating officer, as president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2024.
In the days leading up to Christmas Day, there have been many holiday activities going on around Breckenridge.
As Christmas is upon us and another year almost behind us, I simply wanted to express thanks and gratitude to those that make this a community.
Stephens County Judge Michael Roach has issued a Disaster Declaration for Stephens County, effective Friday, Dec. 22, following the closure of the U.S. Highway 180 bridge over Hubbard Creek Lake, aka the “Mile-Long Bridge.”
The U.S. Highway 180 bridge over Hubbard Creek Reservoir, aka the “Mile-Long Bridge,” was shut down by the Texas Department of Transportation Friday evening, Dec. 22, due to damage to the bridge.
UPDATE: TxDOT posted the following in a post on the social media service X, formerly known as Twitter: “Stephens County
Moran farmer and rancher Sam Snyder was elected vice president of Texas Farm Bureau by the TFB Board of Directors following the organization’s 90th Annual Meeting in Frisco Dec. 3.
The Breckenridge Independent School District honored several students, support staff members and teachers at the Dec. 11 school board meeting.
Danny Wright performed his “A Spark of Christmas” piano concert at Breckenridge’s National Theatre on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.
Breckenridge once had a very active Jewish community, with as many as 83 members by 1930. In 1929, they built a Jewish synagogue, Temple Beth Israel, located at 302 N. Parks St.
The Texas Republican and Democratic Primary Elections will be on March 5, 2024, with Early Voting held Feb. 20 through March 1. The deadline to register to vote in the election is Feb. 5, 2024.
A group from Breckenridge’s Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, dressed in traditional costumes, danced to the beat of a drum, while others walked, carrying images of Our Lady of Guadalupe, for the annual procession celebrating the Patroness of the Americas on West Walker Street on Tuesday, Dec. 12.
At the Breckenridge City Commission meeting last Tuesday, Dec. 5, several City employees were presented with service pins in honor of the years they have worked for the City of Breckenridge. The commissioners also approved several agenda items.
The Breckenridge Texan is excited to announce that for this year’s annual fundraising campaign, we will have a drawing to give away two hand-made knife sheaths and a couple of Case pocket knives.
The ninth annual Wags and Whiskers 5K and Furry Fun Run was Saturday, Dec. 9, benefiting the Stephens County Humane Society.
Walker Street in downtown Breckenridge was a steady stream of colorful lights for about 30 minutes Saturday night, Dec. 9, as the annual Christmas Parade entertained the community.
Friends of Historic Breckenridge and the National Theatre in downtown Breckenridge will host a concert by pianist Danny Wright on Saturday, Dec. 16.
Anyone looking for some holiday spirit will find it in abundance in Breckenridge on Saturday, Dec. 9.
