Breckenridge High School Principal Dr. William Paul has accepted an offer from Windthorst Independent School District to become the new superintendent there; he is scheduled to start there in less than three weeks.
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For those with a strong desire to help others, a degree in nursing can lead to a fulfilling career, and Texas State Technical College offers prospective nurses the chance to learn from experienced instructors and in local hospitals during the 16-month Licensed Vocational Nursing program in Breckenridge, Harlingen and Sweetwater.
On Friday, Stephens County moved from Stage 1 (No Restrictions) to Stage 4 (High Restrictions) of the Community Health Plan due to recent increases in COVID-19 cases.
The Breckenridge Fine Arts Center will host rock painting workshops on Tuesday, Aug. 3.
The 301st Fighter Wing’s 457th Fighter Squadron from the U.S. Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth will be conducting increased training exercises next month in VR-118, a local military training route, in the north Texas vicinity of Breckenridge, Mineral Wells and Possum Kingdom Lake.
The 2021 Sips of Summer Wine Tasting event, hosted by the Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce, is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 13, at Chandelier Ridge, an event venue located on U.S. Highway 183 south of Breckenridge.
Bobby Gullick’s need for an additional skill to accomplish a lifelong goal led him to Breckenridge’s Texas State Technical College campus.
The weather in Breckenridge didn’t really make a good impression when Greg and Stacy Akers moved to town earlier this year, but they’ve decided to stay anyway and started work last week on the first of two new houses to be built in the 400 block of Ridge Road.
The Breckenridge Library will bridge the gap between two continents next month when it hosts an African Safari Program by Elizabeth Kahura on Wednesday, Aug. 11, at 11 am.
A Hunter Education classroom course will be offered in Breckenridge from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 31, at First Baptist Church, 301 S. Rose, and there are two seats available, as of the morning of Thursday, July 22.
The 2021 Buckaroo Football Camp for students in first through ninth grades is scheduled for next week at Buckaroo Stadium.
The Breckenridge City Commission approved the hiring of Erika McComis, currently the assistant town administrator of Argyle, as the new Breckenridge City Manager in a special meeting Tuesday evening, July 20.
A Breckenridge man is in the Stephens County Jail on a $250,000 bond after crashing a pickup truck, which he allegedly stole Sunday evening, July 18, in an attempt to evade arrest for a sexual assault he had reportedly committed a few minutes earlier.
Stephens Memorial Hospital is in the middle of three major upgrades, according to a news release from the hospital.
Two Breckenridge FFA students placed in Team Roping at the Texas FFA Rodeo, held in conjunction with the Texas FFA State Convention in Alvarado earlier this month.
Last weekend, the band Shine performed a concert in Breckenridge as the National Theatre hosted its first public concert since closing last year due to COVID-19 restrictions.
The First Baptist Church of Breckenridge will sponsor two upcoming events for the community.
The Breckenridge Fine Arts Center’s 30th annual Juried Art Show is on display through Aug. 28 in both galleries and features a variety of paintings, drawings, sculpture and fiber art.
When the 87th Texas Legislative Session began in January, it was predicted the session would look dramatically different than any in Texas history.
