One topic at the Breckenridge City Commission’s regular meeting last week had those in attendance smiling and even chuckling out loud: goats.
News
Trinity Baptist Church, known as “The Lighthouse on the Hillside,” now has an actual lighthouse on the hillside north of Breckenridge after a large lawn lighthouse was installed in front of the church this week.
Surrounded by brightly colored metal décor, Diane and Bernardo Becerra, along with family, friends and members of the Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for their new business, Cactus Chic, located at 918 E. Walker.
The National Theatre is bringing the bluegrass band Shine back to Breckenridge for a concert on Saturday, July 10.
Breckenridge Girl Scouts have been out in the community this week, delivering donated cookies to Hometown Heroes.
The first day of school for Breckenridge Independent School District students is slated for Wednesday, Aug. 18, and the district is now accepting student registrations and has released the school supplies lists for the new school year.
Last week, Stephens County’s state senator and representative visited Breckenridge to meet with their local constituents during the break between the Texas Legislature’s regular and special sessions.
The Stephens Memorial Hospital Foundation is planning a fundraising sporting clay shoot for next month and is seeking sponsors for the event.
Food, fun and fireworks was the agenda for Saturday evening’s community fireworks show at Hubbard Creek Lake, and another evening of patriotic display is scheduled for tonight just north of Canyon Road Barn and Grill restaurant, 5790 FM 3418.
The owners of Panda Bubble Tea were joined by Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce members Friday morning for a ribbon cutting ceremony.
Breckenridge and Stephens County will celebrate Independence Day with two community fireworks show, and although fireworks are on sale in the county, local officials want to remind residents and visitors that it is illegal to use fireworks in the city limits.
Former Stamford High School baseball coach Jeremy West will join the Breckenridge High School staff as the new head baseball coach and assistant principal, pending approval by the school board tomorrow. West’s wife, Mindy, will also be joining the BHS staff as a teacher.
Three participants in Texas State Technical College’s recent high school welding competition liked what they saw and decided to continue their education at TSTC.
A traffic stop by a Stephens County deputy sheriff earlier this week, resulted in the apprehension of 11 people inside a vehicle that appeared to involve the human smuggling of immigrants who were illegally in the United States.
Breckenridge’s 7 on 7 football team traveled to College Station this week to play in the Division II State Championship tournament.
Stephens County has three current cases of COVID-19, the highest number the county has had in several months but still much fewer than there were at the beginning of the year.
The Breckenridge Independent School District Board of Trustees met in a special meeting shortly after noon today, June 24, to discuss several proposed employment contracts, but before their discussions began, Arlene Hernandez addressed the board regarding the recent situation involving alleged improper electronic communications between a BISD employee and a recently graduated student.
Cage Bordelon wants to be the first in his family to accomplish two milestones. First, he wants to be the first person in his family to graduate from college. Second, he plans to enlist in the U.S. Army.
Texas State Senator Charles Perry and Representative Glenn Rogers will host a joint town hall meeting at the TSTC Technology Center in Breckenridge, 307 N. Breckenridge Ave., from 2 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 29.
