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The Breckenridge Fine Arts Center will host a reception for the artists featured in the 30th annual Juried Art Show that is on display through Aug. 28 in both galleries.
As the Buckaroos prepare to take on Jacksboro on Friday in their first game of the year, head coach Casey Pearce talks about what to expect from the Bucks this year and what changes they’ve made since last year.
The Breckenridge Independent School District Board of Trustees will hold a Public Hearing and a special board meeting tonight, Wednesday, Aug. 25, to take comments from the public and then vote on adopting the district’s 2021-2022 budget and proposed 2021 district tax rate.
The Breckenridge Woman’s Forum will host a fundraising Murder Mystery Dinner featuring the Albany Mainstreet Playhouse Troupe on Thursday, Aug. 26.
The Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Scholarship Golf Tournament in memory of Johnny Bates on Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Breckenridge Country Club.
Breckenridge High School’s annual Homecoming football game will be Friday, Sept. 3, and the theme of this year’s Homecoming Parade is There’s No Place Like HOME-coming, with a Wizard of Oz theme.
On Friday afternoon, Copperleaf Properties helped that success continue with a donation of $14,000 that was raised through the 2021 BASH (Building a Safer Hometown) Golf Tournament.
By Tony Pilkington and Carla McKeown/Breckenridge Texan The number of active COVID-19 cases in Stephens County increased by 44 percent
Breckenridge’s National Theatre will host a concert by Chris Beall on Tuesday, Aug. 24.
Breckenridge High School and South Elementary will be getting new administrators in the upcoming weeks after the Breckenridge Independent School District Board of Trustees approved recommendations from Superintendent Bryan Allen at a special meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 18.
It was a rainy first day of school for Breckenridge students, but that didn’t stop the kids and their parents — from Pre-K to 12th grade — from enjoying the moment.
The first day of school in Breckenridge Independent School District will be tomorrow, Wednesday, Aug. 18.
The drums of Africa echoed around the Breckenridge Library last Wednesday, Aug. 11, as Elizabeth Kahura presented her Safari Program for the kids, parents and grandparents gathered for the event.
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Stephens County more than doubled in the past week, going from 12 on Aug. 6 to 25 today, Aug. 13. Additionally, two more people died from the disease this week, taking the local total of COVID-19 deaths to 28.
John Michael Nored, 27 years old, of Breckenridge pleaded guilty to three charges and was sentenced in the 90th Judicial District Court last month to a maximum of eight years in prison.
Six regional wineries will be on-hand tonight, Friday, Aug. 13, at the Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 Sips of Summer Wine Tasting event at Chandelier Ridge, an event venue located on U.S. Highway 183 south of Breckenridge.
One day while working on the family ranch, J.T. Caraway found a welding rod. It ignited a passion for welding that has continued ever since.
Anyone looking for a job in Breckenridge or the surrounding area can get applications from more than 20 different businesses that are currently hiring at the job fair hosted by the Breckenridge Economic Development Corporation and Chamber of Commerce through Friday, Aug. 13, at the Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce, 100 E. Elm.
