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.
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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.
Breckenridge ISD Superintendent Bryan Allen confirmed today that Breckenridge High School Head Baseball Coach Kevin Bartley II resigned last week, and Breckenridge Police Chief Bacel Cantrell said that his department is actively investigating Bartley concerning an alleged improper relationship with a student.
According to a statement from Breckenridge Independent School District Superintendent Bryan Allen, the school district is investigating concerns regarding alleged improper electronic communications between an employee and a student.
On Saturday, Breckenridge Scout Troop 63 learned just how far the skills they’re learning in the Boy Scouts can take them in life when Aric Holly, 1995 BHS graduate, retired U.S. Air Force pilot and Eagle Scout, spoke at the troop’s Court of Honor.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has designated Lake Brownwood, Inks Lake, and Medina Lake in the Colorado and San Antonio River basins as “infested” with invasive zebra mussels.
Last week, an idea started circulating around Breckenridge, and it wasn’t long before a Juneteenth celebration was planned for Saturday, June 19, in the newly-renamed Booker T. Washington Park.
Breckenridge-based Raydon, Inc., was honored Friday evening, June 18, along with two other businesses, with the 2021 Torch of Ethics Award at the annual ceremony hosted by the Better Business Bureau of Abilene and the Big Country.
Texans no longer need to cut back on their electricity use to avoid stressing the electrical grid, according to the current grid conditions on the Electric Reliability Council of Texas website.
The Breckenridge community will have an opportunity to support two local organizations with fundraisers scheduled for Saturday, June 19.
Stowe’s Independent Services, a local business owned by David and Lisa Stowe, is teaming up with the Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce to present a Community Fireworks Show at Hubbard Creek Lake on Saturday, July 3, in celebration of Independence Day.
The kids have been out of school a couple of weeks, and they’re probably bored by now. Fortunately, there are quite a few kids’ activities planned for the summer, ranging from art to sports.
The Breckenridge Fine Arts Center hosted a reception on Saturday for the artists featured in the center’s most recent exhibit, and now BFAC Director Shalon Taylor Wilson will spend the next few weeks getting ready for the 3oth annual Juried Art Show.
Katie Kessler officially opened her speech therapy services business, Haddax Pediatric Language Center, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday morning, June 10. Joining her for the celebration were Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce members, friends and family, including her husband, David Kessler, and children, Dax, 5, and Hadley, 3.
Six community members showed up on Monday afternoon, June 7, for U.S. Rep. August Pfluger’s town hall-style meeting, so the group pulled their chairs into a semi-circle and had a casual, hour-long chat with the representative.
