Leo and Max stopped briefly in Breckenridge this week as they bicycle their way across America, meeting folks and enjoying the scenery.
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When Christy Begeman stepped up to the podium at last week’s Stephens County Commissioners meeting, she was expecting to give a report on the local COVID-19 situation. But, County Judge Michael Roach had something else in mind for the Chief Nursing Officer at Stephens Memorial Hospital – he announced Feb. 22 as Christy Begeman Day.
At their regular February meeting, the Breckenridge Independent School District’s Board of Trustees voted to accept the resignation of trustee Ardes Johnson and voted to issue an order for a special election to fill his position on the board, Place 7.
The Breckenridge Fine Arts Center’s exhibit featuring the oil paintings and watercolors of Texas artist Bev Boren has been extended until the end of March, giving local residents another month
Breckenridge firefighters responded to a smoke call at 12:23 this afternoon and soon discovered a home on East Lindsey Street completely engulfed in flames.
Although most of the snow has melted and temperatures have returned to normal, many Stephens County residents continue to deal with the lasting effects of the recent winter storm. But, assistance is still available for local residents.
The temporary waivers that the State of Texas had issued, allowing residents to put off renewing their driver licenses and
The Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce will accept nominations for its annual awards through Friday, Feb. 26. On Thursday, April 8,
The Texas Army National Guard unit out of Dyess Air Force Base delivered four pallets of bottled water to Stephens County tonight. The water will be handed out Sunday afternoon, Feb. 21, to local residents who are still without drinking water.
As Texas finally begins to thaw out after this week’s winter storm, some lingering problems remain. The extremely low temperatures
Editor’s Note: On the afternoon and evening of Monday, Feb. 15, Breckenridge Texan Publisher Tony Pilkington rode along with Stephens
In response to this week’s winter storm and the ongoing below-freezing temperatures, Stephens County Michael Roach, Breckenridge Mayor Bob Sims and Breckenridge Interim City Manager Heather Robertson-Caraway have declared a local state of disaster beginning at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 17.
Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 5 p.m. is the deadline for write-in candidates to file an official Declaration of Write-in Candidacy
UPDATE: After Breckenridge’s electric power was restored Monday afternoon, it was cut off again early this evening, creating another dangerous
The area-wide power outage has caused a loss of pressure at the Stephens Regional Special Utility District, which provides water
As temperatures dropped to 7 degrees, the electric power went out in the Hubbard Creek Lake area around 7:30 p.m.
Stephens County leaders continued on Saturday, Feb. 13, to prepare for the upcoming winter storm, discussing options in case the county or sections of the county lose electric power.
Today, Friday, Feb. 12, is the deadline for applications to run for places on the Breckenridge City Commission, Breckenridge Independent
With much of Texas experiencing extremely cold temperatures and even colder weather forecast for the weekend and into early next week, Stephens County emergency managers are preparing to assist local residents who do not have adequate shelter or heat.
