It was a busy night at the Breckenridge City Commission meeting Tuesday, May 4, with new commissioners being sworn in, local students making a presentation and actions being taken on topics including the water/sewer rates and the swimming pool operations.
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Local Walmart customers can now get COVID-19 vaccines at the pharmacy with no appointment necessary. On Tuesday, Walmart and Sam’s Club announced that the immunizations are available to customers and
The Breckenridge City Commission will meet this evening, Tuesday, April 4, for their regular May meeting, and the agenda includes two topics that were also discussed at last month’s meeting: the water and sewer rates and the aquatic center operations.
From 2010 to 2020, the population of Texas grew by more than 4.5 million people, making our state the second-most populous and fastest growing state in the country. Our cities are growing at an incredible rate. Because of this, many people often overlook the importance of rural Texas to our state. Many see a divide between urban and rural Texas, with the two having vastly different and conflicting interests. However, I believe that as rural Texas goes, so goes all of Texas. Let me explain.
The top award at Saturday’s Bob Drake Memorial Chuckwagon Cook-off went to the team that was cooking in the wagon once owned by Bob Drake himself.
With the conclusion the Breckenridge Independent School District’s combined regular and special elections on Saturday, the school board will have one new member, according to information provided by the district.
Members of the Stephens County Child Welfare Board and others gathered for a candlelight vigil in front of the courthouse Thursday evening, April 29, to remember and pray for local children who are in foster care.
Former Stephens County Sheriff Will Holt volunteers as a Hunter Education and Safety Instructor with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and will be teaching a class in Breckenridge on Saturday, May 8.
Surrounded by friends, family and co-workers, veteran Breckenridge Police Officer Noah Gray was promoted to sergeant during a ceremony at the Stephens County Law Enforcement Center on Monday, April 26.
The Stephens County Child Welfare Board will hold a candlelight vigil with County Judge Michael Roach to honor victims of
A Stephens County man died Monday afternoon, April 26, when he was attacked by bees while mowing his grass on Water District Road 214, just west of the Hubbard Creek Lake bridge.
The Breckenridge Independent School District Board of Trustees met in a special meeting today, Monday, April 26, and accepted the resignation of board member Cody Wimberley, effective immediately.
Most Saturdays, the Stephens County Courthouse is dark and quiet, but this past Saturday morning, it was bustling with activity as a group of local students competed against kids from Wichita Falls in a mock trial contest.
The 2021 Bob Drake Memorial Chuckwagon Cook-off, hosted by the Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce, will bring cowboy-style cooking to Breckenridge
The Breckenridge Lions Club will celebrate its 100th anniversary with a come-and-go reception on Friday, April 30. The event will
The Breckenridge High School students who renovated a park in the southeast part of the city proposed a new name for the park, and the city commissioners agreed with their idea during a special meeting on Thursday, April 22.
On Saturday, April 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Breckenridge Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
A topic from the April 6 Breckenridge City Commission meeting will continue to be discussed at a special meeting scheduled for 5:30 p.m. tonight, Thursday, April 22, as a group of local high school students are scheduled to present their request to post a plaque at a local park they have recently renovated.
After Rhyder Patterson saved his family from a house fire last month, Breckenridge Fire Chief Calvin Chaney was so impressed with the 9-year-old Breckenridge boy that he arranged a special recognition ceremony to honor the young hero on Monday evening, April 19.
