With today’s temperatures remaining below freezing and many streets still iced over, the winter storm that moved into the area on Friday, continues to have an impact on Breckenridge and Stephens County.
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The offices of the City of Breckenridge, Stephens County and Breckenridge Independent School District will be closed on Monday, Jan. 26, and all local school classes have been canceled for Monday, due to road conditions caused by the winter storm that entered the area on Friday, Jan. 23.
The City of Breckenridge’s 2026 Citizens Academy will start next month, and registration for the program is open.
Effective today, Tuesday, Dec. 16, the City of Breckenridge has lifted the city-wide Boil Water Notice that was initially issued on Tuesday, Dec. 9, according to a notice issued shortly after noon today.
Following Thursday’s repairs to the water pipelines, the City of Breckenridge’s water system continues to pressurize today, although the process is moving slowly.
The repairs to the water valve between the City of Breckenridge’s water treatment plant and the water towers have been completed and are currently holding, according to City Manager Cynthia Northrop.
Crews continue to work today, Thursday, Dec. 11, on repairing the City of Breckenridge pipelines that have created a three-day water outage for the community; bottled water distribution continues at City Park.
The repair to a water line valve that crews worked on all day isn’t holding, and water service will not be restored to the community tonight, according to Breckenridge City Manager Cynthia Northrop.
As the water crisis in Breckenridge continues well into the second day, Raydon, Inc. was on site at the location of the broken valve and was working to get it replaced this evening.
Stephens Memorial Hospital and ResourceCare are closed today, due to the City of Breckenridge’s ongoing water problems.
