It may seem like the last school year just ended, but the reality is, the Breckenridge Independent School District’s 2024-25 classes start in one month, on Aug. 7, and back-to-school related, community activities kick off later this week.
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![Stephens Memorial hosts Blessing of the Hands; annual hot dog lunch scheduled for Friday, May 17](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/443858528_1210554630121186_8282716085450780655_n-cropped-505x306_c.jpg)
On Monday, May 13, Stephens Memorial Hospital hosted the annual Blessing of the Hands gathering with Rev. Otho Noggle for National Hospital Week.
![From gift shop to Bunco: Hospital Auxiliary – aka Pink Ladies – support hospital through many fundraising efforts](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/pink-ladies-meeting-3194-feature-505x306_c.jpg)
If you’ve ever had the opportunity to visit the Stephens Memorial Hospital, you may have noticed the gift shop just inside the front doors, as well as some of the women working in the little store, which is operated by the SMH Auxiliary.
![Stephens Memorial Hospital renovates clinic for specialty physicians](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/smh-clinic-ribbon-cutting-3684-1-505x306_c.jpg)
The specialty doctors who visit patients in Breckenridge now have a newly renovated clinic across the street from Stephens Memorial Hospital.
![Stephens Memorial Hospital to host ribbon-cutting for new specialty clinic on Friday, March 22](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Specialty-clinic-photo-cropped-200x157_c.jpg)
The Stephens Memorial Hospital District will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new Specialty Clinic at 11 a.m. Friday, March 22.
![Pam Ezzell named Employee of the Year, Bobby Thompson named Director of the Year at SMH](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/SMH-Emp-Dir-Year-copy-200x157_c.jpg)
Pam Ezzell, a nurse practitioner at Breckenridge Medical Center, was named Employee of the Year for 2023, and Bobby Thompson, director of information technology, was named Director of the Year for 2023 during a Stephens Memorial Hospital ceremony on Jan. 29.
![Filing to open for positions on local government boards on Jan. 17](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CityElectionsLogo2024-1-200x157_c.jpg)
From Jan. 17 through Feb. 16, the Breckenridge City Commission, Breckenridge Independent School District Board of Trustees and the Stephens Memorial Hospital District Board of Directors will accept applications for the various positions that are up for election this year.
![National Rural Health Day to honor local health care providers](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/county-commissioner-meeting-6455-200x157_c.jpg)
The Stephens County Commissioners approved a proclamation naming Nov. 16 as National Rural Health Day in Stephens County.
![Stephens Memorial Hospital’s annual Health Fair scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 14](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/HealthFairLogo2-200x157_c.jpg)
On Saturday, Oct. 14, Stephens Memorial Hospital will host its annual Health Fair at First Baptist Church, 301 S. Rose St., from 7 to 11 a.m.
![Back-to-School Bash, other school-related activities scheduled for this week](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fill-the-Bus-2023-0887-200x157_c.jpg)
School starts on Aug. 8, and there are a lot of related activities planned this week.