Many Stephens County residents woke up this morning to smoke drifting across the area, but the Breckenridge Fire Department assured the community on Facebook that the smoke is from the Ross Fire in Palo Pinto and Jack counties and there are no fires in Stephens County at this time.
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As firefighters from across the area and around the state help battle the Ross Fire in Palo Pinto and Jack counties, Stephens County has enacted an emergency burn ban with more restrictions than have been in place recently.
On Saturday morning, March 14, Breckenridge Elks Lodge No. 1480 presented four area volunteer fire departments with supplies purchased with an Elks grant.
Last week, Breckenridge joined 412 other communities around the state in celebrating National Night Out, an event hosted by the Breckenridge Police Department, the City of Breckenridge and other local first responders.
The ninth annual Sloan Everett Pure Country Pedal Memorial Bike Ride is scheduled to begin with on-site registration at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, in the Breckenridge City Park, offering five routes, lunch, live entertainment and a chance to help support local volunteer fire departments.
Once again, the Sloan Everett Pure Country Pedal Memorial Bike Ride set a record for the most money raised for local volunteer fire departments through the fundraiser’s annual bicycle ride: a total of $42,961.80.
Dozens of bike riders gathered in the Breckenridge City Park on Saturday morning, Oct. 19, for the eighth annual Sloan Everett Pure Country Pedal Memorial Bike Ride, raising funds for local volunteer fire departments.
The eighth annual Sloan Everett Pure Country Pedal Memorial Bike Ride is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 19, in the Breckenridge City Park, offering five routes, brunch, live entertainment and a chance to help support local volunteer fire departments.
The local community had a chance to meet law enforcement officers, first responders and others at the annual National Night Out event, hosted by the Breckenridge Police Department last week.
This year’s National Night Out event, hosted by the City of Breckenridge and the Breckenridge Police Department, will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, at the Stephens County Law Enforcement Center, 210 E. Dyer St.
