Breckenridge American

More than a dozen Buckaroos take home All-District honors for football

The All-District list was released, with 13 Breckenridge Buckaroos taking home honors. The Bucks finished the season 4-6, qualifying for the playoffs and ending the season with a 34-27 playoff loss to the Brock Eagles. The MVP’s on the season Rance...

After shooting threat, Breckenridge ISD returns to normalcy

Investigations into last weeks incident regarding a shooting threat written on a bathroom wall are still ongoing for Breckenridge ISD. On Friday, attendance for the district was less than 60 percent. Superintendent Tim Seymore said if parents were...

After 37 years, Carstens Motor Co. sells to Bayer Auto Group

After a few months of talks, Carsten’s Motor Company on Walker Street has officially been sold to Bayer Auto Group out of Comanche. The dealership will now be called Bayer Chevrolet Buick Inc. General Manager Zach Smith said he has been in the...

Boys and girls basketball both place third in the Lions Club Tournament

Both the Lady Bucks Varsity and the Buckaroo Varsity were busy this past weekend in the annual Lions Club Tournament played at the Breckenridge Athletic and Fine Arts Facility. The Lady Bucks ran into some stiff competition Thursday against a 2A...

Breckenridge's TSTC campus graduates almost 20 students

Texas State Technical College had almost 150 graduates in this semester’s class, and 19 of them were from Breckenridge’s campus. TSTC held their graduation ceremony Monday night in Abilene, and had Julian Alvarez III, the Texas workforce...

Sheriff Will Holt (left) talks about the program with Chief Deputy Kevin Roach. BA photo by Melissa Baker

Sheriffs office to begin new program for special needs individuals

Often times law enforcement and first responders run into situations they may not be wholly trained for. Many times calls come in about an individual acting odd, or just walking about with no real direction. When these calls come in, departments...

News Stories

Breckenridge High students decorate in honor of Veterans

As part of their celebration of Veterans Day, which the BJH STUCO did in conjunction with BHS STUCO at the Breckenridge Athletics and Fine Arts Facility Nov.

By Jean Hayworth

Sheriff’s office to begin new program for special needs individuals

Often times law enforcement and first responders run into situations they may not be wholly trained for.

By Melissa Baker

City Commissioners meet, don’t pass parking ordinance, receive updates

The Breckenridge City Commissioners met Tuesday, Dec. 4 and did not approve a parking ordinance that would have made it illegal to park vehicles on unimproved surfaces.

By James Norman

Sports

Boys and girls basketball both place third in the Lions Club Tournament

Both the Lady Bucks Varsity and the Buckaroo Varsity were busy this past weekend in the annual Lions Club Tournament played at the Breckenridge Athletic and Fine Arts Facility.

More than a dozen Buckaroos take home All-District honors for football

The All-District list was released, with 13 Breckenridge Buckaroos taking home honors.

Over a dozen Buckaroos take home All-District honors after 2018 football season

The All-District list was released, with 13 Breckenridge Buckaroos taking home honors.

Obituaries

Felicia Gostchall

Felicia Gotschall, 32, of Breckenridge, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 9 at Gunsight Baptist Church with Patrick Frishe officiating.