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Commissioners table acceptance of grant from Center for Tech and Civic Life

The Stephens County Commissioners tabled the acceptance of a grant from the Center for Tech and Civic Life during the Tuesday, October 13 meeting inside the courthouse. The grant, offering Stephens County $6,783, is also offering funding to election...

Stephens County continues to see an increase in COVID-19 cases

Stephens County has seen a dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases, as the Friday, October 16 case count hits 44 active cases. County officials are asking that citizens follow health and safety protocols. The news comes as Stephens Memorial Hospital’s...

Sloan Everett Memorial Bike Ride see large numbers

The Sloan Everett Memorial Bike Ride was held at the Breckenridge City Park on Saturday, Oct. 17, and featured a host of bike riders to the memorial event. Despite the COVID-19 virus, the Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce moved forward with this year...

Stephens County moves to Stage 5 as COVID-19 cases increase

Stephens County has reached and exceeded regional hospital capacity for intensive care unit (ICU) beds and is asking that citizens follow health and safety protocols. The news comes as Stephens Memorial Hospital’s daily updates continue to see an...

Breckenridge to receive $138,039.52 in local sales tax

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $751.5 million in local sales tax allocations for October, 2.8 percent less than in October 2019. These allocations are based...

BISD terminates synchronous, asynchronous instruction

The Breckenridge Independent School District approved a resolution to end synchronous and asynchronous (remote learning) instruction for students. All students of BISD shall return to their designated campus for in-person instruction, no later than...

News Stories

Dixon provides an update on the city’s progress

The newly appointed interim city manager, Scott Dixon, was the guest speaker during the recent Tuesday, October 13, Rotary Club of Breckenridge meeting.

By : A.d Chachere

Property tax statements have been sent

Stephens County Tax Office - The 2020 property tax statements containing taxes due for Stephens County, Breckenridge Independent School District, the City of Breckenridge, and Stephens Memorial Hos

TONI returns virtually to Stephen County

The Texas Overdose Naloxone Initiative (TONI) will provide a free virtual opioid overdose training on Tuesday, October 27, from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m.

By A.d. Chachere

Sports

Buckaroos crown HC King, Queen as the Buckaroos fall to the Longhorns

The Breckenridge Buckaroos hosted the Early Longhorns on Friday, Oct. 16, and crowned the 2020 Homecoming king and queen during a pre-game event.

Bucks finish strong in Lipan XC meet

The Bucks and Lady Bucks cross country teams of Breckenridge High School earned top recognition at the recent Lipan Meet.

Buckaroos fight but fall to Bulldogs, 38-21

The Breckenridge Buckaroos entered the Friday night, October 9 contest looking to claim the first victory of the season.

Obituaries

Wilbert Fairless

Wilbert Fairless, Sr., age 89 of Breckenridge, passed away Friday, October 16, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Wednes day, Oct. 21 at Morehart Mortuary with Bishop W.C.

Gary Vick

Gary Vick, age 64 of Aledo, formerly of Breckenridge, passed away Monday, October 12, 2020. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Friday, Oct. 16 at Morehart Mortuary Chapel.

Gary F. Smith

Gary F. Smith, 79, of Dickinson, Texas, passed away on October 9, 2020. He was born in Hollywood, Calif., on May 22, 1941, to Virgil and Anne Smith.