The Picketville Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas met Sept. 10 at St. Paul's United Methodist Church.
The ladies visited over muffins and coffee and then had a program presented by Donna Irby, which was information about the Daughters of the Republic of Texas Cradle in Galveston. Brochures were handed out for the program.
Here is what is happening this week:
City commissioners to meet
The Breckenridge City Commissioners will meet for their normal meeting at 5:30 p.m. The agenda looks to be short, with four items on the consent agenda and a couple resolutions up for individual consideration. One item of note is a resolution that will allow for the city manager to apply for a Criminal Justice Division Grant.
Block clean-up
The Breckenridge Buckaroos suffered a heartbreaking loss in their Homecoming game Friday against the Dublin Lions. In a nail biter that came down to the final seconds, the Bucks lost 22-21. The loss drops them to 2-3, while Dublin is 5-0.
Homecoming Week
Homecoming week has come and gone in Breckenridge, with the festivities capping off tonight in the football game against Dublin. The festivities included dress-up days at the schools, a parade and pep rallies on Friday. Those pep rallies included one for the high school at 10 a.m. and one at East Elementary at 1:15. Tonight the town will also learn who King and Queen are. Regarding the parade, the winning floats were:
First — Little Bucks Cheerleaders
Second — Wee School
A Breckenridge man was killed in a car crash Tuesday evening after he collided with a concrete pillar on Interstate 40, according to a press release from officials.
James Jenson, 36, was driving an 18-wheeler towing a semi-trailer. According to the release, Jenson swerved off the road into the south barrow ditch for unknown reasons and collided with a concrete pillar of the U.S. Highway 183 overpass bridge.
The vehicle caught fire and was destroyed. Wheeler was pronounced dead at the scene. No other vehicles were involved in the incident and the road conditions were dry.
Texas Sen. Charles Perry and Rep. Mike Lang visited Breckenridge Wednesday, and held a town hall at the Texas State Technical College (TSTC) Technology Center. Several officials from the area were in attendance, as well as a few residents.
They discussed issues the state of Texas is facing. These issues included school safety, child protective service changes, property tax reform, the education system and healthcare. They also discussed the politics of the state and nation.
Homecoming week
This week, Breckenridge will celebrate Homecoming with a variety of events and festivities throughout the week. The schools will celebrate with dress-up themes, and have special menu items for lunch. The themes are as followed:
• Monday: Athletes vs. mathletes
• Tuesday: Tourists
• Wednesday: Twins Day
• Thursday: Super heroes
• Friday: Greenout
The Buckaroos continued to struggle on offense Friday, against Brock on the road.
What looked to be a potential shootout early on settled down, as both teams scored quickly in the first quarter but struggled to find their way across the end zone again in the first half. For the Bucks, it would be the only time they would find the end zone all night.
Constitution Week celebrated by BISD schools
The Stephens Memorial Hospital Auxiliary hosted 220 women Monday, Sept. 17, at the Chandelier Ridge facility south of Breckenridge for the second annual Bunco night.
