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Autumn Taylor, a 2012 graduate of Breckenridge High School, returned to her Alma mater recently to take in a Buckaroo football game, visit family and friends and teach students about the new and expanding field of Virtual Reality.

Taylor attended the Moody School of Communications, at the University of Texas at Austin and earned a degree in marketing and public relations, but turned her focus to helping design and develop video games and then help market them while a student at UT.

Thanks to daughter, Kelli Wilcox and her cheerleading skills, the family of Chad and Krista Wilcox will be spending the week prior to Thanksgiving seeing the sites of New York City and then enjoying the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in person. 

Correction to the story that ran 11-1-17: Ticket holders do not have to be present to win the truck raffle during the Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet, so get your tickets now!

The Pride of Breckenridge High School Marching Band ended its competition season with a top-20 finish at the UIL 3A Area B Contest in Denton Saturday.

 Breckenridge began drilling at 8 a.m., making modifications to their instruments to compensate for the near freezing temperatures, and running over routines before what would later turnout to be their final competitive performance.

Four Breckenridge High School students placed first at the Texas Midwest Community Network’s annual conference at the Abilene Convention Center last Wednesday.

Students Diana Patterson, Elyssa Glick, Mackenzie Harris and Braxton Post composed the team competing against other Midwest schools in the Leadership TMCN program.

The Everett family and friends gathered Saturday morning  to remember and honor Sloan Everett with a tree dedication in Breckenridge’s Miller Park and a letter was read from the Everett family. 

The tree is located on the walking path just behind the American Legion building along with a memorial stone to commemorate the life and contributions of Sloan Everett.

Breckenridge Junior High School social studies teacher Donny Funderburg’s face may become a bit more familiar after being named a prize recipients of the Arrow Ford Teacher Tribute Program.

As part of being named a recipient, Funderburg will receive a year-long lease of the car of his choice from Arrow Ford of Abilene, appear on commercials highlighting the program and various other prizes presented during a ceremony last Tuesday inside the BJHS gymnasium.

Funderburg received the award after BJHS student Casey Jameson nominated him for the award.

The Breckenridge High School “Pride of Breckenridge” Marching Band scored first divisions across the judging panel at the UIL Regional Marching Band Competition last Saturday at in Early.

The band will proceed to the UIL Area Marching Contest at the C.H. Collins Athletics Complex in Denton, tentatively set for 12:45 p.m. Saturday, when they will continue performing “Phobias” by Luke Millican.

Families looking to save a few bucks on gently used summer clothes will have the opportunity to purchase as many items as they can fit into a bad as part of the $1 sale through the Children’s Chest of Breckenridge.

The Children’s Chest is sponsored by the First United Methodist Church of Breckenridge and its $1 sale is just the first of many activities planned for the upcoming holiday season.