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Boil Water Notice: 1851 US Highway 180 E To 3221 US Highway 180 E (South Side Only)
Due to conditions in the water system which have occurred (water line break during construction), the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality hasrequired the system to notify all customers to boil their water prior to consumption. To ensure destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, water for drinking, cooking, and ice making should be boiled for two minutes. In lieu of boiling, you may purchase bottled water or obtain water from some other suitable source.
Rescind Boil Water Notice: All of Ridge Road, Sha Lane, Yuca, and Sage
Boil water rescind notice for all of Ridge Road, Sha Lane, Yuca, and Sage, effective 09-18-19.
Rescind Boil Water Notice
Rescind boil water notice for 200 Block of South Mcamis, effective 09-18-19.
SMH board adopts proposed budget
When the doors closed on the Aug. 29 meeting of the Stephens County Hospital Board, there was a lot up in the air. They were unable to come to an agreement about what they were going to do about a deficit budget.
A week later on Thursday, Sept. 5, the board met again in a special meeting to talk about the budget. From the first few minutes, the words “miracle” and “positive revenue” were mentioned.
For the full story please see the Sept. 11 edition of the Breckenridge American.
Stephens Hospital board solve one problem, face another
There was a lot discussed at the Stephens County Hospital Board meeting on Aug. 29, including the Sacred Cross proposal, new budget and tax rate, and the swearing in of a new member.
Breckenridge man pleads guilty to sexual assault of two minors, agrees to 50-year sentence
Eric Beauchamp, 29, of Breckenridge, pleaded guilty to the charges involving the sexual assault of two minors and agreed to a 50-year prison sentence last Thursday, Feb. 15, in the 90th Judicial Courtroom at the Stephens County Courthouse, according to a recent press release by the Stephens County Sheriff's Office.
Stephens County Sheriff's Office summary Jan. 29-Feb. 10
Stephens County Sheriff’s Office summary
For the previous two weeks, the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office had 69 calls for service, successfully served 23 civil papers and had 37 inmates in the jail as of Sunday, Feb. 11. Calls for service include 9-1-1 calls, proactive contacts, non-emergency calls, registering sex offenders, serving civil papers, transporting prisoners and juveniles in and out of the county, mental hospital transports, court security and etc.
Monday, Jan. 29
Timely cuts help county ‘weather the storm’
The Stephens County Commissioner’s Court listened to the annual financial report presented by Certified Public Accountant Cameron Gulley during its meeting Monday.
Gulley said the commissioner’s timely actions on a potential revenue downfall in 2017 allowed them to maintain services despite cutting nearly half a million from their 2016 budget.
“The numbers are going to look pretty healthy because you were in front of the curve in cutting costs before the real drop in revenue hit,” Gulley said. “You pretty much have positioned yourself to be able to weather the storm.”
Murder trial moved from Graham to Breckenridge
A crime that received national attention in 2015 may come to a conclusion in Stephens County.
Elton “E.C.” Carroll Blair will stand trial for his alleged part in the death of a 22-year-old Graford mother.
A change of venue to Stephens County was approved by 90th District Judge Stephen Bristow to insure Blair receives a fair trial.
