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An annual tradition honoring those who served, the Memorial Day Ceremony will be held Monday at the Stephens County Courthouse.

The event will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 25 at the courthouse at 200 W. Walker St. in Breckenridge. Names were being accepted by the Stephens County Veterans Service Officer and Stephens County through Friday, April 24.

Each year, new names are etched into the stone and the community gathers on Memorial Day for a ceremony honoring those veterans. 

Election day voting will be held Tuesday in Stephens County and across the state for the primary runoff. 

Early voting was held from May 18-22. Election day voting will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 26. 

The election day polling locations are the tower room of Clear Fork Bank at 101 E Walker St., the fellowship hall of First Presbyterian Church at 1601 W. Elliot St., the Stephens County Annex Building at 222 N Baylor Ave. and the bus barn of the Breckenridge ISD Support Center at 907 U.S. Hwy. 183 N.

An online survey is available through the end of May seeking community input to help guide the future of Stephens Memorial Hospital.

The 14-question online survey is available at surveymonkey.com/r/FJCJTVY until Saturday, May 30. The survey is looking for feedback on the hospital’s services, facilities and operations as well as recommendations for future improvements and endeavors.  

The Breckenridge ISD Summer Feeding Program will be opening up for children at the beginning of June.

The annual free program is open to children from ages 1-18 at two BISD campuses in June.

The program is open for breakfast and lunch at the cafeterias of South Elementary at 1001 W Elliott St. and Breckenridge High School at 500 W Lindsey St. from Monday, June 1 through Thursday, June 18. 

Though the program is open June 1-18, it is only available each week from Monday through Thursday. 

The annual Free Fishing Day across public waterways in the state of Texas returns in two weeks for state residents and out-of-state visitors without a fishing license.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said in a 2025 release that the state has six million acres of public waterways which support recreational opportunities for two million licensed anglers spending an estimated $9 billion annually on fishing-related expenditures.

Statewide Sales Tax Holidays are being held through Monday for water-efficient and Energy Star products.

Both holidays are being held from Saturday, May 23 through Monday, May 25, with the Texas Comptroller’s office estimating shoppers will save approximately $15.7 million in state and local sales taxes during the holidays. 

The next generation of crime scene analysts could be inspired at Breckenridge High School after forensic science classes studied mock crime scenes.

BHS teacher Kim Walker’s students across five classes have been busy inside and outside of the classroom studying blood evidence that is used to exonerate or convict suspects of crimes.

Federal and state elections will be on Stephens County primary runoff ballot which has early voting next week.

Early voting will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 18-22 at the Stephens County Courthouse at 200 West Walker St. in Breckenridge.  

Election day voting will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 26 at five locations. 

As an ongoing effort to seek input from city residents regarding the operations and future of the city of Breckenridge, a survey was conducted to receive feedback through May and recently presented by the city.

Since 2022, the city has conducted a survey of residents to receive input on how the city is performing, with the last survey available in April 2025. The most recent survey was open through Friday, May 1. 

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