Seven defendants gave pleas in the 90th Judicial District Court for Stephens County in April.
• Clint Wayne Dossey, 47, of Breckenridge, pleaded guilty to the offense of theft of property more than $2,500 but less than $30,000 – lesser included offense, and was sentenced to 12 months confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice – State Jail Division (TDCJ-SJ) and was ordered to pay a $500 fine, court costs and restitution.
The unofficial election results were released for multiple contested races across the city of Breckenridge and Breckenridge ISD.
Early voting in the May election was held from April 20-28, with no voting held on Tuesday, April 21 for San Jacinto Day.
While early voting for the city of Breckenridge was at City Hall and for BISD was at the BISD Administration Office, election day voting Saturday, May 2 was held at the BISD Athletics and Fine Arts Facility.
After 18 Breckenridge High School students qualified and participated in the FCCLA state competition last month, one team will be advancing in July to the national competition in Washington D.C.
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is centered around the home, community and the family with a goal of building youth leaders.
Saturday is the final opportunity for voters in Stephens County to cast their ballots in local elections for the city of Breckenridge and Breckenridge ISD.
Early voting in the May election was held from April 20-28, with no voting held on Tuesday, April 21 for San Jacinto Day.
While early voting for the city of Breckenridge was at City Hall and for BISD was at the BISD Administration Office, election day voting will be held at one location.
The Breckenridge Junior High School Bronco cheerleaders are hosting a fundraising meal and auction event next week to support their program.
The meal and silent auction will be held from 5-9 p.m. Friday, May 8 at the main gym of the Breckenridge ISD Athletics and Fine Arts Facility located at 607 W. Second St.
All proceeds from the event will benefit the cheerleading camp, cheerleading uniforms and individual needs within the program.
It was changing of the guard at the Stephens County Courthouse last week as Will Thompson was sworn in as the new Stephens County Judge.
Thompson was sworn in Thursday, April 23 at the Stephens County Courthouse by 90th Judicial District Judge Phillip Gregory.
Thompson was appointed to fill the unexpired term of former county judge Michael Roach, who announced he would be resigning his position at the end of April.
The city of Breckenridge announced that there was a sanitary sewer discharge at the wastewater treatment plant and a report filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
A sanitary sewer overflow occurred at the wastewater treatment plant to resolve a clogged sludge line in the clarifier. City crews had to unclog the sludge line which called for the shutdown and draining of partially treated water from the clarifier.
The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office recently put out an alert for residents regarding phone scams targeting the community.
SCSO said that scammers are calling community members posing as law enforcement or government officials demanding money or personal information.
“Scammers may try to sound official, use fear tactics, or even ‘spoof’ phone numbers to make it look like they’re calling from a law enforcement agency. Do not be fooled,” SCSO said in a social media post.
Routine maintenance of the Hubbard Creek Reservoir Bridge that is expected to take one week to complete will require the full shutdown of the bridge starting Monday.
A Texas Department of Transportation contractor will close all lanes of the bridge Monday, April 27 to perform the maintenance.
Early voting will continue through Tuesday next week before election day kicks off Saturday in Breckenridge.
Early voting for the city of Breckenridge election is being held at City Hall located at 105 N. Rose Ave. City residents who are registered to vote in Stephens County are eligible to vote in the election.
Voting kicked off this week at City Hall and runs from from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 22-24 and April 27-28. On the ballot are elections for Mayor as well as Commissioner Place 1 and Place 2.
