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The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office made a methamphetamine drug dealing bust at a roadside park, according to a press release from their office. The bust resulted in a male being arrested.

On Tuesday, Oct. 15, the Sheriff’s Office contacted the suspect, 28-year old, Stetson Garner, at the roadside park on US Highway 183 South near County Road 160. 

“He was parked there just hanging out, waiting, so it was not a traffic stop. He was there waiting,” said Stephens County Sheriff Will Holt.

It is not something that occurred overnight, but Breckenridge is facing a housing shortage in both rental houses and houses available for purchase.

Virgil Moore, Executive Director of the Breckenridge Economic Development Corporation, stated that this is something that has occurred over time. “Breckenridge was a big oil boomtown, so all of the houses, there was a bunch of houses built back in the ’30s,” said Moore. Because much of the houses are older, many of them are run down and Moore stated that most would not want to live in.

Stephens Memorial Hospital and Breckenridge Medical Clinic have gone through a lot of changes over the past five years, but it’s all for the better.

Robert Richardson, 60, of Breckenridge, was sentenced to 40 years in the Stephens County District Courtroom Friday on two charges involving sexual abuse of a child.

On Thursday, Oct. 10, Richardson was found guilty by a jury of the two charges and was sentenced Friday, Oct. 11, to 40 years by 90th District Judge Stephen Bristow.

For the full story please see the Oct. 16 edition of the Breckenridge American,

On March 6, 2017, there was a horrendous fire on the Franklin Ranch in the Panhandle of Texas and Sloan Everett, son of Jim and Teresa Everett of Breckenridge, lost his life along with two others, who were helping with the fire on the ranch, Cody Crocket and Sydney Wallace. Sloan also left a wife, Liesl, who was pregnant with their third child at the time, and two other small children Scarlett and Samuel.

The Stephen County Jail has more than what meets the eye, their kitchen is operated like any restaurant and is staffed by inmates of Stephens County.

For a Stephens County Sheriff’s Deputy and his wife, a fire destroyed their house and all their personal belongings.

Bill and Melynda Flournoy’s house on CR 313 at Hubbard Creek Lake caught fire Thursday, Oct. 3. There were 13 firefighters on the scene, eight pieces of fire equipment and they used around 10,000 gallons of water. Most of the crew was from the Breckenridge Fire Department and they were mutually aided by Hubbard Creek Volunteer Fire Department.

In a night filled with lights and sirens, there was a feeling of community between police, fire, first responders, and Stephens County.

National Night Out is a community-building campaign that occurs annually all across the nation. In some areas, they hold parades and competitions so that law enforcement can meet with the community with some fun built-in.

For the full story please see the Oct. 9 edition of the Breckenridge American.

The Texas senate ended their legislative session in May, and now Senator Charles Perry is spending his interim season talking to his constitutes.

Senator Perry spoke to the Breckenridge community on Sept. 25 at the TSTC Technology Center. The crowd included Breckenridge High School student council, Stephens County Commissioners, BISD staff, and several community members. Senator Perry represents the largest single district in the state of Texas and started his town hall by going over the budget and a review of what had occurred in the legislative session.