Judge Michael Roach will lead a candlelight ceremony at 5:30 p.m. April 29 on the Stephens County Courthouse steps. Notice the changed time. This is to honor the 20 Foster children that reside in Stephens County. The public is cordially invited to stand up for our children.
Jack Eddleman, local 12 year-old angler caught this healthy big mouth bass April 18. The fish measured 19.5 inches long and weighed five pounds. Eddleman grinned with pride displaying his catch from Lake Leon.
Just in case you were not aware, the Breckenridge Fine Arts Center has added a new Festival Dress to its’ collection, which now numbers 34 magnificently and elaborately decorated Festival Dresses, courtesy of the owners.
The Swenson Memorial Museum has upgraded the second floor with heating and air conditioning thanks to a grant which Lyn Clark had applied for and brought to fruition.
The May 1 election is just around the corner with the City Commissioners unopposed and the Stevens Memorial Hospital Board At-Large positions unopposed. BISD is the only election for residents.
It is sad, but hopefully, everyone understands that Bud and Pam Harrison have served Breckenridge dutifully for more than 38 years through the doors of Pam’s Cafe, a recognized Breckenridge landmark by anyone’s standards. They took over about three months after the previous owner, Mrs. J.C. ‘Ethel’ Nail, had died. Ethel had run Nail’s cafe for almost 40 years, from about 1931 to 1973.
For most of us, our coffee tables and end tables, the arms of our chairs, or the floor around and under most furniture is cluttered with not one, but several remote controls. Most of them are black, around six or seven inches long, and about as wide as the palm of a human hand. They fit comfortably in our hands so easily that we end up carrying them into another room, carrying them to the car with us, or maybe even dropping them in the garbage with that stack of mail from the afore mentioned chairs, tables, and floor.
Early voting began Monday for May 1 elections in county, city and school district elections.
Anthony Monaco has been around first responders his entire life.
The Breckenridge High School FFA members have just competed in the Area 4 FFA Judging contests. Faculty advisors are Austin Hanna and Brooke Diaz.
