Walker-Sayle on lockdown after COVID-19 active case count reaches 100
The Walker-Sayle prison unit active case count has reached nearly 100 active cases as of Monday, November 30. The prison has 96 active cases, and 55 individuals have recovered.
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CORRECTION
In an article “Highspeed chase leads to two arrests” in the Breckenridge American Wednesday edition on November 25, 2020 100th year, No. 22, Page 1, there was an error in the names of the two arrested. The two mugshot names were swapped and incorrect.
Mingle & Jingle
Leslie Blackerby was selling her Christmas wares as part of the annual Mingle & Jingle Chamber-sponsored event.
Carter Blood Drive returns to Breckenridge
The Rotary Club of Breckenridge is hosting a blood drive from noon to 5 p.m., on Thursday, Dec. 3, at First National Bank.
Unemployment claims exceed 700
According to a recent graph by TWC, unemployment claims have reached to 710 individuals in Stephens County compared to 20 claims in 2019.
Chamber to host “Banquet in a Box” on December 4th
The Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce has made the difficult decision not to host the traditional annual banquet this year due to the COVID-19 restrictions. Instead, they will host it’s first Banquet in a Box event on Friday, December 4.
Mrs. Kennedy’s first grade class wins food drive challenge
East Elementary collected over 3,600 goods during the recent canned food drive. The class that brought in the most was Mrs. Kennedy's first-grade class with a total of 557 items. The food will go towards feeding Breckenridge families this holiday.
High-speed chase leads to two arrests
A high-speed chase, from Shackelford County to Breckenridge, led to arrests of passenger Jose “John” Hernandez, age 35 from Abilene and driver Randy Guerra, age 32, who currently lives in Abilene, but has lived off and on in Breckenridge.
Walker-Sayle on lockdown due to increase of COVID-19
The Walker-Sayle prison unit is on lockdown for the second time in recent months after a spike in COVID-19 active cases. The prison has 21 active cases and 49 individuals have recovered as of November 19.
COVID-19 case count remains somewhat steady
While many parts of the country are experiencing increase cases of COVID-19 Stephens County has been stable, fluctuating from the high 30’s to the mid 40s.
