Dress Blues
A marine arriving at someone’s home in dress blues means one thing. A loved one, wounded, or even worst, killed in the line of duty. The sight of a marine in dress blues tells a story before they can even knock on the door.
News
Stephens County confirms fifth death from COVID-19
Stephens County confirmed the death of a fifth individual from the COVID-19 virus. The additional death count occurred during the Thursday, October 29 daily update by Stephens Memorial Hospital.
United Fund nearly half way of goal
The United Fund kicked off the 2020-21 campaign on Oct. 1. As of Oct. 26, United Fund has reached 43 percent of their goal of $18,000 with donations totaling $8,869. The United Fund is slightly ahead of donations made this same time last year.
Sloan Everett Memorial Bike Ride Results
Jim Everett, the father of Sloan, addresses the first responders who received a total of $17,850 to various agencies. The Sloan Everett Memorial Bike Ride saw a large number of participants and is deemed a huge success. Photo by A.D. Chachere
2020 Annual Light Show
The Breckenridge Buckaroos Marching Band was the main attraction for the 2020 Annual Light Show. The event on Friday, October 30 inside Buckaroos Stadium. Photo by A.D. Chachere
Gas prices see another drop
Texas gas prices have fallen 3.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.80/g today, according to Gas-Buddy’s daily survey of 13,114 stations. Gas prices in Texas are 6.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 45.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.
State Sales Tax revenue totaled $2.7 billion in October
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $2.72 billion in October, 3.5 percent less than in October 2019.
City Water Department discuss issue about paying bill
Customers who are attempting to pay their city water bill are having problems.
Stephens County voters turnout in huge numbers
Stephens County has seen nearly 53% of registered voters exercise their right to vote.
If 2020 was a car …
If 2020 were a car, we would have had it back to the dealer fifteen times. We would have had to change out the tires, had to put a new air filter in every week, and had to have the transmission rebuilt. Of course, we would not have bought the maintenance agreement or the extended warranty. We hoped to save money because we’d never had a bad car before. Why waste the money?
