Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, which is Funded by Texas DOT presented an Adult Education Program on Vaping at TSTC, called Watch UR BAC, on Monday, Oct. 28. Bobbi Brooks presented some of the items that are sold at local smoke shops and convenience stores, along with a powerpoint with some data on vaping and Juuling.
While most of us are getting those extra hours of sleep on a Saturday morning, Barbara Medina, local Physician Assistant, is out running in preparation for her next marathon, which will be in London, April 26, 2020. Most in the community are not aware of her running marathons because she doesn't talk about it beyond, family, friends, co-workers and her patients, where she works with Dr. Prater.
What started as a non-profit in 1980 to encourage parents to begin to lead the way in drug prevention has now turned into a national week of drug prevention called Red Ribbon Week.
National Family Partnership, which was once known as the National Federation of Parents for Drug Free Youth, organized what is now known as Red Ribbon Week. NFP focuses on drug prevention in youth.
Three very busy Breckenridge High School students took on a major project to take the lead on the restoration of the historic YMCA to restore it to its former glory of the 1920s-1980s. The three seniors at BHS are McKenly Roberts, Axel Puebla and Liberty Blades, with faculty advisor Kelly Grissom.
When the Texas Education Agency came out with their accountability grades in Aug. there were four Breckenridge schools that received a ‘D’ or lower, now the principals from the schools have an improvement plan that they presented to the BISD School Board.
On Oct. 21 principals from North Elementary, South Elementary, East Elementary and Breckenridge Junior High presented their Targeted Improvement Plan (TIP) to the board. They told the group that these accountability grades are based on STAAR and other assessment testing.
Breckenridge Fire Department has been battling several fires over the past week including several grass fires and a house fire. They warn the community about the fire danger even after rain.
The sound of new construction of residential housing and remodel of older homes has begun to pop up around Breckenridge, which is something many say has not happened in a long time.
With a housing and rental shortage hitting the Breckenridge area, there is a need for older homes that are not up to code, or safe to live in, to be torn down and new houses are beginning to be built in their place.
The Stephens County Commissioners voted to continue the burn ban for Stephens County on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at the recommendation of Breckenridge Fire Chief, Calvin Chaney.
During the commissioners’ regularly scheduled meeting, Chaney presented to the group there is still serious fire risk in the county, even after the little rain the area received. He recommended the burn ban stay on and the bonfire for Breckenridge Homecoming week will not be allowed.
For the full story please see the Oct. 23 edition of the Breckenridge American.
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.
