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Filing for city positions in Breckenridge began Wednesday, Jan. 16 and will continue until 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, according to a release from the city. Two positions are up for re-election this year, which are Place 3 and 4 for the city commission. The election will be held on Saturday, May 4.

All eligible voters in Breckenridge may vote for all positions, according to the release. Anyone who qualifies to run may file in the City Secretary’s office for any race. In order to qualify, you must meet the following requirements:

A boil water notice was put in place on Monday, Jan. 21 for Harvey to Live Oak 7th Street to 4th Street, according to a release from the city.

Due to a water line break from construction, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the system to notify all customers within the specified block to boil their water for at least two minutes prior to consumption, according to the release.

The Breckenridge Medical Center hosted a celebration for Dr. Susan Badidi, who is stepping away for an unspecified amount of time to spend time with her family. The celebration featured a cake, as well as numerous co-workers and friends to help send Badidi off.

Badidi has worked for the Breckenridge Medical Center for three years, and said she will miss her patients and coworkers the most. While she said she doesn’t know how long she will be gone, she said this doesn’t necessarily mean the end of her time at the BMC.

The Melton-Kitchen Funeral Home began 65 years ago when Don and Mary Melton purchased Kiker Funeral Home in December 1953 in Breckenridge, which was situated where the large parking lot for the First United Methodist Church now exists.

Melton conferred with the architectural firm of Carl Everett’s father to design a funeral home to co-exist with their residence, which included a wife and three children.

As it turned out, this was the only one of its type between Fort Worth and El Paso, at that time.

Burn ban put back on

The three newly elected members of the county, which included two county commissioners and the county judge, attended a three-day seminar in Austin this week, where they learned about the general overview of how a county government functions.

County Judge Michael Roach said the seminar covered the basics of county government, such as their constitutional duties and where those derived from, open meetings, open information laws and emergency resources to name a few.

The Breckenridge High School and Junior High School band students had an opportunity to see and hear a live performance from concert pianist Mary Au and clarinetist Katsuya Yuasa, courtesy of the Piatgorsky Foundation. This endeavor was hosted by members of the Friends of Historic Breckenridge at the National Theatre on Monday, Jan. 14.

Texas State Technical College (TSTC) has hired a new communications specialist for its west Texas campuses.

Sarah Trocolli has been with TSTC for about a year, interning with them last spring. She graduated from Baylor in the fall and was offered a full-time job by the college after working for them as a contract hire during the summer. Trocolli has since moved to Abilene, where she is stationed for her job. Prior to moving, she had worked remotely.

For the full story, check out our Jan. 23 edition of the Breckenridge American.