Here is what is happening this week:
City commissioners to meet
The Breckenridge City Commissioners will meet for their normal meeting at 5:30 p.m. The agenda looks to be short, with four items on the consent agenda and a couple resolutions up for individual consideration. One item of note is a resolution that will allow for the city manager to apply for a Criminal Justice Division Grant.
Block clean-up
Homecoming Week
Homecoming week has come and gone in Breckenridge, with the festivities capping off tonight in the football game against Dublin. The festivities included dress-up days at the schools, a parade and pep rallies on Friday. Those pep rallies included one for the high school at 10 a.m. and one at East Elementary at 1:15. Tonight the town will also learn who King and Queen are. Regarding the parade, the winning floats were:
First — Little Bucks Cheerleaders
Second — Wee School
A Breckenridge man was killed in a car crash Tuesday evening after he collided with a concrete pillar on Interstate 40, according to a press release from officials.
James Jenson, 36, was driving an 18-wheeler towing a semi-trailer. According to the release, Jenson swerved off the road into the south barrow ditch for unknown reasons and collided with a concrete pillar of the U.S. Highway 183 overpass bridge.
Texas Sen. Charles Perry and Rep. Mike Lang visited Breckenridge Wednesday, and held a town hall at the Texas State Technical College (TSTC) Technology Center. Several officials from the area were in attendance, as well as a few residents.
They discussed issues the state of Texas is facing. These issues included school safety, child protective service changes, property tax reform, the education system and healthcare. They also discussed the politics of the state and nation.
Friday, Sept. 28 The Stephens County Hospital District is hosting a ribbon cutting at 2 p.m. for a remodeled room at the hospital. The Breckenridge Economic Development Corporation will be
• Wednesday, Sept. 26: Pork-loin roast, mashed potatoes, beet salad, rolls, cake. • Friday, Sept. 28: Chicken enchiladas, Spanish rice, refried beans, chips, dessert.
Homecoming week
This week, Breckenridge will celebrate Homecoming with a variety of events and festivities throughout the week. The schools will celebrate with dress-up themes, and have special menu items for lunch. The themes are as followed:
• Monday: Athletes vs. mathletes
• Tuesday: Tourists
• Wednesday: Twins Day
• Thursday: Super heroes
• Friday: Greenout
Constitution Week celebrated by BISD schools
U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington met with city and county officials Tuesday in Breckenridge and gave updates related to the national level, as well as issues rural areas such as Stephens County and Breckenridge are facing.
Breckenridge ISD met in a special session Tuesday to deliberate on one item, which was the purchase of three buses. The total comes out to $204,000. Two of the busses will be used for school purposes, such as busing kids to and from school. The other will be used for extracurricular activities.
