Following the approval of the proposed tax rate for the 2023 tax year, the board of directors approved a lease for a new ultrasound machine for the hospital. With funding assistance from the Stephens Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, the hospital will be purchasing a Canon Aplio A550, or comparable, ultrasound machine for use at the hospital at a cost of $82,760. The cost includes a one-year warranty and a four-year service plan at $9,984 per year.
Stephens County is coming to the aid of Eastland County following a shooting incident that resulted in the death of an Eastland County deputy Friday night. Cody Douglas Pritchard, 42, was booked into the Stephens County Jail Saturday morning with the charge of capital murder of a peace officer.
The Stephens County Tax Office will be closed Monday, July 31 through Thursday, Aug. 3 while staff attends the Election Law Seminar in Austin.
As the city of Breckenridge continues its multiyear plan to upgrade its roads and wastewater treatment, City Manager Cynthia Northrop updates city commissioners last week with the results of an evaluation report used to determine a schedule for road improvements throughout the city.
The Breckenridge Economic Development Corporation has been working on the creation of a Breckenridge Convention & Visitors Bureau in partnership with the Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce. Those plans came one step closer to fruition last week with approval from the Breckenridge City Commission.
Stephens County will begin receiving monthly payments later this year as a result of settlements with CVS, Walgreen and Walmart. The settlements are three of several worked out by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and several opioid manufacturers and distributors since 2020.
The city of Breckenridge experienced a negative trend in sales taxes in May with a decrease in collections from the same period last year. These allocations are based on sales made in May by businesses that report tax monthly.
The Stephens Regional Special Utility District has issued a boil water notice for portions of Stephens County. The notice was issued to customers Monday afternoon.
According to the notice, the impacted area is for SRSUD Customers located on FM 3099 beginning at the intersection of FM 3099 & CR 321, then continuing North on FM 3099, to include the Breezy Point area.
After a delay, the Texas Education Agency released spring 2023 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results for end-of-course (EOC) assessments on June 30. The results include assessments in Algebra I, English I, English II, Biology, and U.S. History.
