Ronnie Langford, Loan Officer at Graham Savings, presented a check for $1,500 to Superintendent Allen from the Buckaroo School Card Program, which earns five cents from every transaction by the Buckaroo Debit Card. Graham Savings donates five cents every time their customers used their Buckaroo Debit Card.
Even though most of the town of Eliasville is across the line into Young County, I must consider the input into Stephens County history by the settlers, who had their land in both counties or lived in Stephens County and had a business in the town of Eliasville.
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve heard from many of you about the power outages and the physical and financial suffering caused by the unprecedented winter storm our state experienced. Like most of you, I am disappointed, frustrated and question how this could have happened in Texas, a state with vast natural resources and a diverse power supply.
Jadin Casto’s family and the injury of her sister gave her the direction of her career path. After graduating high school Castro decided to further her dreams in nursing at the Texas State Technical College Nursing because of her experience of personally watching how nurses helped her injured sister recover and observing family members who were nurses.
GasBuddy is warning motorists today that the national average may breach $3 per gallon by Memorial Day after OPEC’s meeting today closed with no meaningful increase in oil production. The group’s large cuts to oil production in 2020 will generally be extended, with just Russia and Kazakhstan granted small exemptions to raise oil production by 130,000 barrels a day and 20,000 barrels a day, respectively. In response, crude oil prices rose to fresh highs, with a barrel of West Texas Intermediate crude oil nearing $65 per barrel, the highest level since 2019.
While Gov. Gregg Abbott has lifted the statewide mandate to wear a mask in public and allowed all businesses to operate at full capacity, many businesses, schools and other entities say they will continue to require that masks be worn. Abbott issued the order last week, effective March 10.
Elks from Local #1480 pose for photos with the winners of the 2021 Hoop Shoot held on Saturday, March 6 at the L.T. Cook Gym. Front row (l to r) Lynda Justus, Lena Stockton, Truett Trammel (1st place 10-11 age), Angel Whealy, who participated but didn’t win a medal, Aaden Monge (2nd place in 10-11 age), Aaden Mendez (1st in 12-13 age) and Wayne Justus, who was in charge of the 2021 Elks Hoop Shoot. Back row (l to r) Cord Trammel, Gary Trammel, Donna Rosignol, Carl Rosignol, Jim Reeves and Hector Orona.
The Breckenridge City Commissioners met Tuesday, March 2, for their regularly scheduled meeting for the month of March. Mayor Bob Sims and two commissioners were present; David Wimberley and Tom Cyprian.
This is to benefit those who might want to know about the current election status in Breckenridge. At their recent commissioner’s meeting, the City Commissioners took the step to Certify the election of the two incumbent City Commissioners, who are running unopposed for Place 3 - David Wimberley and Place 4 - Tom Cyprian.
The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office seized multiple illegal drugs and weapons before they could be distributed in Stephens County.
