Quinton Homer Coleman, (24 years of age): Breckenridge, TX, Pled guilty to the offense of Assault Public Servant and was sentenced to four (4) years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Institutional Division (TDCJ-ID), and to pay $1500 fine and court costs;
The coronavirus pandemic has laid much of the American economy on its back — but a bright spot made the disaster less crippling than it might have been. That is the Paycheck Protection Program, which funneled money to workers through small businesses.
While many parts of the country are experiencing increase cases of COVID-19 Stephens County has been stable, fluctuating from the high 30’s to the mid 40s.
The Walker-Sayle prison unit is on lockdown for the second time in recent months after a spike in COVID-19 active cases. The prison has 21 active cases and 49 individuals have recovered as of November 19.
A high-speed chase, from Shackelford County to Breckenridge, led to arrests of passenger Jose “John” Hernandez, age 35 from Abilene and driver Randy Guerra, age 32, who currently lives in Abilene, but has lived off and on in Breckenridge.
East Elementary collected over 3,600 goods during the recent canned food drive. The class that brought in the most was Mrs. Kennedy's first-grade class with a total of 557 items. The food will go towards feeding Breckenridge families this holiday.
The Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce has made the difficult decision not to host the traditional annual banquet this year due to the COVID-19 restrictions. Instead, they will host it’s first Banquet in a Box event on Friday, December 4.
According to a recent graph by TWC, unemployment claims have reached to 710 individuals in Stephens County compared to 20 claims in 2019.
Texas gas prices have risen 3.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.80/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 13,114 stations. Gas prices in Texas are 5.8 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 43.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.
Veterans stand as their branch song is played as a salute to the armed forces is played by the Breckenridge Buckaroo band. Breckenridge Independent School District hosted a Veterans Day program inside the Breckenridge Athletics and Fine Arts Facility on Wednesday, November 11. Photo by A.D. Chachere
