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Breckenridge police sergeant, construction worker injured in wreck involving high-speed chase from Shackelford County
Four people were hospitalized, including a Breckenridge Police Department sergeant, following a high-speed chase that started Wednesday night in west Shackelford County and ended with a crash in the midst of the construction zone on Breckenridge’s Walker Street. Sgt. Noah Gray is in Stephens Memorial Hospital in stable condition,...
Breckenridge High School students honored with scholarships and other awards at annual ceremony
This morning, Wednesday, May 15, Breckenridge High School students gathered in Bailey Auditorium, along with family, friends, community members and staff and officials from the school district, for the 2024 awards ceremony. There were 118 scholarships presented to 36 students for $95,100 BHS Principal Paul Armstrong announced to the crowd....
Stephens Memorial hosts Blessing of the Hands; annual hot dog lunch scheduled for Friday, May 17
On Monday, May 13, Stephens Memorial Hospital hosted the annual Blessing of the Hands gathering with Rev. Otho Noggle for National Hospital Week. Each year, a group of SMH employees gather in a circle at the hospital’s helicopter landing pad. Noggle takes a small bottle of olive oil and walks around to each person in the circle and pours a small amount of the oil on their hands and rubs it in. He then closes the ceremony with a prayer. During the service, he talks about the role the olive tree in the Bible and the history of the healing properties of olive oil.
From a car show and a bake-off to stickhorse races and karaoke, there was something for everyone at 2024 Frontier Days
The Stephens County Frontier Days, hosted by the Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce earlier this month, included many activities over the two-day event, including a bake-off and a car show. The bake-off brought in a variety of cakes and cookies, competing for the three prizes. After samples were taken for the...
Fallen Officer Memorial Ceremony at Walker Sayle Unit pays tribute to sacrifice and service
A memorial ceremony honoring fallen correctional officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty was held at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s Walker Sayle Unit on Thursday, May 9. During the ceremony, the unit’s staff joined with community members to honor those men and women and their sacrifices.
James Rex Boggs
James Rex Boggs peacefully left this world for his home in Heaven on May 10, 2024. Well done thy good and faithful servant. We miss you already. Rex was born on August 9, 1951, in Breckenridge, Texas, to his parents Sam Ray Boggs and Albena Givens Boggs. Rex along with his parents and siblings, Shirley, Laverne, Brenda, and Carroll spent many a day camping on the river with family and friends growing up, making a lot of great memories that were shared at family gatherings.
Stephens County to hold public hearing on Monday, May 13, about amendments to windfarm tax abatement agreement
Reducing the number of days prior to the commencement of construction that NextEra is required to submit to the Commissioners Court a listing of the County Roads to be used for the project. The original agreement required 180-days’ notice, and the amendment reduces that to 14 days. Increases the...
Shadow Peak takes top honors at 2024 Frontier Days’ Bob Drake Memorial Chuckwagon Cook-off
One of the main attractions at the annual Stephens County Frontier Days, hosted by the Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce, is the Bob Drake Memorial Chuckwagon Cook-off. This year’s event brought in six wagons to compete for prizes and serve lunch at the event, and taking the top honors this year was the Shadow Peak wagon from Weatherford.
Bridgeview RV Park and Store hosts ribbon-cutting ceremony
With family, friends and community members gathered around, Kristin Walling and her parents, Loretta and Ricky Swan, cut the ribbon at a Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce ceremony for the Bridgeview RV Park and Store, located at 5300 U.S. Highway 180 West, on Friday, May 10. The RV park and store...
Breckenridge High School teams with local Rotary Club to launch Interact Club for students
Breckenridge High School is set to embark on a new chapter of community involvement with the establishment of its Interact Club, the high school version of the Rotary Club, assisted by teacher Mandi Farmer. The initiative, which aims to foster student leadership and service beyond the school walls, was set...
Karen Saiz-Roman
On Saturday, May 4, 2024, Karen Margaret Roman, 46, of Breckenridge, went home to be with our Lord. Her memorial service will be held at Melton-Kitchens Chapel of Memories on Saturday, May 11, beginning at 11 a.m., with JB Sparks officiating. Karen was born on October 6, 1977, in Hondo,...
Mind Matters event on Saturday, May 11, to focus on shattering the stigma surrounding mental health issues
A group of Breckenridge residents are hosting an event — Mind Matters: Break the Stigma — at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 11, with the goal of shattering the stigma surrounding mental health issues. The event was originally planned for the courthouse lawn, but due to the forecast for...
Dianna Campbell
Dianna Campbell, age 75 of Breckenridge, passed away Monday, May 6, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 10, at Morehart Mortuary Chapel. Interment will follow in the Stoker Cemetery under the direction of Morehart Mortuary. Dianna Mae Chaney was born February 26, 1949, in Breckenridge,...
Eddie Medford
Eddie “Big Ed” Medford, at age 68, peacefully passed away on May 4, 2024, at his home. The family will welcome friends to his memorial service at 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 10, at Bethany Baptist Church Auditorium with Terry Weatherbee officiating. He graduated from Segraves High School, playing...
BISD Superintendent Bryan Allen resigns to take job in Clyde
Bryan Allen has been named as the lone finalist for the Clyde Consolidated Independent School District and has submitted his resignation from his position as the superintendent of the Breckenridge Independent School District. At a special meeting of the BISD Board of Trustees on May 2, the school board authorized...
Repairs to ‘Mile Long Bridge’ and road construction on Walker to begin this week; reduced speeds in effect
Breckenridge and Stephens County are scheduled for additional repairs/road work by the Texas Department of Transportation with two separate projects beginning this week. The projects will include work on the “Mile Long Bridge” over Hubbard Creek Lake (Reservoir) and work on West Walker Street from downtown Breckenridge to the bridge, according to reports.
MacKenzie Cloud crowned 2024 Miss Breckenridge at pageant during Frontier Days
Sixteen-year-old MacKenzie Cloud was crowned as the 2024 Miss Breckenridge at the annual pageant on Saturday afternoon, May 4, during Stephens County Frontier Days. The event featured several Breckenridge girls competing for the title of Miss Breckenridge, as well as several other titles for younger girls and specialty categories. Solae...
Brett Taylor & Friends entertain crowd at final concert in National Theatre’s 2023-24 Performance Series
As Brett Taylor and his songwriting friends Richie Sessions and Neal Carpenter sat on the National Theatre stage in downtown Breckenridge, they genuinely seemed to be enjoying the show as much as the audience. The concert, “Brett Taylor & Friends,” was the last in the National Theatre of Breckenridge’s 2023-24...
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