Breckenridge, TX

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The Breckenridge Craft Guild will hold a Spring Craft Extravaganza on Saturday, April 27, offering craft items from more than 20 local vendors. The craft fair will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at First Methodist Church’s Christian Life Center, 419 W. Walker St. Admission...

Breckenridge Craft Guild to host Spring Craft Extravaganza on Saturday, April 27

Weatherford, TX

The Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce is busy this week, getting ready for the annual Stephens County Frontier Days, scheduled to take place in the Trade Barn area of the City Park on Friday and Saturday, May 3 and 4. This year’s event is bringing back some traditional events, adding some...

Frontier Days set to open at 11 on Friday morning; chuckwagon lunch tickets available

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Dwain Brannan, age 76, of Breckenridge, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2024. A memorial reception will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at the Breckenridge Fine Arts Center. Arrangements have been entrusted to Morehart Mortuary. Kenneth Dwain Brannan was born March 18, 1948, in Breckenridge,...

Dwain Brannan

Myrtle Jane Watson, affectionately known as Granny to all she met, age 85, of Breckenridge, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, April 5, at Morehart Mortuary with Russell Brock officiating. Interment will follow in the Breckenridge Cemetery under the direction of Morehart Mortuary. Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at Morehart Mortuary.

Myrtle Jane Watson

Baird, TX

Randy Woods, 67, of Baird, Texas, passed away on April 7, 2024. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, April 12, at the Necessity Cemetery, with JB Sparks officiating. Randy Woods was born on June 20, 1956, to parents, Bobby Gene and Martha Woods, in Coke County,...

Randy Harris Woods

When Breckenridge photographer Rachelle Perry, teaches photography to the kids in the Stephens County 4-H program, it’s all about teaching the rules of good photography. Then, it’s about teaching them how to break those rules. Photographs by some of the kids who took Perry’s latest class, along with...

Local 4-H photography class, contest provide students with creative skills and photo challenges

Broadway, VA

Rockingham County, VA

ELKTON, Va. – Virginia State Police (VSP) are investigating a fatal Rockingham County crash that killed a Broadway woman. According to an emailed media release from VSP Sergeant Brent W. Coffey, the incident occurred Tuesday April 16, 2024 in the 5500 block of Bryant Hollow Road.

Newlywed Dies After Riding on Hood of Car

Last week, a group of about 25 local women and girls got together for a paint party. They visited with each other, snacked on cheese and crackers and fruit, and painted their choice of two Highland calf pictures. But, they weren’t there just for the fun, food and creativity — they were also raising funds for a new local scholarship in memory of the late Shalon Taylor Wilson.

In memory of Shalon: Local paint party raises funds for art scholarships, classes

Las Vegas, NV

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Henderson, NV

The Quick Historian

In a distressing incident that has shaken the community, Nevada parents Misty and Jeffery Scanlan have been arrested on charges of child abuse/neglect after their 11-year-old child was found confined in a "large metal enclosure." The arrest came to light when officers were summoned to investigate a truancy issue.

Parents arrested after 11-year-old found in metal enclosure

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Janell Tiner Appleby, 86, passed away on April 18, 2024, in Abilene, Texas, after a courageous, 24-year battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Melton-Kitchens Chapel of Memories with Eddie Turner officiating. Jan attended schools in Noodle and Breckenridge,...

Jan Tiner Appleby

An account has been set up to collect donations for the family of Shayden Ramsey of Breckenridge, who died in a car wreck Monday night. Other fundraisers are also being organized. Ramsey, 22, was killed in a two-vehicle crash in the 3800 block of U.S. Highway 180 West (West Walker...

Monday night wreck claims life of Breckenridge woman; fundraisers organized for family

Houston, TX

The Breckenridge City Commission election is scheduled for Saturday, May 4, and early voting starts next week. Mayor Bob Sims is running unopposed, but the two city commissioners who are up for re-election this year are facing competition. Place 1 Commissioner Blake Hamilton and Place 2 Commissioner Rob Durham are...

Get to know the candidates: Breckenridge City Commissioner contenders answer profile questions

Needles, CA

Pain In The Pass

NEEDLES, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> Authorities have identified the person killed in a traffic collision on Interstate 40 in a two vehicle collision. Rhiannon Sullivan, 29, of Bullhead, AZ was involved in a collision that happened at around 4:15am on April 10, 2024 on eastbound I-40 Freeway near Park Road exit.

Authorities ID a Person Killed in a Traffic Collision on Interstate 40

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Deadline for 2024 Miss Breckenridge Pageant is Friday, April 19

This year’s Miss Breckenridge Pageant will take place during the Stephens County Frontier Days next month, and the deadline to register a girl to enter is...

Deadline for 2024 Miss Breckenridge Pageant is Friday, April 19

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