Breckenridge, TX

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Breckenridge Texan

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

Florida State

Eastland, TX

Bobby Ray Rowell, Jr., 69, of Eastland, passed away surrounded by family, on April 15, 2024. Services will be held on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at 2 p.m. at the Melton Kitchens Chapel of Memories with Danny Lee officiating. Family will welcome friends for a visitation one hour prior to the funeral service at Melton Kitchens. The interment will follow at the Post Oak Cemetery under the directions of Melton Kitchens Funeral Home.

Bobby Ray Rowell, Jr.

New York City, NY

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Brigid Pfeifer

Well, it was ceratinly one way to wake people up. On Friday morning at around 10:23 AM, an approximately 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck much of the east of the United States. It's been reported that the earthquake primarily occurred in the New York City/New Jersey areas. However, the effects were felt as far south as Maryland and as far north as Maine.

Earthquake Rattles East Coast

Philadelphia, PA

Upper Chichester Township, PA

The Quick Historian

UPPER CHICHESTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A 51-year-old man has been taken into custody by police on suspicion of neglecting his mother, who was found in distressing conditions, lying in soiled sheets stuck to her bed.

Woman found dead and "fused" to bed, son arrested

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Abilene, TX

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

The Breckenridge Fine Arts Center will host its biggest fundraiser of the year — Casino Night — on Saturday, April 20. Tickets are on sale at the BFAC. Tickets for the charity gaming fundraiser cost $50 per ticket or $90 for two tickets and include game play, food and drinks. Tickets will be available at the door only if the event does not sell out.

‘Casino Night’ on April 20 benefits Breckenridge Fine Arts Center

A little after noon on Monday, April 8, the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse will begin in this area. Whether or not anyone in Breckenridge will be able to see the phenomenon will depend on the cloud cover. Breckenridge is not in the “path of totality” and therefore will not see...

Breckenridge could see 98 percent coverage during eclipse on Monday, April 8, depending on the weather

Houston, TX

Lance R. Fletcher

A Texas teacher and her husband are now in custody, accused of taking thousands of dollars from home renovation clients and gambling away money they took for work they never finished.

Texas teacher and husband arrested, accused of gambling away $1.53 million in home renovation scam

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

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

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Orange, CA

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SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 33-year-old Phoenix man has been convicted of murdering four men in a failed attempt to take over the drug business that left three of the men shot to death, their bodies set on fire inside of a burning car left abandoned in a residential neighborhood in Orange in the middle of the day in 2015. The body of a fourth man was found inside of a car in Fontana six days after he was shot to death; his killers recorded his dying moments on a cell phone, according to the OCDA .

Phoenix man convicted of killing and burning four cartel drug dealers in Orange and in Fontana

Art, TX

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

The Breckenridge Woman’s Forum learned all about the local Meals on Wheels program at their monthly meeting in March. The organization meets each month at the Woman’s Forum building, 1804 W. Walker St., for lunch, a program, card games and fellowship. On March 26, the program was presented...

Breckenridge Woman’s Forum learns about Meals on Wheels program during March meeting

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Carnival to open at 1 p.m. today, April 21, for final day of fun

Saturday’s rains temporarily closed the carnival that’s in town, but according to the Pride of Texas Shows’ Facebook page, the “Boomtown Bonanza Carnival” is scheduled to...

Carnival to open at 1 p.m. today, April 21, for final day of fun

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