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Breckenridge Fine Arts Center accepting entries for annual juried art show through May 31
The Breckenridge Fine Arts Center is currently accepting entries for its 32nd annual juried art show, which is scheduled for July 23- Oct. 5. The deadline for entries is 9 p.m. Friday, May 31, 2024. This year’s juror will be Christopher Stanley, an Associate Professor of Art at The University...
"It's gone on way too long," Highway 183 construction is delayed again in Breckenridge
BRECKENRIDGE, Texas — The construction project on Highway 183 that began in 2021 now has another new completion date. It should have been completed in 2022 but has been delayed to late December of 2024, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. The delay has caused the Breckenridge community...
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...
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...
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.
Updates on 3 road construction projects in Stephens County
STEPHENS COUNTY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Updates on three road construction projects in Stephen County have been released. All projects are projected to be completed within the next 10 months. County officials have been in touch with the Texas Department of Transportation to receive updates and address any challenges during ongoing projects. FM 3099 US 180 […]
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...
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