Breckenridge News

Frank Soliz Almanza, 61, of Breckenridge died Thursday, July 2, 2009 in Clyde. Graveside service with Deacon Ruben Castaneda officiating will be Tuesday, July 7, 2009, at 10 a.m. at the Breckenridge Cemetery.

Two area community health clinics will share more than $800,000 from the federal stimulus package to boost health care for low-income patients.

Hunter Baugh realized he had come a long way from his Breckenridge home when he joined some of the reported 42,000 "American Idol" wannabes in line for audition registration Wednesday at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.

The Breckenridge Fine Arts Center is proud to present "It's In Our Genes," a display by three related artists with ties to Breckenridge.

By Libby Cluett lcluett@mineralwellsindex.com Happy faces greeted friends and family members Wednesday morning as 37 youngsters returned from their week-long outreach camp experience at Kids Across America.

My dad, a retrospective: Arthur Vaughn Bullock was the ninth and last child of John Calhoun Breckenridge and Mary Rebekah Nichols Bullock.

Columns YAHOO! Life Columns University News 06.20.09 Saturday, June 20, 2009 Graduations Daiga Stevens, of Abilene, recently received an associate of applied science degree and two certificates from Temple College.

For 15 years, Susan Jones, a registered nurse from Albany, has moved mountains to make sure primary health care is accessible to residents in the Big Country.

Navasota Superintendent Jennings Teel said Wednesday that he was the lone finalist for a post at another Texas school district and planned to accept the position.

Sharon Ann Nichols, 61, of Odessa was born October 5, 1947 in Breckenridge, TX. Her parents are Delmar and Glenda McKinney.

By Jean Hayworth Marc Nesbitt of Graham has begun the tedious task of restoring three different murals in the downtown area.

Kenneth E. Hamil went Home to be with his Lord on May 27th, 2009 after a courageous battle with cancer.

A Breckenridge boy is being detained in connection with the shooting death of 12-year-old Jesse White last week.

Scott and Linda Harris of Breckenridge, TX announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsay Brooke, to Luke Robert Lemons.

By Jean Hayworth and Winnie Barclay Reclaim Breckenridge had a trash clean-up day on Saturday, March 21, with five roll-offs. Two of the roll-offs were sponsored by Ridge Oil, one by Whoa-N-Go/Beverage Barn.

For the second time in two months, a Breckenridge youth has been shot and killed in an apparent accident.

Information in this column is gathered from the Palo Pinto County Sheriff's Office incident reports and any related public documents.

Meloni Kay Stewart of Krum and Bradley Joseph Kokoron of Copper Canyon will marry at 5:30 pm on Saturday, June 20, 2009 at First Christian Church in Denton.

By BRYON OKADA FORT WORTH - Recent storms have been widespread enough to put a serious dent in the region's drought, though experts warn that it's not time to signal the all-clear.The rainfall was more widespread in the past couple of weeks than in prior, spottier storms.

The Saturday entries fell short of 300 two-man teams and about 300 short of previous Saturdays for District 2 of the Original Team Roping Association.