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Stephens County explores options for emergency command center

Breckenridge · Breckenridge

Stephens County explores options for emergency command center

As steps are taken towards improving emergency response, Stephens County will be looking into the prospect of building a larger emergency operations command center. The decision for the county to look into this was approved Monday, July 14, by the Stephens County Commissioners Court after Stephens County Emergency Management Coordinator David Leonard approached them about the topic.Read Article

BISD appoints two new trustees

Breckenridge · Breckenridge

BISD appoints two new trustees

The Breckenridge ISD school board of trustees is now at full capacity after two vacant seats were recently filled. At the BISD school board meeting Monday, July 14, the board approved the appointment of Ty Bartoskewitz to place 3 trustee and Paul Lippe to place 4 trustee. Bartoskewitz has also served as president of the Breckenridge Economic Development Corporation since October of last year.Read Article

Commissioner’s court approves additional funding assistance to Humane Society

Humane Society · Breckenridge

Commissioner’s court approves additional funding assistance to Humane Society

The Stephens County Commissioners Court recently agreed to provide more funding assistance to the Stephens County Humane Society. The Humane Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that relies solely on donations, grants and fundraising. The recent approval of assistance comes after Humane Society President Kathy O’Shields reached out about needing help covering the expenses for fostering a handful of dogs.Read Article

City Presents Preliminary Budget

Breckenridge City Manager Cynthia Northrop recently introduced a preliminary budget to city commissioners and the public for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. The FY 2025-2026 budget, based on preliminary tax values was presented by Northrop at the Breckenridge City Commission meeting Tuesday, July 1 and is available for review on the city’s website, by going to Departments > Finance > Budget & Taxes > FY 2025-2026 Budget.Brazil · Brazil See the Story

AI Outperforms Humans in Mammography Analysis – RamaOnHealthcare

TOPLINE:An artificial intelligence (AI) tool in mammography showed a high sensitivity and specificity, outperforming human readers in overall performance, a study found. However, the performance of the AI tool was slightly lower at the lesion level than at the breast level.METHODOLOGY:Researchers retrospectively analysed mammograms from the UK's NHS Breast Screening Programme by using a commercial [...]Artificial Intelligence · United Kingdom See the Story

City presents preliminary FY 2025-26 budget

Breckenridge City Manager Cynthia Northrop recently introduced a preliminary budget to city commissioners and the public for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. The FY 2025-2026 budget, based on preliminary tax values was presented by Northrop at the Breckenridge City Commission meeting Tuesday, July 1 and is available for review on the city’s website. The Stephens County Appraisal District will provide the certified values Friday, July 25.Northrop Grumman · Breckenridge Read Article

$34,000 Raised for OSNS at Colours4Kids Run

Wildstone Construction Group’s 9th annual Colours 4 Kids Run recently took place celebrating community spirit, compassion, and colour.Breckenridge · Breckenridge See the Story

City pushing forward on long-standing infrastructure challenges

As Breckenridge grapples with long-standing water and sewer infrastructure issues, city leaders say construction may not be visible yet, but years of behind-the-scenes planning are beginning to bear fruit. A key focus at the July 1 city commission meeting was the status of the city’s aging utility systems. City Manager Cynthia Northrop and Engineer Sage Diller updated commissioners on several projects set to break ground in the coming months, ba…Infrastructure · Breckenridge Read Article

City welcomes new animal control officer

As they continue to make improvements to their animal control operations, the city of Breckenridge recently brought on a new animal control operations officer. The new hire comes a few months after the city introduced Steve Jennings as the new Animal Control Operations Director. Breckenridge Police Chief Blake Johnson introduced Stephen Sharp as the newest animal control officer at the city commission meeting Tuesday, July 1.Breckenridge · Breckenridge Read Article

Burns resigns as public works director two months into role

The city of Breckenridge is again searching for a new public works director, just two months after hiring Kegan Burns. That’s because shortly after noon Thursday, June 26, Burns submitted his letter of resignation.Hired as public works director in late April, Burns noted that “there are too many violations coming down the pipeline and too many illegal environmental operations going on that will take too much time to resolve.”Breckenridge · Breckenridge Read Article

Bufkin appointed, sworn in as Stephens County fire marshal

Malcolm Bufkin was officially appointed as the Stephens County Fire Marshal last week by the Stephens County Commissioners Court.Breckenridge · Breckenridge Read Article

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