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🌱 How next week’s Mile-Long Bridge shutdown will affect your daily drive

Breckenridge, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min read

Greetings Breckenridge! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How next week’s Mile-Long Bridge shutdown will affect your daily drive

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Warmer; morning mist, with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Thursday: Clearing, breezy and humid, temps: high: 88, low: 68. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 91 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Stephens County departments coordinate emergency services for next week's Hubbard Creek Lake bridge closure (breckenridgetexan.com) — Expect major changes next week if you rely on the Mile-Long Bridge west of Breckenridge—U.S. 180 over Hubbard Creek Reservoir will close April 27 through about May 1 for TxDOT maintenance. Stephens County, the City of Breckenridge, local schools, and emergency services are coordinating detours, staging responders on both sides of the bridge, and using HyperReach and Facebook to keep residents updated.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • April 20–24 is National Work Zone Awareness Week!
    Roadside crews work just feet away from fast-moving traffic to improve our roads and keep us safe. Here's how you can help everyone stay safe in work… (Nextdoor )
  • Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Breckenridge. Apply here.
  • Filtration Group Madison Industries posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative in Breckenridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Breckenridge here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mineral Wells

  • Mineral Wells ISD Board Recognizes Student, Teacher Achievements at April Meeting - Mineral Wells Area News (mwareanews.com)
  • Horse Illustrated's Webinar Series Featuring Nate Eicher Now Available on Recording (americanhorsepubs.org)
  • Man dies after being struck by 18-wheeler in Cisco (gosanangelo.com)

Abilene

  • Restaurants in Mall of Abilene close amid reported ongoing rat issues (ktxs.com)
  • A Paramount Story: George Levesque leaving Abilene for Tampa Bay (bigcountryhomepage.com)
  • Abilene's Taylor County Courthouse Begins Next 111 Years with Full Restoration, Community Rededication (easttexasradio.com)

Ok Breckenridge! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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