By MIKE MYERS The Belton Journal The Belton Rotary Club’s  3rd Annual Rockin’ Rotary Community Night Out was co-hosted by Ronnie and Stacie Schoeph at Schoepf’s BBQ Saturday night. The event featured the Hair Metal Giants Band of the 80s music era.  Nelson Hutchinson,...

By DAVID TUMA The Belton Journal The puppies that were rescued from a dumpster at Heritage Park in mid-February are close to finding homes. A thoughtful citizen heard what they thought were kittens in the dumpster and called the Belton Police Department. Officers...

By DAVID TUMA  The Belton Journal Tom Brautigan recently opened Point Fitness in west Temple along Morgan’s Point Road near Adams Avenue. “At age 12, I suffered a major accident that landed me in the hospital for 30 days and another 60 days in a cast from my chest to...

By LYNETTE SOWELL The Belton Journal A senior at Lake Belton High School is the winner of the Career and Technical Education Award, given annually by Congressman John Carter, of District 31 of the United States House of Representatives. Dakota Branch, a senior at Lake...

By DAVID TUMA The Belton Journal    Jennifer Ramirez updated the Belton Lions Club on the second annual theater production through The Penguin Project.    This program uses special needs children and volunteers to produce a play. This year they will perform Finding...

By ANNIE DOCKERY The Belton Journal   Belton is one of the newest locations for American Kennel Club (AKC) Fast Coursing Ability Test (CAT) Trials. The Bearded Collie Club of America along with the Bearded Collie Club of Texas will be holding the family-friendly...

By MIKE MYERS The Belton Journal   Belton ISD held a groundbreaking ceremony earlier this month for the Belton Delta Program Facility, a shared collaborative effort aimed at enhancing the educational experience of students with disabilities. The facility, part of...

The Belton population has grown by 10% since the last census. So, we are now offering the Belt Buckle online! We want all of our new friends to know what the Belton area has to offer. Every year this magazine grows by 8 pages, and we are always looking for ways to...

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Senior Expo time! We'll Rock Around the 14th Annual Bell County Senior Expo on Tuesday, September 24th, 2024 from 8:00-1 in the Exposition Building at the Cadence Bank Center (Bell County Expo Center). All I Want for Christmas is for...

By TONY ADAMS The Belton Journal   Nearly five years ago, Jordan Petter hung up the coach’s whistle and stepped away from teaching blended English at Belton High School and transitioned to become Lake Belton High School’s Digital Information Specialist and...

By MIKE MYERS The Belton Journal According to a press release issued by Paul Romer, Director of Communications, at around 10 a.m. Tuesday morning, the City of Belton was hit with some straight line winds that hit Leon Heights/Main Street area. Two power poles were...

By DAVID TUMA The Belton Journal The Morgan’s Point Resort City Council unveiled the 2024 Strategic Work Plan for the year at the council meeting in March. The mission statement for the City of Morgan’s Point Resort is: “To provide charming lakeside living that...

Staff reports At their March 25 meeting, the Belton ISD Board of Trustees adopted assumptions to guide the district’s budget planning for the 2024-25 fiscal year. The 88th Legislature did not increase the basic allotment, which is the amount per student allocated to...

Special to the Journal The Board of Trustees approved hiring Dr. Malinda Golden as the Belton ISD superintendent of schools. Golden has been serving as acting superintendent since January 10, 2024, following the resignation of Dr. Matt Smith. She was named Lone...

By DAVID TUMA The Belton Journal Arusha’s Coffee was created in 2012 when Hatem Chouchane and Ernst Jacques purchased Heidenheimer Coffee on East Street in Downtown Belton. Over the years Arusha’s has added a variety of items to the menu. They now have more than 100...

Special to the Journal Lakewood Elementary School Assistant Principal Ashlie Thomas was surprised by the Education Service Center Region 12 Technology Foundation with a $12,940 grant on Tuesday morning. Thomas was one of nine Region 12 educators who are receiving over...

By MIKE MYERS The Belton Journal Belton City Manager Sam Listi gets excited when he talks about Belton’s Beautification Committee and the progress they are making. The committee was developed in 2023 at the suggestion of then Mayor Wayne Carpenter. “I asked Sam Listi...

A new sign has been erected for Bell Fine Arts, established in 1966. All artists and artists-to-be are invited to visit on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bell Fine Arts is located at 306 E. 5th Ave. in Belton. For more information on Bell Fine Arts, text Jeanne at...