By LYNETTE SOWELL The Belton Journal The office of Texas State Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s office released its monthly sales tax revenue report for April, and the city of Belton is seeing an increase in sales tax revenue. The city of Belton will receive $725,915.09 for...

Special to the Journal Helping Hands Ministry is currently registering students enrolled in the Belton, Academy and Holland school districts for school supplies as part of Project Apple Tree. Project Apple Tree is a ministry of Helping Hands devoted to partnering with...

Special to the Journal A joint workshop was held last Tuesday night between the Belton City Council, Planning and Zoning Commission, Historical Commission, and the Belton Economic Development Corporation concerning the Imagine Belton Plan. A draft of standards to...

Special to the Journal The Bell County Historical Commission is hosting a presentation on Monday, April 22, on the first floor of the Bell County Court House, 101 E. Central Ave., in Belton.  The program will begin at 6 p.m. The topics for this historic presentation...

By LYNETTE SOWELL The Belton Journal Early voting begins on Monday, April 22, for the May 4 general and special elections.  Voters will be heading to the polls for the Belton Independent School District board of trustees for Area 4. BISD Area 4 trustee incumbent,...

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...