By Devin Corbitt The Belton Journal While much of the Central Texas area is abuzz worrying about the possibility of the Ebola virus appearing in Belton, residents of this tightly-knit community are focusing on something much bigger: protecting their own….
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By Robin Doyal The Belton Journal If you look up the word “friendship” in the dictionary, there are a couple of definitions. But after having lunch with a group of ladies from the Belton High School Class of 1958, that…
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By David Tuma The Belton Journal Helping Hands Ministry in Belton was recognized as the 2014 Outstanding Community Organization of the Year by the Texas Homeless Network. The award was given in conjunction with the Texas Homeless Annual Conference in…
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Fire Department hosts open house to raise fire safety awareness By Patrick Lacombe The Belton Journal The Belton Fire Department hosted an Open House last Saturday at Fire Station No. 2, located at 420 Sparta Road in Belton. Despite the…
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By Devin Corbitt The Belton Journal The Belton Robotics Team at Belton High School will head to the Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology (BEST) Robotics competition Saturday, the first for 15 of the 16 team members. This year’s Robotics team…
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Public servants party with public during National Night Out By Lindsay Starr Platt The Belton Journal The Belton Police Department and city officials once again participated in the National Night Out celebrations Tuesday night. Officers, volunteers and officials visited a…
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By Patrick Lacombe The Belton Journal Approximately 1,500 people, most of them wearing identical pink T-shirts, gathered together last Sunday at Heritage Park in Belton to take a walk, eat barbecue and sausage with all the fixin’s, and visit with…
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By Lindsay Starr Platt The Belton Journal A crowd gathered in downtown Temple at the Central Fire Station to participate in the annual Fire Rescue Safety Day on Saturday. The fire station opened their doors to the public and conducted…
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Flying Vikings give children hope, freedom from disabilities By Patrick Lacombe The Belton Journal The Flying Vikings held their Second Annual Car, Plane, and Bike Show last Saturday at the Draughon Miller Airport in Temple. “We’re off to a good…
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By Devin Corbitt The Belton Journal Kendall Mraz proudly represented the Belton Fire Department in last night’s county Miss Flame competition. Mraz, a junior at Belton High School, was selected as the 2014 Belton Miss Flame last week. “It’s going…
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