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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By Nikki Velarde The Belton Journal For the fourth year in a row, the Belton High School cheerleaders are selling T-shirts to benefit Scott and White Cancer Research. It all began when a mother of one of the cheerleaders was…
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By David Tuma The Belton Journal Belton’s City Council authorized Clark & Fuller Civil Engineering to complete a plan for replacing city sidewalks and a water main along South Main Street. The cost of the engineering and surveying services will…
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Kiwanis Club inducts new members, board members in annual banquet By Nikki Velarde The Belton Journal The Kiwanis Club of Belton held their Installation Banquet at Wildflower Country club in Temple this past Thursday. Awards were given, new Kiwanis members…
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By Patrick Lacombe The Belton Journal The annual Senior Expo was held Tuesday, and it was standing room only as people from Belton and surrounding areas packed the exhibition hall at the Bell County Expo Center. The theme for this…
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By Lee Ann Deal CASA of Bell and Coryell Counties On Satruday, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Bell and Coryell Counties completed their most recent training of volunteers to become CASAs (Court Appointed Special Advocates). Coryell County Judge Cheryl…
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By Devin Corbitt The Belton Journal Four firefighters with the Belton Fire Department were recognized at this week’s Belton City Council meeting for their part in saving the life of a Belton resident Aug. 11, including Medic 1 crew: Medic…
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