Gary Boyd

June 19, 1949 — September 25, 2024 Gary Boyd, 75, retired builder, resident of Temple Texas, died Wednesday, September 25, 2024, peacefully alongside his beautiful wife and best friend Stenna, surviving family, Fuzzy, Harlin and Sylvia, Rudy, Ray, Craig, Gary S., and...
Wacky Boat Race returns to Heritage Park October 5

Wacky Boat Race returns to Heritage Park October 5

By ANNIE DOCKERY  The Belton Journal The Belton Lions Club is hosting the second annual Lions on The Leon Captain “D” 5K Dash, Picnic in the Park and Wacky Boat Race on Saturday, October 5 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Heritage Park in Belton.  The festive event will...
Hobson named TASSP Regional 12 Principal of the Year

Hobson named TASSP Regional 12 Principal of the Year

Special to the Journal  Belton ISD is proud to announce that Kris Hobson, principal of Lake Belton Middle School, was selected as the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP) Region 12 Outstanding Middle School Principal of the Year. This esteemed...
Bell County Historical Commission hosting history presentation

Bell County Historical Commission hosting history presentation

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...
Early voting starts next week ahead of May 4 election

Early voting starts next week ahead of May 4 election

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,...

NASA ambassador visits Belton ahead of solar eclipse

By MIKE MYERS The Belton Journal NASA Solar System Ambassador, Liam Finn, presented an educational slide show on the different types of solar eclipses, annular eclipses, and partial eclipses in observation of the much anticipated total solar eclipse that occured on...