By MIKE MYERS The Belton Journal Marjorie Ferrill celebrated a milestone 100th Birthday on Wednesday, September 11, at her home in Temple. Ferrill was born on September 11, 1924 during the Great Depression. She was born to the parents of Mr. and Mrs. George Frank...
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...
By Michelle Rodriguez The Belton Journal Michael Wagner is a local author and military historian who works at The Hop. “I’ve worked there since 2009,” said Wagner. He lives in Temple with his wife, Carolyn. He’s also a veteran, having served in the United States Air...
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...
By MIKE MYERS The Belton Journal The HOP – Hill Country Transit District held a ribbon cutting in Belton on Friday to launch its final testing and rehearsal of their new Microtransit System. Service changes began on September 3rd, when the new vans literally...
By MIKE MYERS The Belton Journal The unofficial end of summer was marked by a four-day run of the Central Texas State Fair held at the Cadence Bank Center in Belton. The popular fair was held on Labor Day weekend, August 29th thru September 2nd. As fairgoers...