26 Paint Rock students compete at Regional History Fair
Congratulations to all 26 Paint Rock students who competed at the Regional History Fair at Angelo State University! More schools competed this year than ever before, including Abilene Cooper and Colorado City. Paint Rock brought 26 contestants to Regionals, the most...
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Five Candidates Running for Three PRISD School Board positions
A total of five individuals have signed up to run for the three Board of Trustees positions open for election this May. The three candidates with the most votes will be elected. Each voter can vote for up to three candidates. Only one vote for each candidate. The...
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Co-op To Sponsor Student on Trip to DC
High school students can win an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., June 17-26, through your electric cooperative. Apply now! The Government-in-Action Youth Tour is a youth leadership program sponsored by Coleman County Electric Cooperative and organized by...
read moreBallinger Community Blood Drive Walmart Parking Lot
Busy holiday schedules and travel plans make it more challenging for regular donors to give, and many businesses and organizations postpone hosting blood drives during the holiday season for these same reasons. This leads to a decline in blood donations. The need for...
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Basketball Athletes of the Week
The Ballinger Athletic Booster Club would like to announce #4 Addison Martin as the Basketball Athlete of the Week for the week ending December 21, 2019. The varsity girls played TLCA and Sonora during their first week of district play. Athletes of the Week are...
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Ballinger to possibly add volleyball
It has come to our attention that at the school board meeting on Monday January 20th at 5:30 PM there will be a discussion and vote by the Ballinger school board on whether or not to add volleyball to the athletic program moving forward. Volleyball would not only give...
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Talpa Talk 2-25-20
Hello to All: It has been quiet week out here. Judy and I have been enjoying the cooking of John, our neighbor. If he farms the way he cooks, he must be a humdinger of a farmer. Speaking of which , there is one presidential candidate that proclaimed that anyone...
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Talpa Talk 2-20-2020
Hello To All: It has been a quiet week out here. The usual gripes about the weather changing three times a day. We can use the rain but maybe about 20º warmer. The freezing is a spot here and a spot there. Too dangerous for an old guy like me to be out driving. ...
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Veteran’s Corner 2-13-2020
VA Delays New Presumptive Conditions Related to Agent Orange Exposure: Last Monday, VA sent a report to the House and Senate Committees on Veterans’ Affairs detailing VA’s concern with the scientific evidence behind the link between bladder cancer, hypothyroidism,...
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Basketball Athletes of the Week
The Ballinger Athletic Booster Club would like to announce #4 Addison Martin as the Basketball Athlete of the Week for the week ending December 21, 2019. The varsity girls played TLCA and Sonora during their first week of district play. Athletes of the Week are...
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Realignment Reaction: Analyzing the opponents
Now that the new UIL realignment has been released and we know who will be in the district for the upcoming two school years it is time to see what that means for the programs moving forward. Cross Country looks to continue to truck right along. With Coaches Chelsy...
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2020-2022 UIL District Realignment: What’s new, what stayed the same?
February 3rd, 2020 is the day that we find out what UIL districting has in store for our athletes and students over the next two school years. Ballinger, Bangs and Grape Creek remain together after spending the last two seasons in the same district while merging with...
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