The Giving Spirit of Ballinger
by Chad McDuffee Every year for Christmas the Runnel's County Sheriffs Office conducts a toy drive for children of the area to ensure that every child can have gifts under their tree. It seems like every year there are more and more people that get behind this action....
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The Giving Spirit of Ballinger
by Chad McDuffee Every year for Christmas the Runnel's County Sheriffs Office conducts a toy drive for children of the area to ensure that every child can have gifts under their tree. It seems like every year there are more and more people that get behind this action....
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The Treadmill in Ballinger is the definition of small town service
by Chad McDuffee I'm not sure how much people appreciate the Treadmill and all they do. The ladies there provide almost all athletic wear for our town. From High School all the way down to the youngest of youth sports. On top of this they provide spirit wear for...
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Ballinger Basketball 2020-2021
Grand opening for Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame museum is set for Dec. 11
The grand opening for the new location of the Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame museum is set for 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11 at the Mall of Abilene with a ribbon cutting by the Abilene Chamber of Commerce Redcoats. The museum is now located between JC Penney and the...
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Max’s Page 1-13-2021 “Respecting Others”
A huge change has taken place in my lifetime in regards to respecting others. Early on in my life, I was taught to be very respectful in my speech to others. My yes or no to an adult was always to be followed with sir or ma’am. That is only one example of the kind of...
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Talpa Talk 12-23-2020
Hello to All: It has been a quiet week out here. Hope it stays that way. This next week is for Christmas. I hope that everyone has a good holiday and enjoys their family and friends. We don’t plan to travel and for those that do, please have a safe trip. I pray...
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Talpa Talk 12-13-2020
Hello to All: It has been a quiet week out here. Nothing changed much with the weather. Cool mornings and the sun comes out and mostly a nice day. One evening, Judy and I went into town to attend a memorial service for a long time resident. The person was James...
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Ballinger High School Students Earn Places In TMEARegion 6 All-Region Choirs
Kira Garcia, a sophomore at Ballinger High School and daughter of Gillian and Ryan Lange, was named to the 2020 TMEA Region 6 All-Region Choir as a result of a recorded virtual audition on October 14. Kira also advanced to the Pre-Area audition by placing in the top...
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Ballinger Bearcat Football All-District Team
As expected after winning the district Ballinger had a district leading 16 all-district awardees. Ballinger also took 4 of the 7 superlative awards. Starting things off is the district MVP Adam Winn. Adam may have had a smaller stat total this season than last year,...
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Calling all Seniors
Like many people I have been sitting here thinking about how terrible the turn of events that our country is going through has been. Not only for the numbers of sick and the amount of lives lost or the businesses ruined and put on the ropes, but for the young lives...
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