Paint Rock Class of 2020
William Hennig- Valedictorian Karina Villegas- Salutatorian FULL NAME: Travis Wade Bowen PARENT/GUARDIAN NAMES: Larry and Rebecca Bowen COLLEGE/CAREER PLANS: Pursue a career in welding FAVORITE MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE/SAYING: Always stay humble and...
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Paint Rock to hold Graduation
The Paint Rock Independent School District will hold a private graduation ceremony for the Class of 2020 on Saturday, May 30, 2020. The ceremony will be held in the Bill May Memorial Gymnasium at 6pm. Social distancing will be practiced with ALL invited guests checked...
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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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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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Ballinger Track continuing strong season despite training difficulties
For Ballinger Track and Field the last week has been very eventful. With the Ballinger track still undergoing repairs from last years tornado not only have they not had a consistent practice venue, but they had to find another location to host the local track meet....
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Talpa Tal 4-30-2020
Hello To All: It has been a quiet week out here. Had a couple of 90º days so I guess that summer is really on us. Had a few nice days of rain and then the sun came outs and the grass/weeds are doing well, thank you. I just mow at it when I can. There is no good...
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Talpa Talk 4-21-2020
Hello to All: It has been a quiet week out here. I am a bit behind in relating what all has not gone on out here. The report on my last trip to Dallas is not much. I was to leave here on a Tuesday and Doctor’s appointment Wednesday. The trip there was...
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Talpa Talk 3-25-2020
Hello to All: It has been a quiet week out here. Nice sunny days with a bit of chill in the air still. Some good days to get outside and start in on lawn work. Not much to watch on TV except the same old same old about the corona virus. The associated news with...
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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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Ballinger Track continuing strong season despite training difficulties
For Ballinger Track and Field the last week has been very eventful. With the Ballinger track still undergoing repairs from last years tornado not only have they not had a consistent practice venue, but they had to find another location to host the local track meet....
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Powerlifting ends, but future is bright for Aguero
Alyssa Aguero reached the end of her season at the Regional Meet Friday, March 6th, just slightly missing out on qualifying for the State Powerlifting Meet in her freshman year. She had an unfortunate start to the meet due to problems with her weight suit that caused...
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