Ballinger Housing Authority’s Plan to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19
During this unprecedented time, the Ballinger Housing Authority’s (BHA’s) primary concern is for the health and safety of our community, residents and staff. As the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to impact Texas and the rest of the world, BHA...
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Vitalant takes additional Measures to ensure Donor Safety
San Angelo, TX March 23, 2020 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) encourages people who are well to continue to donate blood as it is an essential activity, even amidst COVID-19 response measures. It's not a "gathering" that government agencies...
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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...
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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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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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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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Talpa Talk 3-17-2020
Hello To All: It has been a quiet week out here. You may recall that last week I mentioned that I had go to Dallas for a six month checkup. Well, it didn’t work out too well. We were on the road to Dallas and the “check engine” light came on. Oh great, what is it...
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Veteran’s Corner 3-10-2020
With sadness in my heart, I wanted to let everyone know that I have tendered my resignation. I and my family members have some serious medical problems that have forced me to retire. It has been my honor to assist the veterans of Runnels County and the surrounding...
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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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Ballinger Basketball brings home many All-district awards
A successful season for both the Bearcat and LadyCats on the court resulted in much recognition from the fellow district coaches. Both teams won their Bi-District matchup in the playoffs, but were met with much tougher matchups in the Area round and unfortunately were...
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