Rowena Lions Club BBQ Cookoff
The Rowena Lions Club will be having its 14th annual “Meet You At The Square” BBQ Cookoff on Saturday, July 6, 2019. Cash Prizes and Trophies will be given to the winners in Brisket, Ribs, Chicken and Beans. Trophies will also be awarded to the top two Margaritas....
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Ballinger Pool and Putt-Putt Season Pass
The City of Ballinger is offering Pool and Putt-Putt Season Passes for $75 dollars through May 15th. The passes will go up to $100 after the 15th. Each pass will make the Ballinger pool and putt-putt available to holders through-out the summer (during regular open...
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Gonzalez Restaurant Re-opening
Gonzalez Restaurant, in Ballinger, has been closed since last July due to a combination of health reasons and roof damage. from previous storms With all the above having now been taken care of the family owned business is ready to move forward and put the past behind...
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Ballinger youth wins state title in Knights of Columbus Free throw competition
Last month four Ballinger girls won the Lubbock regional to qualify for the Knights of Columbus State Free Throw Competition that was held in San Antonio this past weekend on March 2nd, 2019. Two of our local girls were able to make the competition and despite very...
read moreGirls All District Basketball Team 1A Region II District 12
MVP School Number Classification Emily Bunger Eden 22 Sophomore CO-OFFENSIVE MVP Tara Castleberry Eden 23 Junior Lauren Tonne Paint Rock 30 Senior DEFENSIVE MVP Mckenzie Hill Rochelle 34 Sophomore NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Jalyn Montes Menard 5 Freshman FIRST TEAM Marlee...
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Veteran’s Corner 6-20-19
Pledged by President Donald J. Trump as part of his administration’s commitment to reforming the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), as of May 14, the White House VA Hotline has answered more than 250,195 calls since it went live June 1, 2017. The hotline,...
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Talpa Talk 6-20-19
Hello to All: It has been a quiet week out here. Well, there was a fair amount of thunder and wind blowing this last week. Daily WARNING forecast from AccuWeather about flooding. I am not saying that it won’t flood out here, just that if it does Coleman and Valera...
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Talpa Talk 6-12-19
Hello to All: It has been a quiet week out here. I recon that is because we were not here. Judy and I went to OK trying to give her Grandson, Blake, and his wife Cheritty a few days to get away. They never did get to have any time for a honeymoon, so we kept the...
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Ballinger Scholastic Book Fair
The Ballinger Elementary Library will host a Scholastic Book Fair March 4th through 7th. There will be a special Family Fun Night on Thursday, March 7th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. We will be drawing for door prizes during this event. Funds raised during the Book Fair will...
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BALLINGER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TAKE TOP RATINGS IN UIL REGIONAL VOCAL COMPETITION AND ADVANCE TO STATE
Ballinger High School students Benjamin Colombo, Susan (Lexie) Davenport, Marina DeHoyos, Conner Gray, Aiden Knight, Clarice McKinnon, Jayse Vasquez, and Garrett Zertuche each received Division 1 (Superior) ratings and gold medals on their class 1 (high difficulty...
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Mrs Butts By: Noah Peacock
Presented by Ballinger Junior High Journalism Student Noah Peacock Mrs. Butts is a teacher at Ballinger Junior High. She teaches Bearcat Success and Teen Leadership. She also taught Math, Science, and other subjects at other schools. She has taught at several...
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