The Backroads of Western Runnels County
A Driving Tour of Spring Wild Flowers, Wildlife, and Historical Sites Sponsored by the Runnels County Historical Commission Saturday, May 1, 2021. Meet at Runnels County Courthouse at 8:00 am, or join us in Winters and leave from Z. I. Hale Museum at 8:30 am. ...
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Ballinger Unified Track competes at Area Meet April 1st
The Ballinger Unified Track team competed at Area on April 1st and had many strong performances. In the 100M dash Heaven Ornelaz ran a 16.68 and finished in 4th. Nadia Molina ran a 15.24 and placed 2nd. Jay'Vion Dampeer and partner Ian Gressett competed in the long...
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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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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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JH Track Season wraps up in District at Merkel
On March 27th 2021 the Ballinger Bearcubs headed to Merkel to compete in the District Track Meet. They competed well against Jim Ned, Clyde and Merkel coming away with a 2nd place team finish in all, but the 7th grade girls who finished 3rd. This was a strong ending...
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First Unified Track meet for Ballinger successful
Photo credits: Christy Zhuang Special Olympics Unified Programs bring together athletes with and without intellectual disabilities to train and compete on the same team. Throughout the year, Unified Partners participate in a variety of sports to improve physical...
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Talpa Talk 2-22-21
Hello to All: It has been a quiet week out here. Snowflakes don’t make much noise crashing down. Got cold , I tell ya. I have lived in Texas many decades and have never witnessed such a cold spell. There are many stories of no heat, no power, no water, burst...
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Talpa Talk 2-13-2021
Hello to All: It has been a quiet week out here. Winter weather took a step back and come back hard at us. And this next week it is only going to get worse. By that I mean colder. We are threatened with a 1º and 2º nights. The forecaster also thinks we will have...
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Talpa Talk 2-10-2021
Hello to All: It has been a quiet week out here. Had a few days that would pass for spring. Then about mid afternoon the wind would start up and remind you it was still winter. I was wanting to have all the information on those old dog tags ready to list for you in...
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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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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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