October 2022

Kenneth Ray Wiginton

Kenneth Ray Wiginton, 82, of Lampasas passed away on October 18, 2022. A visitation was held at Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel in Lampasas on Sunday, October 23, 2022, at 11 a.m. with a funeral service immediately following at 12 p.m. Burial followed at Jenkins Springs Cemetery in Early, Texas.

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Halloween safety tips and more

As Halloween nears, we share with our citizens some safety tips and more for this season. The information is sourced from Texas Department of Public Safety with some additions from the Ballinger Police Department: · Be observant and watch both ways before crossing streets.

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HallowScream amps up the chills and thrills in their 6th year

BALLINGER, Texas - It is no secret that the Olde Park Hotel in Ballinger is considered one of the most haunted places in the United States. It’s climbing the rankings in world-wide paranormal ranks as well. You name the paranormal investigation television show or podcast, and they’ve probably been to the Olde Park Hotel. Celebrities like Chad Lindberg regularly come to the hotel to conduct ghost hunts. Recently, they have added in the 1925 Runnels County Jail to some of the ghost hunts.

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