Bill Hancock

Bill Hancock

  • Joined: September 25, 2023
  • Articles: 373

What I've Learned!

I don’t know if it was young and stupid or old and senile, but I used to know a lot more than I know now. I was smart, a bit arrogant and smug in my younger days. I’ve changed a lot since then. I’ve learned a great deal in the process and concluded that I’m not as smart as I thought I was. I think life does that to us. It tends to educate us in ways we can never imagine. I figured to be rich and famous by the time I was twenty-five. I wanted to set the world on fire.

From the Pastor

Fractured State of the Nation With all the terrible activities of last week I think my ‘Stuff ‘needs to start with a prayer today. If… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Out of Our Element

I couldn’t think of the guy’s name.  I had seen him before; perhaps we had even been introduced but for the life of me I couldn’t… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Making the most of a trip to the farmers market

Unless you are lucky enough to have a vegetable garden of your own, you’d be hard-pressed to find produce that tastes fresher or lasts longer than what your local farmers market has to offer, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.

Ballinger man drowns at Ballinger Municipal Lake on Sunday

A 20-year-old Hispanic man from Ballinger drowned in Ballinger City Lake on Sunday afternoon, June 30th. The man’s body was not recovered until late Monday morning. Family members said that the man was walking on a sandbar in the lake when he disappeared after apparently stepping off into a deeper area. Family members said that the man didn’t know how to swim.