Rowena Lions Club “Meet You at the Square” BBQ cook-off The Rowena Lions Club will be hosting the annual “Meet You at the Square” BBQ Cookoff on Saturday, July 2, 2022 in downtown Rowena, TX. Categories include Brisket, Ribs, Chicken, Beans and Margaritas.
Three Ballinger High School students competed in the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest, held at Kelly Lane Middle School in Pflugerville on May 28. Kira Garcia received a Division I (Superior) rating and gold medal, Nicolaas Holder received a Division II (Excellent) rating and silver medal, and Cayley Campbell received a Division III rating, which is approximately the same as a Division I rating at the region level.
AUSTIN – Analicia Zarate of Edinburg was four years old when she and her mom were headed home from church on a Sunday night. A drunk driver ran a stop sign and hit their car, killing Analicia’s mom instantly. More than 20 years have passed since that tragic night, but the pain endures. “All I remember is being buckled into a car seat and waking up in a hospital a week later,” Zarate said. “My mother died in the crash. I was four.”
“The public is invited to the Ballinger ISD Annual Federal Program Committee in junction with the District of Education Committee (DEIC) and School Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) Meeting on Monday, June 20, 2022 at 12:00 Noon.
MILES - Karen Hoelscher taught elementary classes for 30 years in Miles, Texas, a small close-knit west Texas town of around 1,000 folks just a stone’s throw from San Angelo. During Hoelscher’s time teaching, from 1982-2013, she was also a cheerleading sponsor, UIL events sponsor, as well as being part of the Elementary school student council.
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Multiple police officers stood in a hallway at Robb Elementary School armed with rifles and at least one ballistic shield within 19 minutes of a gunman arriving at the campus, according to documents reviewed by the Austin American- Statesman, a devastating new revelation deepening questions about why police didn’t act faster to stop the shooter who killed 19 children and two teachers last month.
With the recent triple-digit temperature we have been experiencing, we find ourselves looking for the coolest spot to chill out. Runnels County has several great places to take a dip, relax in the shade or even catch an outdoor movie.
VALDOSTA, GA - Valdosta State University congratulates Megan Tarr of Winters, Texas, for earning a spot on the Spring 2022 Dean’s List. Dean’s List honors are reserved for the highest achieving students at VSU.
WINTERS - One of the programs that the Winters Public Library will host this summer is the traveling science exhibit, TAME Trailblazers. The exhibit is in a 40’ trail that travels to schools across the state.
The collective “whoosh” sweeping across the nation this month is the sound of school leaders exhaling, most of them having awarded diplomas, seen graduates throw caps skyward and watch them depart--ready or not--to face the great unknown.