FRIONA, TEXAS - A former police officer who sexually assaulted at least two teenage boys was sentenced this week to 20 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a year since its inception, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will go public with its findings starting this week as lawmakers hope to show the American public how democracy came to the brink of disaster.
BALLINGER: Last week, after reciting a litany of the world’s woes we focused on the problem of young men who commit mass murder followed with the intention of suicide by cop. In discussions of the two recent assailants in Buffalo and Uvalde we hear the often-repeated question that is regularly associated with hand wringing, “Why did they do it?” We hear it so often that it is taken as a rhetorical element, not as honest questioning. But it needs to be asked as such, and it needs a good answer. What could be the answer? Where can we look for the answer? According to common translations of Aristotle, all of our motivations come down to seeking “happiness.” Aristotle never used the word happiness, of course, but he did indicate that ultimately we do what we do in order to have eudaimonia* (which is translated as happiness) saying… “this we choose always for itself and never for the sake of something else, but honor, pleasure, reason, and every virtue [we] choose for… the sake of happiness, judging that by means of them we shall be happy.”
Creative Writing class - Free at Winters Public Library There will be a free public writing class held at the Winters Public Library. The class will start at 6 p.m.
ARLINGTON — Willie Calhoun, the Texas Rangers’ primary acquisition in the 2017 deadline trade that sent Yu Darvish to the Los Angeles Dodgers, was designated for assignment on Sunday. Calhoun, 27, had been optioned to Triple-A Round Rock early last month after hitting .136 in 18 games with one home run and two RBI and then requested a trade.
COLLIN COUNTY - A Frisco real estate developer was sentenced to serve 45 years in prison and ordered to pay $30 million in restitution for a fraudulent investment scheme. On May 24, 2022, Phillip Michael Carter was sentenced to serve 45 years in state prison by the 296th District Court of Collin County, Texas.
Ballinger Rotary Club awards scholarships The Ballinger Rotary Club recently awarded several scholarships. In recent years the club has awarded 3-4 scholarships.
What in the world is going on?! Instead of the usual drip, drip, drip of bad news we are experiencing a torrent of terrible news! Of course, the latest tragedy that has riveted our collective consciousness is the horrific school shooting in Uvalde, and before that we had the mass shooting in Buffalo, New York.
BALLINGER - A new Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) has taken the reins at the City of Ballinger over the last couple of months. His name is Ezequiel "Zeke" Martinez, and Assistant City Manager John Pierik says he came with some heartfelt recommendations, "Zeke came recommended from people in the community, and he directly had contacted us about openings. At the time we were not actively looking for a code officer, but we dove into his background because of the way he carried himself. When the time came to make some administrative shifts, we were fortunate enough to be able to bring Zeke on board from where he was at."
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton is warning Texans to be aware of scammers amid the Uvalde tragedy. Texans have come together in the wake of the tragic killings at Robb Elementary, to comfort and aid one another in this time of unspeakable grief.