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Tigers fall in seventh-inning heartbreaker

Belton shortstop Shane Hoelscher tries to make a play during the Tigers Class 5A Region II quarterfinal playoff series against Tyler Lee. Belton lost a close one in the seventh inning to Lee on Saturday, ending their season at 23-9. The Tigers didn’t win another state championship, but showed they will be 5A title contenders for the next several years. (Photo by Mark Magnan)This is the time of the year that coaches and athletes adhere to the saying “Win or go home.” Sadly, Tyler Lee stopped Belton’s dream of a shot at a state high school baseball title with a late comeback on Saturday at Duncanville’s Panther Field. With two outs in the top of the seventh inning, the Red Raiders shocked the Tigers with a two-run homer and added an insurance run for a 6-4 victory in the second game to sweep the Class 5A Region II quarterfinal playoff series.   Read more...

City Council proclaims Texas Reading Club Day

The City Council met on Tuesday evening and discussed several items on the agenda for the last meeting of May. Pat Munoz of Dunamis Baptist Church led an invocation in both Spanish and English and expressed his appreciation for the council allowing prayer before meetings.  Read more...

Local writer publishes action-packed western novel

Denzel HolmesWith summer coming around the corner many people will be hitting the bookstores both online and offline to see what might be a big hit on the summer reading list. Denzel Holmes, of Belton, has written an action-packed adventure novel entitled “The Horse Thief and the Lady.”   Read more...

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HOP Transit Service to have free fare for 4th of July Celebration

The HOP Transit Service will extend the service hours for the July 4th Celebration in Belton. Belton Route 610 will run from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on July 2. 3, and 4. The current prom...

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LaHoma Ratliff celebrates 80th birthday

LaHoma Ratliff celebrated her 80th birthday with a bar-b-que Saturday, May 23, with family and friends. Thirty-two family members attended. She was born in Belton to John and Floy ... Read more...

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Morgan Toone qualifies for UIL 5A state meet on June 5-6; Belton has strong showing at regionals

“Many are called, but few are chosen.” This year Belton High School qualified several athletes for the Class 5A Region II Track and Field Meet at Baylor’s Hart-Patterson Comp...

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Stanley Ford in Belton receives new manager

Brian Scott who grew up near Belton in the City of West, has been named General Manager of Stanley Ford in Belton. The Stanley group recently purchased the dealership in Belton. Sc... Read more...