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Wearing A Mask Is Now Optional For Belton ISD   To wear a mask or not to wear a mask is the question that students and faculty are facing at Belton ISD.  According to KWTX, Belton ISD is making wearing a mask indoors optional beginning May 25th. The Board of Trustees met earlier today for a special meeting, where they approved the administrations recommendations to make wearing a mask inside optional.  Superintendent Matt Smith released a press release stating "This evening, I ask families ...

30 Hampton City Schools teachers surprised with free Chick-fil-A for a year 2012 Getty Images Tom Pennington/Getty Images FORT WORTH, TX - AUGUST 01: Drive through customers wait in line at a Chick-fil-A restaurant on August 1, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas. Chick-fil-A resturants across the country experienced heavier than normal traffic after Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas and a 2008 presidential candidate, encouraged a "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day" in support of the companys st...

May 3, 2021 / 02:10 PM EST INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An early learning center and an elementary school in Lawrence Township schools will be closed to students on Monday after a domestic-related shooting on school property, the district said Sunday. In a letter to district families, Superintendent Shawn Smith said “the decision of one person shook the community,” in reference to a Friday afternoon shooting in the parking lot of the Early Learning Center at Mary Castle, which shares a campus w...

A 49-year-old Yucca Valley man was arrested Thursday, accused of sexting a 17-year-old girl. Detectives at the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station learned that Miguel Alsop had been sending inappropriate text messages to the girl. Detectives obtained a search warrant, and about 9 a.m. Tuesday, went to Alsop’s home in the 7100 block of Rubidoux Avenue. During their investigation, detectives discovered that Alsop had sent several sexual-related texts to the girl. An arrest warrant was issued for ...

The Superintendent of Joshua Tree National Park, David Smith, was a guest on the Z107.7 Up Close Show early in April. During the show, Smith discussed many topics relating to the park, including why bringing your pets to the park can be a problem. Reporter Cassidy Taylor explains… “In national parks, we are really stringent about that, because of the effect that that dogs can have on the wildlife that’s there.” Dogs can scare off bighorn sheep (and other animals) from watering holes, wh...

Sergeant Scott David Weber Civilian employee, and Executive Assistant for the NSW Police Academy, Lisa Gardner, has also been recognised for her outstanding service to the NSW Police Force and will be awarded the Public Service Medal (PSM). Commissioner Fuller said the awards reflect the years of service each employee has dedicated to the NSWPF and the people of NSW. “Each year, we recognise a handful of employees for their exceptional careers with the NSW Police Force, where they have displa...

Walla Walla Schools Prepare For In-School Learning Good news for the Walla Walla School District as they are preparing for in-school learning for its youngest group of students and special student groups. The Walla Walla School District released a press release announcing plans to resume some in-school learning starting Monday, January 25th. The school board instructed Superintendent Smith and staff to implement safety, coordination, and communication measures necessary to transition kindergart...