BELTON â The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor held a commencement ceremony for its 165th graduating class on Saturday in Crusader Stadium, as 490 students received degrees, including 415 baccalaureate degrees, 57 masterâs degrees and 18 doctoral degrees.
UMHB President Randy OâRear praised students for their dedication and determination to complete their degrees in unprecedented times.
âDuring your junior year, the COVID-19 pandemic altered almost every aspect of college life,â he said. âIt was the longest spring break of all our lives. As seniors, you also survived the once-in-a-lifetime winter storm. These things helped you learn to be intentional and to not take anything, even the little things, for granted. I hope that is one lesson that stays with you as you leave UMHB.â
After about 15 years helping to distribute food, water and services to the community, Churches Touching Lives for Christ Executive Director Chris Ballard is stepping down from her post.
Ballard, 72, took over as director of the organization in 2019 after the death of Jim Hornsby, who served as the executive director for the organization as well as Feed My Sheep. Ballard previously had been a board member of the organization, joining in 2006.
The organization plans to honor Ballard at 8 this morning to thank her for her years of service.
Ballard said one of the other reasons she was retiring for her position as director was because â after this past year dealing with COVID-19 â she needed some time to recharge.
Mother follows in daughter s footsteps to become a nurse
Sandra Mayo completed a clinical rotation on the same floor where her daughter used to work. She will also walk across the same stage for graduation.
Credit: KCEN Author: Taheshah Moise Updated: 9:05 PM CDT May 7, 2021
TEMPLE, Texas You hear a lot of children following in their parent s footsteps, but one Central Texas mom is flipping the script.
Sandra Mayo and her daughter Kathryn Nitcher have always been close but their bond is deeper now. The plan is to go be a nurse. My daughter has inspired me to be one and to be one like her, Mayo said.
In the Place 2 race, incumbent Michael Blomquist faces a challenge from Howard âScotâ Arey.
In Place 5, incumbent Jody Nicholas is term-limited, and four residents are seeking to take her place on the council dais.
The candidates are Vitalis Dubininkas, Sam Halabi, Jeffrey Keith Harris and Stacey L. Wilson.
Voting on Saturday will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Harker Heights Parks and Recreation Center, 307 Millerâs Crossing.
Here are some brief biographies of the candidates, in alphabetical order, by council race, followed by a question asking each candidate what they see as their top priority, if elected, as answered in a previously published article in the Harker Heights Herald.