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Belton ISD announces that power has been restored to the three schools affected by last night's storm at 5:18 a.m. on Monday, April 3.

The Belton Independent School District moved forward in preparations for a 12th elementary school on Monday when trustees approved the hiring of a construction manager at-risk — a hire, who will begin working with architects in exploring designs. During a meeting last month, the Belton ISD school board authorized Superintendent Matt Smith to issue a Request for Proposals for the position. Mike Morgan, Belton ISD’s assistant superintendent of operations, said Smith’s request — which inquired about proposed fees for construction management and pre-construction services â€�...

One of the greatest tricks our minds can play on us is the illusion of permanence. We get comfortable and we take things for granted. Sure, we see some things change around us, but there are certain fixtures in our lives we think will always just be there. Now, picture your hometown - the house you grew up in, your grade school, the field where you played ball with your neighborhood friends, the place where you had your first kiss - being completely submerged and lost to time as if it never existed. For some in the Central Texas community, that loss is a reality.

She said a little boy named Ryan had “tugged at her heart strings.” “That summer, not only did I help Ryan, but he helped me realize what I wanted to do with my life,” Norwood said. “I am so very grateful that I chose to follow that path.”    On Thursday, Norwood — who has served 17 of her 20 years as an educator with the Belton Independent School District — was recognized as the Belton ISD Elementary Teacher of the Year. Her Sparta Elementary students surprised her with the recognition. “I am honored to be recognized by my peers for what ...

Four new COVID-19 related deaths were announced in Bell County on Thursday, as active cases budged to 398 — one fewer than Wednesday. “We have a new total of 360 deaths,” Amanda Robison-Chadwell, the Bell County Public Health District’s director, said. “Those new death certificates are for a man in his 50s from Bell County, a woman in her 90s from Belton, a man in his 40s from Killeen (and) a man in his 70s from Temple.” Although the health district has identified 132 such deaths since Feb. 1, Robison-Chadwell, has previously emphasized how death records are not ...