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🌱 How a $2.1 million roofing deal reshapes Bell County facilities

Belton, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min read

Greetings Belton! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a $2.1 million roofing deal reshapes Bell County facilities
  • How Lake Belton baseball stayed perfect in district title seasons

Also on today's calendar: Art is Architecture and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Thursday: Humid, temps: high: 81, low: 70.
  • Friday: A t-storm around in the a.m., with a high of 90 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Bell County awards $2.1 million roofing contract, posts 45th finance reporting award (kdhnews.com) — Bell County commissioners meeting in Belton approved a $2.1 million insurance-funded roofing contract to repair storm-damaged county facilities and reported stronger-than-expected finances for 2025. Revenues outpaced expenses, boosting fund balances and extending the county’s 45-year streak of top financial reporting honors. Residents can also note the next Commissioners Court meeting set for May 4.
   

• 6-FOR-6: Lake Belton wins another district title with 11-0 rout of University (kdhnews.com) — Lake Belton High’s baseball team, part of Belton ISD, clinched its sixth straight district championship with an 11-0 mercy-rule win over Waco University at Bronco Ballpark. Strong pitching from Gavin Carpenter and big bats from Zavian Rodriguez and teammates powered the rout. The Broncos now eye playoffs after rebounding from an earlier loss to rival Belton.
   

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  • Texas License To Carry
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  • Looking for someone that will haul away approximately 20 large bags of leaves.
    Will pay reasonable amount. Morgan’s Point Resort area. (Nextdoor Morgan's Point Rd)

🗞 Nearby News

Temple

  • Project Ranger: 300-acre Rowan data center campus (kxxv.com)
  • Temple residents launch recall effort against mayor, council members over data center vote (kwtx.com)
  • Temple, Harker Heights Police investigating aggravated kidnapping, murder (kcentv.com)

Harker Heights

  • Famed Texas BBQ joint gives BigXThaPlug heartfelt, custom gift (mysanantonio.com)

Ok Belton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Belton

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