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Temple Parks and Leisure Services presents the 2nd Annual Spring Chicken 10K Race. The 10K event will be chip timed and takes place on Saturday, March 24th at 8 a.m. The race begins and ends at West Temple Park and the route will take you along the roadways surrounding the park.
 
“Spring is just around the corner and the weather outside is beautiful; what better way to enjoy...

Elementary students and their families are gearing up for the Walking School Bus. The Walking School Bus is a health and fitness program designed to encourage elementary children and their families to be more physically active by walking before school. The program will be in place at two Temple ISD elementary schools and two Belton ISD schools. "We want to get the word out about health and fitness,"...

As the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary health organization, dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke, the American Heart Association aims to build healthier lives by preventing, treating and defeating these diseases – America’s No. 1 and No. 3 killers. Each year, to aid in this mission, the Bell County Division of the American Heart Association hosts the “Paint...

We’re gonna look real hard at a fella’s character before we draft him. There’s been a lot of people cut in this league who had the ability, more than guys who are playing. But they didn’t have the heart. – Bum Phillips

February is Heart Month and Scott & White Hospital – Temple has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® Heart Attack Receiving Center Accreditation. The accreditation program — sponsored by the American Heart Association and the Society of Chest Pain Centers —recognizes centers that meet or exceed quality of care measures for patients experiencing the most severe...

The concept of playing fantasy sports, essentially a game participated by individuals who act as team owners and compete against other teams, first came up as early as 1960; however it was during the rise of the Internet in the 1990’s that fantasy league sports grew in immense popularity. The concept of this game is pretty simple. You sign up for a league online in any chosen sport, whether it’s...

During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at bats a season. That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball. - Mickey Mantle

Mickey Mantle is in the top 5 hitters of all time in Major League Baseball. To fathom him going 7 years without ever hitting...

The young Texas Longhorn team (eleventh seed) appears to be up and ready for sixth seed Cincinnati in the East Regional NCAA Tournament. The game is scheduled for Friday, March 16, 2012 at 12:15pm in Nashville, TN. This is the 14th straight year that Rick Barnes has taken the Longhorns the NCAA March Madness. Even though the Longhorns have more than their share of freshmen, they have grown a lot...

Looks like the Aggies are down for the count in two major men's sports for the last games against "forever rival" UT.  In addition to winning the "last" football game, the 'horns came away winners from the "last" men's basketball game.

Young Miguel Morin is being returned to his family after eight years of separation caused by a kidnapping in 2004. Miguel was 8 months old and being cared for by Krystle Tanner, his godmother as well as his babysitter, on the 2004 night when both disappeared. Although the police investigated the disappearance and a lead that the pair was in Texas, they were never found and the case was closed after...

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has asked the Federal Election Commission to use money left over from his failed Presidential campaign to form a Political Action Committee (PAC) or a Super PAC which would then be able to advertise for candidates of his choosing.

Michael Morton was wrongfully convicted in the 1986 murder of his wife but was exhonerated in October after DNA testing showed he did not commit the crime.  Former Williamson County District Attorney, Ken Anderson, now a District Court Judge,  has been accused of withholding crucial evidence and now faces a Texas Supreme Court inquiry into his conduct during and after the trial.

The Newt Gingrich GOP campaign had hinted Wednesday that he would be getting the nod from Donald Trump, but in an unexpected turn of events, Trump endorsed candidate Mitt Romney instead.  This comes after Trump had been critical of Romney, but says he has since “gotten to know” the candidate.

Tech has improved many area of our life.  We tend to think of “tech”  as major innovations in gadgets, particularly electronics.  However, the low-tech items of the 20th century remain critical to a well stocked first aid kit. A first aid kit comes handy in a variety of situations, whether at home or during travel. A prepackaged first-aid kit works best for travels, especially if...

There are scores of thousands of politicians in America from local office seekers to the federal government participants. Many of these are honest citizens on both sides of most issues that are seeking a better life for us from their perspective. Unfortunately, as these honest citizens progress up the ladder of success and reach for higher offices, some give in to the temptation to win at any cost.   This...