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Waco Journalist Gunned Down on April Fool’s Day 1898 After Insulting Baylor University
On April 1, 1898, William Cowper Brann was killed in a gunfight in Waco after a years-long feud with supporters of Baylor and, well, pretty much everyone else.
Tiff’s Treats Finds Amy, Their Very First Customer
The owners and creators asked for help from the internet to assist in finding their very first customer Amy, and it was a success!
Ghost Tours Now Available at Dr Pepper Museum
From shadows that you swear disappeared right before your eyes, to items falling off shelves mysteriously, the Dr Pepper museum seems to be a hotspot for paranormal activity.
Goodbye Zebra Mussels, Don’t Come Back
Boaters rejoice, those pesky Zebra Mussels have been successfully eradicated from Lake Waco.
Central Texas Food Bank to Distribute Free Food at Temple College January 16
Volunteers will be at Temple College distributing boxes of nutritious food to local families experiencing food insecurity. An event is planned for Waco too.
Man Walking From Coast to Coast Passes Through Waco
A man who took on the the task of walking from the Atlantic to the Pacific in honor of his friend passed through Waco this weekend.
RAM Texas Circuit Finals Kicks Off Thursday at Extraco Events Center
Close out 2020 with the rodeo. RAM Texas Circuit Finals kicks off Thursday at Extraco Events Center.
Waco’s 16 Top Local Eateries
These local businesses have the best eats in town, and they're some of the places that I feel make Waco truly Waco.
Waco Will Be Home to Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard’s Hello Bello, Their 1st U.S. Diaper Factory
Hello Bello wants to modernize the former Domtar plant in Waco into a state-of-the-art manufacturing center, with construction expected to be completed by 2021.
Central Texas: 1 Corrupt Lawyer Down, More to Go
There's always a few bad apples in the bunch, but Central Texas is collecting bushels of corrupt lawyers.