(Left to right) Councilman Wilbert Austin, Mayor Malcom Duncan Jr., and Councilman John Kinnaird get sworn in Tuesday. The city is looking for candidates to fill the city council seat vacated by Duncan when he was elected mayor.
(Left to right) Councilman Wilbert Austin, Mayor Malcom Duncan Jr., and Councilman John Kinnaird get sworn in Tuesday. The city is looking for candidates to fill the city council seat vacated by Duncan when he was elected mayor.

New Waco mayor sworn in as city puts out call for District 5

A new Waco mayor and two city councilmen were sworn in Tuesday, as the city also put out a call for applicants to fill the open District 5 seat.

A body is carried from Lake Waco after a simulated drowning Tuesday. The event was designed to stress the importance of water safety
A body is carried from Lake Waco after a simulated drowning Tuesday.

Simulated drowning teaches water safety to area students

Bosqueville ISD students got a lesson in water safety at a realistic Lake Waco drowning simulation Tuesday.

(Left to right) McLennan County Chief Sheriff’s Deputy Randy Plemons spent $51,513.05 on his campaign in the most recent reporting period, while retired deputy U.S. Marshal Parnell McNamara spent
Randy Plemons (left) spent $51,513.05 on his campaign in the most recent reporting period, while Parnell McNamara spent $38,473.95.

Campaign finance: Plemons outspending McNamara, lagging in fundraising

The numbers are in for local political campaigns in McLennan County, including sheriff, tax assessor and commissioner races. The primary election is May 29.

American Eagle flies daily between Waco and Dallas-Fort Worth.
American Eagle flies daily between the Waco and DFW airports.

American Eagle to add 7 jobs in Waco amid cuts nationwide

Waco Regional Airport will see seven new employees, even as American Eagle is laying off workers elsewhere.

The city council is set to approve a settlement with the original contractor the city fired from the Cotton Belt Trail job, with each side releasing any legal claims against the other.
The Waco City Council is set to settle with the original Cotton Belt Trail contractor after it was fired by the city last year.

Waco hike-and-bike trail should be back on track after settlement

The city is expected to choose a local contractor to finish the stalled $4.5 million Cotton Belt Trail along Highway 84 in West Waco.

(Left to right) Tax assessor-collector Buddy Skeen, certified public accountant Randy Riggs, and realtor Jeff Nickell are running for the seat Skeen has held for six terms.
County tax assessor-collector Buddy Skeen (from left), CPA Randy Riggs, and realtor Jeff Nickell are running for the seat.

Buddy Skeen's legal issues loom over McLennan County tax assessor election

The legal troubles of embattled tax assessor-collector Buddy Skeen serve as a backdrop to the three-way primary battle for the seat.

 

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