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Biden to visit LBJ Library in Texas on Monday for 60th anniversary of 1964 Civil Rights Act
President Joe Biden will travel to Texas next week to visit the LBJ residential Library to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the White House said Tuesday.
Phillips, Gilley crowned 2024 Little Miss Peach
Phillips, Gilley crowned 2024 Little Miss Peach Mitchell Pate Thu, 07/25/2024 - 05:23 Image Twenty young girls compete in the 2024 Little Miss Peach Pageant on Saturday morning. Photo by Mitchell Pate/Fairfield Recorder Twenty young girls compete in the 2024 Little Miss Peach Pageant...
FC Commish moves forward with financial decisions, insurance bids
Freestone County Commissioners awarded the bid on county management software to a company called Local Government Solutions. The commissioners made that decision at their July 17 meeting, when they also opened bids on county medical insurance; agreed to buy a brush cutter for a little over a quarter of a million dollars; agreed to buy security cameras for the new Tax Office; and made other decisions about the county’s funds and well-being. As for the county management software, the county had previously received bids from two companies on the matter: one from LGS and the other from I-Docket. Dane McBroom, the county’s...
The Austin Chronic: The Taste of Texas Hemp Cup Wants You to Get Them High
At a boutique hemp farm in deep East Austin, I’m sitting around a conference table with Liz Grow (real name) and Geremy Greens (not real name) hitting a glass bong loaded with some freshly cured Lava Cake (real name), which is a hemp strain high in THCA. Grow, a...
Texas mental health advocates push to expand 988 crisis call services in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO — Millions of Americans have sought emotional support by dialing or texting 988 since the rebranded suicide prevention lifeline launched two years ago. Mental health advocates in Texas have been pushing for a 988 call center to be established in the Alamo City. Counselors with 988 have...
Marlin residents expected to give away more than 400 backpacks full of supplies for local students
MARLIN, Texas (KXXV) — "This is just one of giving back to the community and helping the kids as they head back to school,” said President of the Marlin Juneteenth club, Hermetta Paul. As Marlin residents prepare to head back to school in August, local businesses are banding...
Woman accused of embezzling nearly $260K from Waco landscaping company pleads guilty to lesser charge
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A former landscaping company office manager pleaded guilty Wednesday to felony theft in a plea deal that reduced her original charge and significantly cut the amount of restitution she would have owed. Dina Kirsten Plumlee, 47, who worked for Lawns Ltd., pleaded guilty to theft of...
Texas Elvis Weekend Returns In August – It’s Gonna Be Hot
So, how big an Elvis fan are you? Have you been to Graceland? Have you seen all his movies? Did you buy every Elvis album, even the gospel ones? Did you attend a concert or two back in the day? Did you see him perform at the Municipal Auditorium in Texarkana before he was Officially the King of Rock & Roll? Ok, how about this? Have you ever been to the Texas Elvis Weekend in Waco? What! You haven't? Maybe you're not as big a fan as you thought.
Ryan Prager to return to Texas A&M
COLLEGE STATION, TX (FOX 44) — Texas A&M Baseball will now enter the 2025 season with a verified ace on the roster, as Ryan Prager announced his intention to turn down an offer from the Los Angeles Angels to instead return to A&M. Last week, the Angels selected the...
‘I’ll kill you’: Waco woman pulls out knife after hotel staff asked her to leave
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Alexia Hardin, 41, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after she pulled out a large kitchen knife and threatened a hotel manager asking her to leave the property, an arrest warrant states. Police said it happened at about 1 p.m. on July 19...
Waco gang member, 17, fired gun at rival in car; ankle monitor placed him at the scene: affidavit
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The Waco street gang member accused of shooting at a rival gang member inside a car was placed at the scene because he was wearing an ankle monitor, police wrote in an affidavit. Kadarius Wormley, 17, was charged with deadly conduct, according to the affidavit. On...
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