JB Smith
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Billion-dollar paper recycling mill announced in Waco
An Atlanta firm Tuesday announced plans to spend $1 billion on a high-tech paperboard recycling mill in Waco, marking a record investment for economic development here, local officials said. → Read More
Whooping cranes descend on Lake Waco en route to the Texas coast
Lake Waco got a visit this week from some famous feathered guests en route to their winter homes on the Texas coast. → Read More
Legendary chiles en nogada mark Mexican Independence Day for Waco restaurant
Jesus Rodriguez spent the days before Mexican Independence Day perfecting his chiles en nogada game. → Read More
Elm Ave. construction crews find transportation history written in brick
Remnants of old pipes, pavement and streetcar rails have been a time-consuming frustration for crews digging up Elm Avenue over the last two years in a $6.7 million rebuilding project. → Read More
Waco's mammoth puppets born in pandemic now parade-ready
It took some 72,000 years for the poor creatures buried in flood sediments at the site of the Waco Mammoth National Monument to see the light of day again. → Read More
As honors pile up for Waco's Pearl Harbor hero Doris Miller, one is elusive
Eighty years after he rescued shipmates from the burning USS West Virginia at Pearl Harbor and crossed the color line to strafe Japanese war planes with anti-aircraft fire, Doris Miller's → Read More
Widespread outages increase throughout McLennan County on second day of winter power crisis
This story will be updated throughout the day. → Read More
McLennan County sees election shifts in suburbs, Hispanic neighborhoods
Election 2020 analysis: McLennan County sees shifts in suburbs, Hispanic neighborhoods → Read More
Retired journalist unlocks mystery of hillside tram at Lake Waco
When retired journalist Preston Kirk and his wife, Ronda, were looking to move back to their native Waco a couple of years ago, their house hunting led them to a → Read More
The art and science of autumn sunsets in Waco
During a stressful news cycle like this past week's, the best thing to do sometimes is put down the phone, turn off the TV, go outside and bliss out to → Read More
Inheriting the wind: Mart area catching boost from renewable energy development
Almost overnight, the prairie farmland between Mart and Groesbeck is being transformed into a forest of wind towers nearly as tall as the ALICO Building. → Read More
Otter population moving westward, thriving in Waco's shadow
Visitors to Cameron Park Zoo know river otters are among the most playful critters on Earth, seemingly content to spend their days sliding down banks, wrestling with each other at → Read More
Harsh medicine: Mayor Deaver, other leaders reflect on COVID-19 shutdown decisions
Before the coronavirus crisis came knocking in March, Waco Mayor Kyle Deaver had an exit plan from eight years as an elected official. → Read More
Four more COVID-19 cases in McLennan County raise vigilance
Local health authorities cautioned against complacency Thursday after reporting another four COVID-19 cases in McLennan County, the same number as Wednesday. → Read More
Solace in the soil: Grounded by pandemic, Waco families discover gardening
Hank DeHay grew up visiting the vegetable patches of his grandfathers and hearing scraps of horticultural advice on the radio from Dallas garden guru Neil Sperry. → Read More
Chinese parents donate 26,000 masks to Baylor, Waco groups
Baylor University’s decision to cancel on-campus classes this spring amid a coronavirus pandemic left scores of Chinese students sheltering in place in Waco while their parents back home worried for → Read More
Bluebonnets around Waco: A tough state flower keeps the faith in a tough time
Sports, school and social activities are all canceled this spring, but bluebonnet season marches on. → Read More
Eagle chick rescued from Lake Waco thriving in the wild a year later
She is a stranger to her own parents, and she is having to fend for herself in the wild. → Read More
Magnolia to close Silos and other Waco food and retail locations
Magnolia Market at the Silos and other Magnolia retail ventures will close Tuesday due to the threat of the 2019 novel coronavirus, the company announced Monday. → Read More
Rainfall raises hopes, lake levels after lingering drought
This week’s rain made a dent in the region’s winter drought, filling stock ponds, raising Lake Waco’s level and gladdening the heart of McLennan County’s extension agent. → Read More