Lauren Dodd
Waco Tribune-Herald
Waco, TX, United States
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Poor priced out of Waco's hot housing market, nonprofit officials say
Waco’s vibrant housing market, buoyed by a strong economy and the made-for-TV magic of “Fixer Upper,” has produced plenty of winners. But it has left others behind. → Read More
Wind farm could carry tax base boost into Mart ISD
A French energy company that boasts wind power projects in Brazil, India, Norway and Kansas has set its sights just outside Mart, a one-stoplight town 20 miles from Waco. → Read More
Waco restaurants, lettuce growers ride out romaine recall
Local restaurants and lettuce farmers are adapting to life without romaine. → Read More
Goat naming contest gathers donations for hungry students
Lake Air Montessori Magnet School faculty, staff and students competed in a goat naming contest to collect food donations for students in need. → Read More
TEA chief says Waco ISD charter part of solution to state's education troubles
During a visit to Waco on Wednesday, Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath held up Waco ISD's in-district charter Transformation Waco as a solution to some of the many troubles → Read More
Felton cruises to victory in county judge race; JPs re-elected
Republican incumbent McLennan County Judge Scott Felton easily cinched his first contested race for the county’s highest office Tuesday. → Read More
Waco ISD to give updates on voter-approved tax boost
Waco Independent School District will be giving updates in a series of community meetings on how it has used millions of dollars in added revenue made possible by a tax → Read More
Robinson student charged with felony after rumors of pep rally threat
A 15-year-old Robinson Independent School District student was apprehended by authorities Friday evening after an online rumor about a threat at a pep rally started Thursday night. → Read More
Robinson ISD mental health fair bridges gap between students, services
Using socks, rice and calming essential oils, hundreds of students at Robinson Independent School District’s Mental Health Resource Fair learned how to create their own aromatherapy neck wraps Wednesday. → Read More
County Judge Felton gets challenge from former Waco councilman
For the first time in eight years, McLennan County voters have a Republican and a Democrat running for the county’s highest office. → Read More
New workforce program provides job training for students with special needs
As a toddler, Daniel Sumrall, 19, shocked Baylor University staff when he fixed a broken VCR during a doctor’s appointment, his parents, Steve and Laura Sumrall said. → Read More
Statewide association honors Midway art teacher
It takes a special kind of teacher to incorporate a “dab” hip-hop dance reference into an art class on watercolor techniques. → Read More
Details about Waco ISD's proposed online speech therapy program released
The Waco Independent School District provided more insight Wednesday into a plan to transition 28 percent of its speech therapy students from in-person speech therapy to an online teletherapy program. → Read More
Cool, wet September brings fall armyworm menace
As Central Texans sip pumpkin lattes and break out their long-sleeved shirts ahead of a cold front later this week, area farmers are starting this fall with a war against → Read More
Waco ISD signs off on Paul Tyson demolition, relocation as fairground plans develop
The county plans to demolish Paul Tyson Field, built in 1961, and put a replacement with the same name at the site of the city-owned Cobbs Recycling Center, which is → Read More
Privatization effort could raze, redevelop some Waco public housing
Kate Ross Apartments, Waco’s oldest public housing complex, could be torn down and rebuilt during the Waco Housing Authority‘s transition to a privatized affordable housing system, officials said this week. → Read More
Several local Cub Scout packs signing up girls, boys for 1st time
For her entire young life, Meg Morrison, 10, was the only member of her family without a Boy Scout uniform. → Read More
More Waco kids pass STAAR, but few master it
Waco Independent School District officials have hailed big gains this year in the percentage of students passing minimum standards on state standardized tests. → Read More
Waco Housing Authority may convert public housing to Section 8
Waco public housing as it has existed for 80 years may soon come to an end. → Read More
Brazos River offers up odd items during cleanup effort
Volunteers pulled an old payphone, two shopping carts, and a computer out of the Brazos River during the semi-annual Keep Waco Beautiful cleanup Saturday. → Read More