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ROCKDALE — Bring on the Elite Eight.
Summary by The Waco Editorial Desk · As published by Waco Tribune-Herald · · 1 min read
ROCKDALE — Bring on the Elite Eight.

schools
Baylor tight end Hawkins Polley was a star basketball player who overcame two severe leg injuries. He eventually chose football and has seen his role at Baylor expand this season....
Waco Tribune-Herald · Nov 6, 2026

News
Midway finally got its breakthrough against longtime nemesis Harker Heights, riding a big night from Cort Strickland and Lathan Whisenton to secure its first outright district title since 2018....
Waco Tribune-Herald · Nov 6, 2026

government
With seconds left in Baylor's win over Central Arkansas, Trinity Turner was close to recording the ninth triple-double in program history. Only for Kayla Nelms to sky for the board....
Waco Tribune-Herald · Nov 6, 2026

business
The Waco metro area is the best in Texas for thrifting, with 8.19 thrift stores per 100,000 residents, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data....
Waco Tribune-Herald · Nov 6, 2026

business
Los Cucos Mexican Cafe closed its Legends Crossing location last month, but another restaurant is buying the 8,000-square-foot building in a deal expected to close Friday....
Waco Tribune-Herald · Nov 6, 2026

News
Neill DeWitt Hicks, a longtime resident of Bear Valley Springs, CA, died unexpectedly on October 14, 2026, following respiratory failure. A proud sixth-generation Texan, the son of D.T. Hicks, Jr., and Mary Frances Neill Hicks, he was born and raised…...
Waco Tribune-Herald · Nov 6, 2026


government
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a proclamation that he says will preserve the Oval Office and Cabinet Room as a national monument, his first official action after his party was swept aside in midterm elections on Tuesday. But the action does not prevent future president...
KXXV (ABC 25) News · Nov 6, 2026

parks
For six months starting Monday, University Parks Drive will be fully closed between Washington Avenue and Bosque Boulevard to make way for utility work in the Barron's Branch redevelopment....
Waco Tribune-Herald · Nov 6, 2026

schools
MCLENNAN COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44)— On Thursday morning multiple McLennan County school districts attended a demonstration of a school shooting defense drone system. Campus Guardian Angel (CGA) is an Austin-based drone company that is seeking to lower the severity of school shooting...
FOX 44 News (KWKT) · Nov 6, 2026

government
KILLEEN, Texas Now that Texans have voted blue and made their voices heard at the polls, Republican leaders are grappling with what the results mean for the GOP. While many Republicans were voted out, Congressman Pete Sessions was one of the fortunate lawmakers re-elected on Tues...
KXXV (ABC 25) News · Nov 5, 2026

News
A cold front will move through the region this evening through tonight. Isolated showers will be possible across portions of the area, but rain chances are only around 10-20%. Low temperatures will fall into the upper 40s to mid 50s, with breezy winds expected behind the front be...
FOX 44 News (KWKT) · Nov 5, 2026