MCC closed Friday
McLennan Community College will be closed Friday for fall break. Tarleton State University-Waco and Texas Tech University-Waco offices will be open for regular business hours.
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Hypertension education
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of McLennan County will offer Strong Hearts, Healthy Pressure, a two-session hypertension education program, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20 and 22 at the McLennan County Extension Office, 4224 Cobbs Drive in Waco....