The Waco Citizen

PASADENA, Calif. – It’s a purple rose for TCU. The Horned Frogs defeated Wisconsin 21-19 at the 97th Rose Bowl to finish 13-0 for the first time in school history. TCU has 7,000 students — a smaller school than Baylor. TCU beat Baylor in Ft Worth this year. In fact they went all season without [...]

  Why January? Cats go into almost continuous heat cycles in January – February. This happens until they are spayed or (ugh) bred.       Why Cats?  Friends already have as many cats as they want to care for.  Shelters don’t have room for more cats.    Why 4-6 months old? Cats usually begin their first [...]

The U.S. Census Bureau just released the first set of data from the 2010 Census. As of April 2010, the U.S. population was 308,745,538, a 9.7% increase from the 2000 Census. Based on the population, 12 seats from the U.S. House of Representatives will shift. States that will lose a seat or seats include Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, [...]

Long-term unemployed again will be eligible for unemployment benefits AUSTIN – The deadline for jobless Texans to qualify for emergency unemployment benefits has been extended to January 3, 2012. On Thursday, Congress passed the bill which extends the filing deadline to allow long-term claimants to continue receiving unemployment benefits.  President Barack Obama signed the bill [...]

The Stars Over Texas Jamboree Thurs. Jan. 6th. 7pm at the Lee Lockwood Library and Museum, 2801 W. Waco Dr., featuring Gordon Collier, Billy Roy Mitchum, Branson fiddler Mark Abbott, Glenda Cheek, Brett Hendrix, Jordy Wright, Stars over Texas Band, Jim Guest, Andy Thomas, Terry Roller, Johnnie Bradshaw and the Brazos Valley Cloggers.  Adm. $10, [...]

    A prebid meeting will be held at 10:00 AM at the McLennan County Annex Building located at 219 N 6th Street, Waco,Tx. on January 7,2011. Meet in front of the Annex building to ask any questions concerning the bid. Please contact Ken Bass at 254-759-5627 or e-mail : ken.bass@co.mclennan.tx.us

     Allen Samuels Chevrolet and Ben E.Keith Distributers “Safe Ride Home” program is a FREE service that will take you to and from your New Year’s Eve event, provided both are within 5 miles of the Waco area.      In ordert to pre-book your ride, call 750-1620 between Monday, Dec. 20th and Wednesday  Dec. 29th, [...]

Looking for a great place to host your next…. Event: Try the Jakarta Coffee Shop for Bridal Showers Baby Showers Meetings and ….. capacity 85 Try the RPM Gameroom for: Bachelor Party Birthday Party and… capacity 125 Try the Hoffman Hall for: Weddings Receptions Auctions Meetings Dances Exhibits Reunions And much more….. Capacity 450 Location: 400 [...]

Christmas walk  no . 3  Sat. Dec. 18. from Robinson Oil & Lube to West Robinson Baptist Church. Started about 10  a. m. Weather fair. No clouds in sky. Pastor Steve “Cowboy” Gross organized the walk. This was their third year for the event. (See banner story in Sub Courier. Dec. 16 issue. )

Ambulances and law enforcement officers from several agencies were converging on Bruceville-Eddy between Waco and Temple after a driver rammed a deputy’s patrol car and the deputy fired on the driver. BRUCEVILLE-EDDY (December 13, 2010)—Officers from several area agencies were converging early Monday afternoon on Bruceville-Eddy between Waco and Temple after a Falls County deputy [...]