Lorena News

The National Public Radio show "From the Top," which showcases America's top young classical musicians, will be at Baylor University's Jones Hall at 7 p.m. Wednesday to record a radio broadcast that will air nationally the week of Dec.

Stakes are high today for the city of Hewitt and four McLennan County school districts, as voters will decide whether raising taxes is worth the respective payoffs.

LORENA a 'A boil order is in effect until Friday for some residents of Lorena. Lorena officials issued a boil order Thursday for customers who live on the west side of Old Lorena Road to the Post Office, in the duplexes on the north side of Williams Road, the Shoal Ridge Subdivision and North Houston Street to the Post Office.

A wastewater treatment plant will be built in the Bullhide Creek area near Lorena despite fierce opposition by some homeowners for more than a year.

Lorena Independent School District is asking taxpayers for help paying utility bills and hiring teachers.

With cases of flu likely to increase in the coming weeks, state health officials are urging people who get sick not to forgo antiviral drugs just because they can't afford them.

A McLennan County commissioner is aiming to repeal a county resolution against the Bull Hide Creek wastewater treatment plant and get started planning a county park adjacent to it.

The cold front moving southeast across Central Texas brought 50-degree temperatures and more than an inch of rain to Waco on Friday, but forecasters say the weekend weather should be fair.

A strong line of storms powered by a cold front that moved through Central Texas early Friday has moved out into East Texas but rainfall is expected to continue throughout the day along the I-35 corridor.

The dispute between Waco-area cities and a neighborhood group over a proposed sewer plant on Bull Hide Creek is headed toward a settlement, just weeks before the case was to go before a state judge.

September 29, 2009 *7-3-1945 -- 9-28-2009 *Husband of Patricia Rauch of La Vernia; brother of Mary Tieken and husband Billy of Floresville and Alberta Landrum and husband Gene of Lorena; stepfather of Brandon Allen and wife Christina of San Antonio *Memorial service: Thursday, Oct.

The Metropolitan Planning Organization in Waco is looking for feedback on the estimated $311 million expansion of 1-35 as opposed to other local road projects.

McLennan County sheriff's deputies have been busy with an onslaught of vehicle burglaries over the last month.

Reinstating the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program back in our area schools was a no-brainer. The program familiarizes youth with law enforcement officials and educates them on how to resist drugs.

WEST a 'About a dozen more students were sent home Tuesday from West Middle School because they had fevers.

Do you think preachers are God's messengers on earth and can do no wrong? Or are you more inclined to believe that they are so-called hypocritical charlatans in the mold of Jimmy Swaggart, Jim Bakker, Ted Haggard and Walker Railey? If attorneys are doing their jobs, almost anyone with such extreme beliefs in either direction likely will be excluded ...

While sitting in an eatery across from Baylor University ast week, I watched a family struggle with sending a child off to school.

Spring Valley Water Supply issued a boil order and announced restrictions on outdoor watering Friday after a supplier discovered waterline leaks and cut back the amount of water supplied to the Spring Valley system, which serves customers in Lorena, Moody, McGregor and Bruceville-Eddy. Spring Valleya s supplier, Bluebonnet Water Supply Corp., ...

The Farmersville City Council announced today that John M. Moran, the current city manager for Lorena, Texas, has been selected as Farmersville's new city manager.

The McLennan County Tax Office is closing its tax substations on Fridays to offset a heavier workload in the main office.