Meridian News

Former Meridian High School Principal Kelly Parker, who was accused of sending more than 80 sometimes-graphic text message to a 17-year-old girl, will avoid prison time under the terms of a plea deal.

McGregor's TaRoya Clayborn was eighth in the 2A girls' shot put with a mark of 34 feet, 6 1/2 inches.

The Texas Historical Commission recently recognized Elizabeth Torrence of Bosque County with the Ruth Lester Lifetime Achievement Award.

A little intermittent rain didn't hamper the turnout for the sixth annual Shakers and Scrapers Car Show.

A woman in her 60s who used a wheelchair was found dead just after 7 a.m. today inside her Meridian home that had been destroyed by fire.

Don't be afraid of the interchange. Yes, the three-level octopus of intersecting roads at State Highway 6 and Interstate 35 can seem daunting from any direction.

Herald/Catrina Rawson Danny Jordan, of Padre Island, prepares a painting Sunday while showcasing his work at the ninth-annual Wildflower Art Show in downtown Salado.

A Waco attorney who twice reneged on promises to surrender after a felony forgery warrant was issued against her Thursday remains free on bail after turning herself in to officials at the McLennan County Jail ...

As you head down Texas 174 toward Meridian, just past the Kimball Bridge over the Brazos River, the Kimball Bend Park is on the right.

Below is an email I received late Wednesday night. I'm working to see if I can get any more information about this family, but I promised Tori I would share it with you on my blog.

The doctors didn't expect Don Harrington to survive the 1954 car accident that left him a quadriplegic.

Edwin Herbert Sonntag was born Aug. 15, 1916, in Meridian, Texas, and he passed away on Dec.

Dr. and Mrs. Carl A. Svajda of College Station, Texas are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Melinda Elise, to Jonathan D. Winkler, son of Mr.