A Central Texas couple who cares for as many as seven grandchildren at a time will have some room to spread out thanks to a Christmas surprise in July from the Waco GoodFellas.
A popular Central Texas waterpark whose season last summer was one of the casualties of the new coronavirus, which put the brakes on the rollout of millions of dollars of upgrades and additions, is setting some time aside this weekend to meet some special needs.
Summer’s starting to sizzle, but members of the Waco GoodFellas are already thinking about Christmas and what they can do to make the holidays brighter for underprivileged children.
Five months after the historic February freeze brought Central Texas to its knees, a popular local restaurant has finally reopened with longer hours, an expanded menu, and some new recipes.
Some residents of a small Central Texas town decided to test the waters over the weekend and opened a small farmers market that did bigger than expected business.
Inspectors found tomatoes and shredded lettuce stored at the wrong temperature and some confusion about what the right temperature is in this week’s Restaurant Report Card.
A woman who moved 2,000 miles to Central Texas with her husband and two children to open a small shop, then closed it as business boomed to move 2,000 miles back home to spend more time with the kids, has made the move again and is set to reopen soon in a new location.
Dogs are once again delivering their special healing magic to patients at a Central Texas hospital after an 18-month hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
An employee of Chip and Joanna Gaines’ coffee shop was shocked when she realized she was face-to-face with her favorite child actor from her favorite childhood film, “The Sandlot,” which was released almost 30 years ago.
A Central Texas nonprofit dedicated to providing opportunities for children who are disabled or seriously ill to go fishing took the fish to some young people who aren’t able to head outdoors.
Employees of a Central Texas Chick-fil-A learned about the death of a favorite customer almost by accident, and what they did next “meant the world” to the woman’s family.
A young Central Texas entrepreneur, who launched his own baking business, made good on a promise and delivered his custom-made treats to 250 area first responders and frontline healthcare workers.
Staff members at a Central Texas hospital clinic, forced to don face masks in the age of COVID-19, struggled to communicate with a friendly hearing-impaired courier who could no longer read their lips until they took it upon themselves to find a solution.
A webcam captured the reaction of a Central Texas seventh grader who admits he “was in shock for a little bit” after he spelled neurasthenia correctly to advance to the semi-finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
More than a few kids in Central Texas, around the state and beyond go to bed clutching a stuffed bear or a doll or perhaps a unicorn or a dog, thanks to a disabled veteran and his wife whose mission is to bring smiles to young faces.
The wife of a Central Texas National Guard soldier deployed overseas managed to keep a big secret not only from him, but also the couple’s other three children for seven months.
- A local middle school student who opened a business at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic says business is booming and he hopes his young entrepreneurial spirit will inspire other youth to dream big.
A Central Texas woman who wrote an unusual book about a young girl in a wheelchair and her visit to a zoo where the animals are disabled, too, is ready to write book number two.
Central Texas residents can test their limits on an “American Ninja Warrior” obstacle course and in the process, help raise funds for a local nonprofit that helps children who face real limitations in their lives.
A teenager with Down syndrome whom just about everyone in town knows said yes to a creative prom invitation and ended up on the arm of the prom queen, and then wept as the crowd in the stands cheered when he walked onto the field with his high school classmates on graduation day.
A Central Texas high school graduate who’s headed to college on a football scholarship, and a local high school freshman with Down syndrome, share an improbable friendship that transcends age, race and ability.
There is such a thing as a free lunch for Texas National Guard troops on vaccination duty in Central Texas thanks to residents who responded to a local businesswoman’s challenge.
Memories of a murdered high school friend helped inspire an aspiring professional baseball player from Central Texas who hit the first homerun in the short history of his minor league team.
A Central Texas COVID-19 survivor sent 100 pizzas to the hospital staff that cared for him as he battled the virus during the historic February freeze.
A former NFL star produced a video aimed at firing up students preparing for the STAAR exam at the local middle school he attended more than 25 years ago.
After an extraordinary year, made so by the COVID-19 pandemic, some local middle school athletes have come up with a unique way to honor teachers that made a difference in their lives.
A Central Texas high school student with a knack for math sped through 80 math questions in 10 minutes to bring home the first UIL academic gold medal in the history of his small school district.
A Central Texas teen with cerebral palsy who bagged a buck while on the hunt of a lifetime in January got his trophy over the weekend and he knows where he wants to display it.
