After nine years of serving the Waco community with baked goods and a place to gather, Lula Jane’s will be closing coming this Thanksgiving.

On Oct. 21, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended all three booster COVID-19 vaccinations — Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson — for those who currently qualify for the additional shot.

Last year’s flu season was milder than usual thanks to social distancing and mask mandates in place against COVID-19. But this year, many social distancing and mask requirements have been lessened in light of increased COVID-19 vaccinations. Health officials said they are concerned that more people out and about could cause the flu to spread more easily this year, and serious flu cases could couple with cases of the delta variant to potentially overwhelm local hospitals.

Waco hosted two IRONMAN triathlon events on Oct. 23 and 24: IRONMAN Waco and IRONMAN 70.3 Waco, which is half of the full one.