Baylor News
Interim head coach Ryan Murphy is taking the reins of Baylor golf as he seeks to lead the program to success this spring.
After a record-setting first month of indoor competition, the Bears have stacked event titles and program marks across multiple events. With the Big 12 Indoor Championships approaching, early-season performances now shift from benchmarks to potential conference points.
With No. 7 Oregon State, No. 18 Southern Miss and Purdue on the docket, the Bears will look to sustain early momentum their first neutral-site weekend at Dell Diamond for the 7th annual Round Rock Classic.
Even when it seemed like all hope was lost for Lindsey Vonn, she affirmed in her post that the act of standing at the gate, starting her run and competing was victory enough. So chase your dreams, work hard and most importantly, don’t let small hurdles stop you from taking risks and excelling. Life is hard sometimes, but the courage to stand at that starting gate is all it takes to start your next adventure.
Waco News
Rhonda Milem didn’t know that families who don’t have a place to live sometimes stay in the Sandman Motel on Franklin Avenue until she took a job at the Dollar General just down the street.
“I see a lot of kids come here after school,” she said.
Children and their families, living in the area, frequent the store where Milem works.
Midway Independent School District is changing the way its students learn by issuing an Apple iPad to each child in kindergarten through 12th grade. The introduction of these devices into students’ hands is a point of contention for some people, and the district is attempting to address the issues.
The sun set behind the Washington Street bridge Monday evening, while Waco citizens gathered to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at a candlelight vigil on the east side of the Brazos River.
A recording of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech resonated throughout Jubilee Theatre as nearly 180 Mission Waco volunteers waited to begin a day of honor and service Monday morning.
State News
President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, the former Army major convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting, with the execution scheduled for 1 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Central Texas military installation, roughly an hour from Baylor’s campus.
