Posts by Ferrell Foster
Health care challenges face Brazos Town
By Suzii Paynter March Once upon a time a city on the Brazos decided to settle into a system of confusing and expensive organizations and barriers that made it hard for citizens to get health care. It worked. In Brazos Town, more than 4,500 people now visit the two hospital emergency rooms every year —…
Read MoreHighlander Restart puts former MCC students back on graduation track
By MCC Marketing & Communications McLennan Community College is celebrating the success of students in the inaugural semester of the school’s newly launched debt-forgiveness program, the Highlander Restart Program. This new initiative aims to assist and provide resources for those former students who owe MCC money, want to re-enroll, and wish to complete a degree…
Read MoreWaco ISD selects Saxenian as next Waco High principal
She has served as an assistant principal and dean at the campus for 21 years. By Kyle DeBeer Waco ISD Superintendent Dr. Susan Kincannon announced Friday, July 16, that she has selected Lisa Saxenian as the next principal of Waco High School. For more than two decades, Saxenian has helped lead the campus as its…
Read MoreWaco ISD names Gutierrez deputy superintendent
She brings more than two decades of experience in educational leadership to the role. By Josh Wucher Waco ISD Superintendent Dr. Susan Kincannon has selected Dr. Josie Gutierrez as deputy superintendent starting in August. Gutierrez is now Waco ISD’s assistant superintendent for human resources. Prior to that, she was a consultant on educational leadership and…
Read MoreAFP chapter inspires, connects to help fundraising professionals
By Kim Patterson In recent months, the Waco Tribune-Herald has featured two articles about struggling Waco nonprofits that are changing their business models to merge with larger, outside organizations to ensure their sustainability. While their missions remain the same, these changes in local leadership mark a major shift for these groups that have worked tirelessly…
Read MoreFirst Presbyterian seeks to know itself & its community
Editor: Act Locally Waco is sharing a series of blog posts — Faith Doing Good — about local religious groups working in the community. These pieces were written by Baylor University students from the Department of Journalism, Public Relations, and New Media. By Ashley Kim The Rev. Dr. Leslie King, pastor of First Presbyterian Church,…
Read MoreWaco ISD trustees approve $10,000 retention bonuses for teachers
Custodians and cafeteria workers will receive a $1,000 incentive for hard-to-fill positions. By Josh Wucher During Thursday night’s school board meeting, Waco ISD trustees unanimously approved a multi-year plan to pay classroom teachers $10,000 in retention. The district will use $8.1 million from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief grant to fund the bonuses over the next three…
Read MoreWaco helping clean up dining adventures
By Ferrell Foster Fifteen months into my life as a Waco resident, I’ve discovered something new — local restaurant food inspection scores. It’s on the City of Waco website. I ran across this when I saw a story about the scores on KWTX channel 10’s website. I do not totally understand why the scores in…
Read MoreCOVID helped Crossroads learn about itself & connect with other churches
Editor: Act Locally Waco is sharing a series of blog posts — Faith Doing Good — about local religious groups working in the community. These pieces were written by Baylor University students from the Department of Journalism, Public Relations, and New Media. By Kaylee Cannon Derek Nease, the family teaching pastor at Crossroads Fellowship in…
Read MoreTell me … who doesn’t know Alfred Solano?
Special from By Linda Crawford You know those people who seem to know everybody, right? Alfred Solano is one of those people. You have a fantastic idea and you want to introduce it to key people who can make it happen. Call Alfred Solano. You need to meet people who can help you finish up…
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