Eddy News

A massive fire Friday in downtown McGregor destroyed a motorcycle shop and would have devoured a row of historic structures if five other local departments hadn't helped battle the blaze, officials said.

It was the autumn of 1907 and Harry Peyton Steger was something of an arriviste in the New York literary circles, a wildflower seed that had slipped from the beak of a migrating bird that would now try to take ...

The Waco Police Association is sponsoring its annual Police Memorial Run at 8 a.m. May 17 at Cameron Park Zoo, 1701 N. Fourth St. via Waco Tribune-Herald

The City of Austin is inviting residents and business owners in four west Austin neighborhoods to attend a special land use workshop Wednesday May 7th. via KUT-FM Austin

While the 8-door '57 Chrysler limo almost beat out the stretched Ferrari 400i limo in our last Choose Your Eternity poll , V12 power and Italian build quality seem to have triumphed over fins and rust. via Jalopnik

“If the constable's office did not exist, those duties would be passed along to the sheriff's office deputies”

There are days on the job that McLennan County Constable Travis Bailey says will haunt him forever. via Waco Tribune-Herald

“I tend to think that, without that law, I may have never gotten all those records”

Michael Parker is what some municipalities and school districts might call a pest. via Waco Tribune-Herald

Updated: Feb 28, 2008 10:19pm A rail car fire in the McLennan County town of Bruceville-Eddy closed a couple of roads Thursday afternoon. via KCEN

Updated: Feb 28, 2008 6:30pm Firefighters now have a railroad car fire under control. via KCEN

Firefighters fought high winds as they battled a blazing mobile home Tuesday morning in a rural part of McLennan County. via KXXV-TV Waco

The race for Precinct 1 McLennan County commissioner will be decided in the March 4 Republican primary and pits 11-year incumbent Wendall Crunk against Kelly Snell, owner of an energy conservation company, who ... via Waco Tribune-Herald

Bill and Patricia Whorton will celebrate their 50th anniversary on Sunday, Feb. 17, at the Taylor Hall in Eddy, Texas. via Brownwood Bulletin

“Had we started with a small number or fewer qualified candidates, the process of elimination would have been much easier”

During the second special called meeting of the Rosebud City Council this week, the council voted to offer the position of city manager to Eric Kurkendall of Denison. via The Rosebud News

District 21-2A will move from Region III into Region II as District 16-2A with a few changes, most notably going from an eight-team district to one with six schools. via Waco Tribune-Herald

After enduring harsh words, threats and assaults related to city politics, people in this small town say they just want to move on and get back to concentrating on the community's needs. via Waco Tribune-Herald

Bruceville-Eddy Mayor James Tomme, 39, was injured around 10:45 p.m. Sunday when someone threw a brick through a window at his home in the 800 block of 3rd Street in Eddy, police said Monday. via KWTX

A 75-year-old truck driver from Bowie, Texas, was indicted Wednesday in an October 2005 traffic accident in which two construction workers were killed. via Waco Tribune-Herald

Fire Marshals and Falls County Sherriff's Officials are investigating a large grass fire that may have been started by an outdoor meth lab. via KXXV-TV Waco

A 24-year-old Moody man died after he lost control of his pickup truck less than a half-mile from his house, state troopers say. via Waco Tribune-Herald

Updated: Oct 15, 2007 5:31pm Parts of Central Texas saw some pretty big storms overnight. via KCEN