Category: Waco
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GALLERY: Waco Fest celebrates 40th anniversary over the weekend
The City of Waco brought together a big crowd over the weekend to celebrate WacoFest 2025, the 40th anniversary event celebrating fall in Haralson County. (Photos contributed via Facebook)
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Waco Fest bringing fun to downtown on Sept. 13
Waco Fest returns next weekend, and a whole day of fun is expected for the Saturday event. The September 13 festival in downtown Waco will feature both indoor and outdoor entertainment, dozens of vendors, activities fun for the whole family and a parade. Waco Fest will kick off at 8 a.m. and continues through the…
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DRAMATIC INTERSTATE TAKEDOWN: HCSO pulls suspect out of stolen vehicle on I-20
A Thursday incident on Interstate 20 saw Haralson County Sheriff’s Office deputies stopping a vehicle traveling from Alabama, and was reported stolen. It prompted a dramatic interstate takedown of the driver after they attempted to flee from law enforcement and trying to cross the interstate before he was stopped. The HCSO posted a release about…
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"Handcuffs" by The.Comedian is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Employee at Waco truck stop seen swiping cash from register
An employee late in April who had just been on the job for a couple of weeks was caught on camera taking cash from a register at a Waco truck stop, according to Haralson County Sheriff’s Office reports. According to a release from the Sheriff’s Office, they booked Shawn Anthony Ward, 24, of a Douglasville…
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REPORT: Alabama woman found with meth at Love’s Truck Stop
An Alabama woman faced several charges after a K-9 alerted to her car for potential drug contraband while police were checking on her at the Love’s Truck Stop in Waco, according to the Haralson County Sheriff’s Office report. Jamie Ellis Shell, 47, of a Heflin, Alabama address, was taken into custody after police located methamphetamine…