Mike Copeland
Business Editor at Waco Tribune-Herald
News updates and other stuff of Central Texas interest from the Trib staff. Obligatory tagline: Not a feed.
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1 day ago |
wacotrib.com | Mike Copeland
Bellmead City Council incumbent Bryan Winget likes what he sees on the city's horizon. He wants to keep his Precinct 5 seat in the May 3 election to get a closer look. "I'm going for my third term," said Winget, 37, who owns a sign company. "There are several projects I would like to see progress, and I want to continue serving on a strong city council that works well together."Filing to compete against Winget is Charles Murnahan, 58, who did not respond to phone calls and an email seeking comment.
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2 days ago |
wacotrib.com | Mike Copeland
Jake Roye has hit the trifecta. A local Chick-fil-A owner and operator, Roye just opened his third restaurant in Waco, this one on Creekview Drive in the complex including Cinemark, Topgolf and Main Event. Roye grew up in Longview, starting on the lowest rung of the Chick-fil-A pecking order. He worked his way through the ranks, received a Chick-fil-A Remarkable Futures scholarship, and upon graduating from college became an owner and operator in Waco.
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3 days ago |
wacotrib.com | Mike Copeland
Local businessman Rick Tullis, who founded Capstone Mechanical and has championed community job-training initiatives since retiring, announced Monday he will run to succeed Scott Felton as McLennan County judge. Felton announced Thursday he would not seek reelection if a qualified candidate files for the job. Felton joined about 50 people attending the noon ceremony outside the McLennan County Courthouse, but said during an interview he was not there to endorse anyone.
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5 days ago |
wacotrib.com | Mike Copeland
Incumbent Karen Coleman, a banker, and Ruth Ann Mitchell, a bar owner, will compete yet again to capture the Precinct 1 seat on Bellmead City Council. Neither candidate knows much about the other, they said in phone interviews. Coleman turns 61 on Easter Sunday and works as assistant vice president for new accounts at TFNB Your Bank for Life on Elm Avenue.
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1 week ago |
wacotrib.com | Mike Copeland
McLennan County Judge Scott Felton said Thursday he would not seek reelection when his term expires next year, if a qualified candidate files. Felton, 80, was appointed county judge in 2012 upon the resignation of Jim Lewis, and has served in that position since. His current term expires Jan. 31, 2026. He said by phone he informed members of the McLennan County Commissioners Court of his decision in conversations. "I've got a year-and-a-half left on my term, but the bullpen can start warming up.
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