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September 5 News Roundup + Bradley Ford Resignation

This week on Friday Forum, JB and Molly-Jo break down the biggest news out of city hall this week - City Manager Bradley Ford's resignation, a new landfill opening and airport parking fees.

They also talk about MCC's new volleyball program and a big expansion to the Pet Circle Regional Animal Center.

Plus this week's trivia question: Waco got 3 inches of rain this August, marking an unusually wet end to the summer. What year did Waco have the wettest August in History? Listen to this week's Friday Forum to find out!

And Molly-Jo is joined by Bradley Ford in this week's interview to talk about his recent decision to step down as City Manager at the end of February.

You can find links to some of the information in todays show here:

Molly-Jo Tilton joined KWBU in 2024 as the station's Multimedia Reporter. She covers all things Waco for KWBU, from City Council to the local arts scene. Her work has appeared on The Texas Standard and NPR's All Things Considered.
Before joining The Waco Bridge in February as editor-in-chief, J.B. Smith had 33 years of Texas journalism experience, most of it as local government reporter and managing editor at the Tribune-Herald. He has won numerous statewide awards for enterprise journalism, including a series on migrant deaths on the Mexico border. A Sulphur Springs native and Southwestern University graduate, he is grateful for the opportunity to build a nonprofit newsroom in his adopted hometown of Waco.