September 26 News Roundup + Ricardo Pimentel Interview

By J.B. Smith,

Molly-Jo Tilton

Published September 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM CDT

This week on Friday Forum, JB and Molly-Jo dive into the news of the week: Waco High's community pep rally and street renaming, Waco water rights and some major developments going up around the lake.

They''ll also be joined by Baylor history professor Ricardo Alvarez Pimentel to talk about Waco's hispanic heritage.

Plus this week's trivia question: The historic Riverside Water Treatment Plant in Cameron Park dates back to 1914. What was its source of water when it was built, and what water source did it replace? Listen to this week's Friday Forum to find out!

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J.B. Smith

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.

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Molly-Jo Tilton

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.

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