Friday Forum with The Waco Bridge

Year in Review: Waco Mayor Jim Holmes

By J.B. Smith,

Published December 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM CST

Friday Forum dives into a special series inviting local leaders to reflect on the past year's challenges and preview 2026, continuing this week with Waco Mayor Jim Holmes.

Join Molly-Jo, JB and Mayor Holmes as they discuss Waco's growth, budget challenges and the ongoing search for a new city manager.

Listen to the full conversation above.

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Friday Forum with The Waco Bridge

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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