B.A. Mayor Craig Thurmond, right, received first place honors at the 86th Annual U.S. Conference of Mayors City Livability Awards Program recently in Boston. Above, Mayor Thurmond receives a plaque from Rick Padgett, public sector manager, Waste Management in the Texas/…

“Bedroom community”, an old-fashioned term, typically suggests that its residents sleep in these neighborhoods, but commute to a larger city nearby to work. Home buyers often choose bedroom communities because of the affordability of housing in comparison to living…