In Episode 48 of Downtown Depot, show host Austin Meek interviews Jim Holmes. Jim, the newly minted Senior Vice President at First National Bank of Central Texas, represents District 5 on the Waco City Council. He discusses his elected seat, the future of Waco, and a recent river trip he took to raise awareness about the Doris Miller Memorial. Before their conversation, Austin unveils a new Small Business Spotlight, presented by American Bank, that features Waco River Safari and then catches up with Ty Nathan Clark, a contemporary artist co-curating the Banksy exhibition now showing at Cultivate712.

Inside the Episode:

0:42 - The Small Business Spotlight: Waco River Safari
4:53 - Artist Ty Nathan Clark on Banksy
7:57 - Jim's Waco history
10:29 - Jim's civic engagement
11:55 - Mississippi River trip
16:12 - Memorable conversations on the River
18:18 - Significance of Doris Miller's story
22:50 - Bare Arms Brewing's Dorie lager
25:02 - Exciting growth in Waco from a City Council perspective