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Program ad sales underway for 2024 season
The Albany Athletic Booster Club began selling advertising for football programs this week. Booster Club president Cari Heatly said those who purchased ads last year will be contacted soon. Anyone else wanting to purchase an ad can contact a Booster Club member. Heatly said sales will continue through Monday, Aug....
Boys wrap up summer conditioning
The Albany Lions football program wrapped up its summer conditioning program Thursday, July 18 (today) with the final week including two sessions of sport-specific instruction. Head coach Denney Faith said the program enjoyed strong participation during its six-week run. “Our numbers have been up thissummercomparedtoprevious years,” Faith said. “That’s been...
Top Games to Watch: Roscoe vs Albany & Abilene High vs. Amarillo Tascosa
BIG COUNTRY, Texas (BCH Sports) – More high school football games to watch for the 2024 season. District 7-2A Division II is expected to come down to a showdown between Albany and Roscoe. The Albany Lions are the kings of Class 2A Division II after winning the state championship in back-to-back seasons. Roscoe is tasked with finding a way to keep the Lions from winning their 17th district title in 18 years. It’s not going to be easy. This season’s meeting is the 16th between the two teams since 2004. Albany is riding a streak of eleven straight victories over the Plowboys: ten in the regular season, and one in the playoffs in 2009. Roscoe’s last victory over the Lions came back in 2007. It was the first of back-to-back wins for the Plowboys. The district championship is going to be on the line in Roscoe on November 1st.
Defensive End Dycin Davis Aims to Unleash Chaos on Opponents this Season
ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) – Over at Cooper High School, they’ve got some pretty ferocious players on the defensive line. There’s one in particular who’s an absolute manchild, and he hasn’t had a single day of school yet as an upperclassman!. Dycin Davis/Edge Rusher, Cooper...
Things to do in Abilene this weekend, July 18-21
Summer movies, a zoo birthday celebration, Christmas in July and pet adoption events are scheduled for this upcoming weekend in Abilene. Here's a list of what's going on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Thursday, July 18. Summer Kids Fest: 10 a.m.-noon. Premiere LUX Cinema showing "Migration" for free at the...
‘We’re a million dollar post’: Abilene VFW recognized for community involvement
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Abilene VFW Post 6873 recently returned from the Texas VFW State meeting at which it was designated an All-State and All-American post for its members community involvement and charity. Post Senior Vice Commander Mackie Crossan said it was a proud moment to see Abilene held up as a standard of generosity […]
Abilene family’s lemonade stand teaches kids valuable life lessons
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Lemonade stands have endured the test of time, providing the public with a bittersweet refreshment and teaching valuable life lessons to the youth during the summer. The McMillin family held a lemonade stand to help their kids earn money and learn valuable lessons. Emilie McMillin told KTAB/KRBC that the biggest lessons […]
Rising graffiti reports hits home at Cobb Park, leaves community members questioning
Police reports are showing that graffiti vandalism is on the rise in Abilene. In the past few days, multiple businesses and areas have been marked with graffiti. One report of graffiti is at a spot loved by many in the community, Cobb Park. We spoke to Margaret Cooper, who is a regular visitor at the Cobb Recreation Center for lunch. She shares her immediate reaction to seeing the graffiti on the building.
New pre-fabricated coffee shop to open in north Abilene
ABILENE, Texas — There's a new coffee shop opening in Abilene. It's called 7 Brew, and this one is different than the others. It was pre-fabricated, kind of like a modular home, and was shipped here on a big truck. It was then dropped into place by a big...
Abilene Youth Sports Authority Hosts Jon Smith Annual Memorial High School Volleyball Showcase
The Abilene Convention & Visitors Bureau, an affiliate of the Abilene Chamber of Commerce, is proud to announce the Jon Smith Annual Memorial High School Volleyball Showcase presented by the Abilene Youth Sports Authority. The event is slated to take place July 19-20, 2024, at the Dodge Jones Youth Sports Center.
Garageband Woodstock returns for its 14th celebration
ABILENE, Texas — Garageband Woodstock is coming back to Abilene for their 14th year celebration. The annual event began in 2010 when Charlie and Kathy Taylor decided to do a musical reunion with bands from the 1960s. Charlie said a friend put on something similar in East Texas and...
Rain and a brief cool-down is expected across the Big Country
Rain is expected to reach most of the Big Country this afternoon. In addition, it is expected to last until Thursday morning. The Storm Prediction Center has already issued a Marginal Risk (1/5) for severe weather. This risk is mainly for our counties along the I-20 corridor and South, but all of our counties can still see rain in sight. Major storm threats may include heavy rain and strong winds. No tornado or hail threat is expected.
Lubbock Christian School named #1 private school in Texas for second consecutive year
LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - Lubbock Christian High School has been honored as the most outstanding 3A private school in Texas for the second consecutive year. Ranked first out of 40 schools in their classification, Lubbock Christian received the prestigious Henderson Cup from the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) for the 2023-2024 school year. This elite trophy is awarded to the school that accumulates the most points through excellence in athletics, academics, and fine arts competitions.
North 6th Abilene credit union closed for the week after busted pipe leads to flooding
ABILENE, Texas — The Abilene Teacher's Federal Credit Union on North 6th St. got a little messy earlier this week. An announcement on social media said that a pipe busted and caused flooding throughout the building. The credit union will be closed for the rest of the week while...
Abilene Zoo celebrates 58th birthday with cake, games, and animal encounters
ABILENE, Texas — The Abilene Zoo is celebrating its 58th birthday this year with its annual Zippity Zoo Day event. Although the Abilene Zoo first opened its doors in 1919 in Redbud Park, the celebration is centered around the date it was relocated to its current location at Grover Nelson Park in 1966.
Crime Reports: Lots of graffiti reported in Abilene overnight
Editor’s Note: The following arrest and incident reports were supplied by the Abilene Police Department. All information below comes from reports made by responding officers, and all suspects are considered not guilty unless determined otherwise in a court of law. Incidents 3200 block of S Clack Street – GraffitiPolice to a report in reference to graffiti/criminal […]
Police investigate possible murder-suicide
Editor's note: This story contains information about an alleged suicide. If you or anyone you know could be struggling with suicidal thoughts, call the U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255) any time day or night or chat online; The Veterans Crisis Line and Military Crisis Line, 1-800-273-8255, press 1; or the Crisis Text Line provides free confidential support 24 hours a day, seven days a week via text message to people in crisis when they text "HELLO" to 741741. ...
Abilene, San Angelo experience less scorching temps so far in 2024 compared to 2023
Have you thought to yourself, "It's hot but, not as hot as last year" ?. Well you would be correct! So far this year we have only had fifteen 100 degree days in Abilene with the hottest temperature at 106. San Angelo has seen thirty-five 100 degree days with the hottest temperature at 111.
Lacking labels, raw eggs, dead and alive pests: Abilene's weekly restaurant inspections
The city of Abilene Environmental Health Division regularly monitors restaurants and food establishments for compliance with state food safety requirements. Frequent inspections are essential in preventing the spread of foodborne illnesses through contamination and improper handling, storage and sanitation. Scores for retail food establishments, food stores, mobile food units and school and daycare establishments...
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