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Situated in the middle of Abilene on East South 11th, just off South Treadaway Blvd., Jay Stearns’ little barbecue joint has made a big name for itself by doing the little things ...

The United Way of Abilene, in partnership with Christmas Décor by Lone Star Electric, is bringing the Winter Lightfest back to Abilene and the Big Country for a fifth year. The Wi...

The Abilene High and Cooper football teams are back in action this weekend in the Class 5A state playoffs with Abilene High playing in Crowley and Cooper in Mansfield. The Eagles...

Abilene ISD Superintendent Dr. David Young announced Thursday that Lacy Bruce has been selected to serve as principal at Austin Elementary School beginning in January 2024. Bruce ...

Abilene ISD Superintendent Dr. David Young announced Thursday that Clay Johnson will serve as the district’s new Executive Director of Fine Arts. Johnson has completed 20 years o...

The Abilene High Eagles had no trouble with their bi-district opponent Thursday night as they blistered the El Paso Hanks Knights, 84-14, on a cold, rainy evening at Shotwell St...

This year’s annual Abilene ISD trip to the Abilene Philharmonic took students from every elementary school in the district back to Russia in the early part of the 20th Century. Wi...

Cande Flores never thought about becoming a firefighter, much less the chief of the Abilene Fire Department. But one day in 1992, as he was finalizing his paperwork to enroll at ...

The Cooper Cougars can clinch second place in District 2-5A Division II and a bi-district home game Friday night (Nov. 3) with a victory over Wylie in the Southtown Showdown a...

The University Interscholastic League’s annual Snapshot Day was last Friday (Oct. 27), which is the enrollment figure reported by each school in Texas that will be used in determi...

Holland Medical High School hosted its second annual Trunk or Treat on Saturday, October 21, for all Abilene ISD fifth grade students and their families. Holland HOSA officers, cl...

Growing the next generation of leaders from Abilene is a task that McMurry University has never taken lightly. For more than 25 years, the university’s staff and selected students...

The football playoffs at both Abilene High and Cooper might be just around the corner, but November also means the start of basketball season is upon us. All four local varsity te...

The football playoffs at both Abilene High and Cooper might be just around the corner, but November also means the start of basketball season is upon us. All four local varsity te...

In case you missed the news , Stafford Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Taniece Thompson-Smith was named last week as the Texas Teacher of the Year and will represent the ...

High school and middle school coaches all over Texas now have a day specifically designated to celebrate their positive impact on students and communities. Senate Concurrent Resol...

On Friday, October 20, Stafford Elementary fifth grade science teacher Taniece Thompson-Smith was named the 2024 Texas Teacher of the Year by the Texas Association of School Ad...

Cooper head football coach Aaron Roan was recently honored as one of the Be Well, Texas Unsung Heroes for making a difference in the community of Abilene. Be Well, Texas is pa...

Abilene High associate principal Dr. Kelli Powell is new to AHS and Abilene ISD, but she’s certainly not new to the world of public education. Now in her 33 rd year of education...

Abilene ISD parents and community members are invited to attend feedback sessions regarding the qualities desired in the district’s next Executive Director of Fine Arts. Please jo...