Police and fire blotter 7/30/2010
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:00:00 -0700
A Merkel man surrendered at the Taylor County Jail because of warrants for his arrest Wednesday evening and is being held on bonds that total $101,500.
Texas ag-commissioner candidate touts reform in Abilene
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:01:00 -0700
The Democratic candidate for Texas agriculture commissioner unveiled what he called a comprehensive reform plan — including a call to restructure some of the state’s bureaucracies — during a stop Wednesday in Abilene.During a news conference at Frontier Texas!, Hank Gilbert said he sees several areas in which operations of the Texas Department of Agriculture could be improved. He said he chose ...
Webcast: Fugitive Arrested in North Abilene
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:31:26 -0700
Top news headlines and weather from KTAB's Noontab.
Election board member campaigns for use of voting machines
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:22:47 -0700
An article in the July 26, 1935, edition of The Catonsville Herald and Baltimore Countian noted the advantages technology would bring to the election process. The use of voting machines for all or part of Baltimore County's 115 voting places will be considered at a meeting next Monday...
New faces greet new district as Millsap makes coaching moves
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:03:24 -0700
When former Millsap coach Kyle Johnson left to take the head boy's basketball coaching job at Class 1A Meadow High School, Millsap Athletic Director Tony Phillips was tasked with filling several coaching duties vacated with Johnson's leaving. Multi-tasking is not a new concept for a coach at most prep schools, regardless of the size, but has a little greater impact for modest-sized districts."
Scouts, leaders take part at Jamboree
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:00:00 -0700
Dozens of Big Country Boy Scouts were among the thousands of troop members and adult leaders descending Monday on Fort A.P. Hill near Fredericksburg, Va., for the 2010 National Scout Jamboree.Thirty-six Abilene-area Scouts and their four supervisors were pitching their tents and setting up camp for 10 days of fun and fellowship.
APD: Drunk Caught in Stolen Car
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:51:47 -0700
Overnight crime report from the Abilene Police Department for Monday, July 26, 2010.
Rec calendar for week of July 25
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 03:48:33 -0700
Items for the Recreation Calendar will not be taken over the telephone and must be mailed (333 S. 4th, Salina, KS 67401), e-mail to bdavidson@salina.com or faxed (785-827-6060). Only items received by noon, Thursday will be ensured of publication in Sunday's paper.
Track club heading west for national competition
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:58:49 -0700
Nineteen athletes on the Mainland Jaguars Track Club qualified for the USATF National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships.
Man gets 35 years for child injury
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:46:00 -0700
Dillon Curry, a toddler who suffered severe brain damage and is now a quadriplegic, remains in foster care in Abilene while the man who inflicted abuse on the boy awaits prison time.
Police and fire blotter 7/22/2010
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:00:00 -0700
for July 22
Prominent El Paso Businessman Arrested In Hit-And-Run Fatality
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:24:06 -0700
Billy Abraham has been charged with intoxicated manslaughter and accident causing personal injury or death.
Former Highlander selected to all-star game
Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:17:50 -0700
In his first season playing with the Brazos Valley Bombers, and in his first year as a pitcher, The Woodlands High School graduate Ryan Eastman was selected to the Texas Collegiate League All-Star Team.
Our Neighbors
Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:55:39 -0700
SENIOR EXPOWatercrest at Bryan, a new community for active adults, recently participated in the ninth annual Brazos Senior Expo tradeshow held at the Brazos Center in Bryan. The event, themed "A Patriotic Salute to Seniors," showcased the many servic ...
Injunction on King County roaming bison takes effect
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:40:00 -0700
An injunction to stop roaming bison in their tracks went into effect Thursday in King County. The injunction was issued in a lawsuit involving the January shooting of 51 bison on a ranch in the county northwest of Abilene.
$1,600 Worth Of Lottery Tickets Stolen From Gas Station
Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:39:08 -0700
A South Abilene gas station was hit over night. Taken: lottery tickets.
Most Popular Items Stolen from Homes
Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:35:19 -0700
Burglars target these items for very specific reasons.
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Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:28:58 -0700
Perhaps he can ask his mother to ask The Almightly God of which she purports to be his representative on Earth for the Anglicans, to intervene.
CARL KIEKE: Back following a month working with Scout camps
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:51:00 -0700
Maybe this isn’t the usual thing you’d expect to hear from a journalist — but it was a pleasure to be away frMaybe this isn’t the usual thing you’d expect to hear from a journalist — but it was a pleasure to be away from everything and virtually unaware of what was going on in the world for four weeks.I spent most of June at two Boy Scout camps, serving in various capacities on staff.om ...
Inmate labor used around Abilene, Taylor County
Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:00:00 -0700
If Antonio Garcia sat in his Taylor County Jail cell all day, he would write letters and sketch, and he’d spend hours thinking about his wife and three children that he sees just twice a week.Instead, the 27-year-old inmate steps out from behind the jail’s fences, breathes fresh air, and wields shovels, rakes and weed-eaters 10 hours a day, four days a week.
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