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Abilene mansion open for tours (Salina Journal)
ABILENE -- Abilene mansions will be open for holiday tours in November and December. "Splendors of the Victorian Era" Christmas tours will start today at the Lebold Mansion.
21 Nov 2008, 7:09 am | click here for more
Abilene fugitive Danny Lott is caught (Abilene Reporter-News)
A fugitive from federal justice with ties to the Abilene area was apprehended Friday in Lewisville. Danny Randell Lott, 46, was arrested without incident at a town home where he had been staying with an acquaintance, U.S. Marshal Chance Ferguson said in a news conference.
21 Nov 2008, 3:47 pm | click here for more
Nancy Jones leaving Community Foundation of Abilene (Abilene Reporter-News)
Nancy Jones, the only chief executive the Community Foundation of Abilene has had in its 22 years, is leaving effective March 1, the foundation announced this afternoon.
21 Nov 2008, 3:41 pm | click here for more
Abilene unemployment rate remains stable (Abilene Reporter-News)
While Abilene's unemployment rate remained stable, Texas' unemployment rate increased to 5.6 percent in October, up half a percentage point from the previous month.
21 Nov 2008, 3:30 pm | click here for more
Abilene Christian Schools holds fundraiser (Abilene Reporter-News)
More than 450 Abilene Christian Schools parents, students and friends came to the Teague middle on the Abilene Christian University Campus on Thursday night for the school's annual fundraiser.
21 Nov 2008, 12:49 am | click here for more
Famous Dave's opens strong in Abilene as chain closes others (Abilene Reporter-News)
Abilene's new Famous Dave's barbecue restaurant is enjoying success at a time when its corporation recently closed three of its locations in Atlanta.
21 Nov 2008, 12:14 am | click here for more
Strange Lights in Abilene (10:36am) (KRBC - KTAB TV Abilene)
KRBC News received several calls Thursday night about odd lights in the night sky to the south and east of Abilene. Based in their descriptions, the news team decided it sounded like helicopters doing night training. But no one was able to confirm any such training.
21 Nov 2008, 11:59 am | click here for more
Abilene Unemployment Rises 0.7% (10:18am) (KRBC - KTAB TV Abilene)
Employers in the greater Abilene area have added 500 jobs in the last 12 months, yet the unemployment rate has risen from 3.5 percent to 4.2 percent.
21 Nov 2008, 11:44 am | click here for more
Abilene moves toward selling lots at Lake Fort Phantom Hill (Abilene Reporter-News)
Abilene hired a company Thursday to help prepare the selling of lots along Lake Fort Phantom Hill.
20 Nov 2008, 11:44 pm | click here for more
No cashless kettles for Abilene this year (Abilene Reporter-News)
Abilene's charity-minded won't be able to swipe a debit or credit cart at the Salvation Army's familiar red kettles -- at least this year.
20 Nov 2008, 11:43 pm | click here for more