The final deadline is approaching for members of the Texas Legislature to decide on participating in the Summer EBT program that provides grocery benefits to low-income families with students. The state didn’t participate in the program last summer.

Since the arrests of 12 alleged fentanyl traffickers in September, the number of overdoses in Abilene has decreased significantly.

On Tuesday, Abilene mayor Weldon Hurt gave his second State of the City address, where he outlined the city’s achievements over the last year as well as goals for the future.

Local officials, veterans, and community members gathered in Abilene for the groundbreaking ceremony of a new Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic, a development hailed as a transformative step for veterans in the region.

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day members of the Abilene community gathered for the annual march across the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge.

Members of the Abilene community gathered together early Monday morning at Hardin Simmons to pray at the third annual Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast.