July 8th, 2026

As we observe the nation’s 250th birthday…we’re looking back at the history of Texas and Abilene. Last week we talked through the state’s timeline up until the 1880s…today we pick up the story with the founding of Abilene.

More than 72-million Americans traveled over the July 4th holiday…and more than five-and-a-half million of them flew. We’re checking in on summer travel through Abilene Regional Airport…it’s the first summer local travelers have direct flights available to Arizona and Colorado…what’s the impact at A-B-I?

State Senator Charles Perry is pushing to speed up the process of removing materials that some find objectionable from school libraries…some administrators are concerned about unintended consequences.

Happy Birthday to Abilene’s Community Band. The band celebrated its 50th over the weekend with its traditional patriotic concert.

And downtown Abilene was full of the Sights and Sounds of creativity for Art Walk last week. We’ll tell you about it.