Good morning, Abilene.

Over 100 volunteers are packing 3,500 food care packs (part of Love and Care Ministries' Care Pack for Kids program) on Tuesday nights for Big Country students, and the packs will support Abilene ISD, Wylie ISD, and several nearby districts.

Texas Parks and Wildlife hosted an event celebrating Buffalo Soldiers' history at Abilene State Park this past weekend.

Guests toured an encampment, saw frontier living demonstrations, and learned about the historic trail established in 1995.

Dexter and the Moonrocks will release its debut album 'Friends That I Don't Like' on Friday, Oct.

2 at a free release show at Cook's Garage in Lubbock—featuring acts Cole Barnhill and Kody West; the Abilene-originated band continues to build its global following with a unique Western space grunge sound.

Abilene Christian University’s Next Lab received over two tons of specialized salt from the Department of Energy for its molten salt reactor research.

The salt, shipped from Oak Ridge (via Idaho National Lab), marks a key milestone as the lab prepares to build a reactor by 2028.

The Education Department released the FAFSA form for the 2027-28 school year on Sept.

23 to help students at McMurry University get a head start on financial aid; advisors said the simpler instructions and instant account verification eased planning for college.

Abilene’s first heated mat Pilates studio, Fine Core Pilates, is set to open late October at 126 Pine St. in downtown, offering heated and nonheated classes, including mommy and me sessions – designed to build a welcoming fitness community for all levels.