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2 days ago | 
reporternews.com | Lani Sneed
For the second year in a row, the city of Abilene has been nationally recognized as a great place to live due to the city's affordable housing and overall quality of life. A research company focused on community development listed Abilene as one of the 100 best places to live in the United States, according to a recent article on Livability.comAn Abilene Chamber of Commerce announcement said the recognition creates more opportunities.
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5 days ago | 
yahoo.com | Lani Sneed
The Abilene City Council took action Thursday to make way for more housing development and a new school zone. Council members approved six final readings that will grant conditional use permits, rezone properties for housing projects and create a new school zone in the Wylie ISD area at a meeting Thursday. Council members Blaise Regan and Shane Price were not present at the meeting.
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5 days ago | 
reporternews.com | Lani Sneed
The Abilene City Council took action Thursday to make way for more housing development and a new school zone. Council members approved six final readings that will grant conditional use permits, rezone properties for housing projects and create a new school zone in the Wylie ISD area at a meeting Thursday. Council members Blaise Regan and Shane Price were not present at the meeting.
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6 days ago | 
reporternews.com | Lani Sneed
An Abilene man was killed in a two-vehicle crash late Thursday night in Callahan County, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety news release. Michael Adrian Lopez, 44, of Abilene was pronounced dead on the scene of the crash, DPS officials said in the news release. According to the preliminary investigation, Lopez was driving a 2015 Jeep Cherokee sport utility vehicle traveling west on FM Road 18 near milepost 424 in Callahan County.
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6 days ago | 
reporternews.com | Lani Sneed
Ivonyai Cashaun Lamb was indicted for murder in connection with the February shooting death of Ramiel Sanders in Abilene. Witness accounts allege Lamb is the shooter. Police recovered surveillance footage and GPS data placing Lamb's truck at the scene. Several eye witness statements reveal more about allegations surrounding the shooting death of a 46-year-old Abilene man in February, court records show. Ivonyai Cashaun Lamb, 21, was indicted Thursday in connection to the Feb.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Lani Sneed
The next Abilene city manager has been named and appointed. Emily Crawford was the selected candidate from a pool of over 70 applicants, Abilene Mayor Weldon Hurt said Thursday morning. The decision to appoint Crawford was unanimously approved during the regular Abilene City Council meeting Thursday. Crawford will officially assume her role as city manager on June 25. Currently, Crawford serves as city manager for the city of Brownwood.
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1 week ago | 
reporternews.com | Lani Sneed
Emily Crawford has been appointed as the new Abilene city manager. Crawford, current city manager of Brownwood, was selected from over 70 applicants. She will officially begin her role on June 25. The next Abilene city manager has been named and appointed. Emily Crawford was the selected candidate from a pool of over 70 applicants, Abilene Mayor Weldon Hurt said Thursday morning. The decision to appoint Crawford was unanimously approved during the regular Abilene City Council meeting Thursday.
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1 week ago | 
reporternews.com | Lani Sneed
With the help of generous donors across the Big Country, Abilene Gives 2025 drummed up $2.35 million for local nonprofits. As of 11 a.m. Wednesday, 3,673 donors contributed to 193 organizations across the area. Here is a list of the top 10 nonprofits who raised the most in donations:Camp Able of Buffalo Gap raised $166,895. All Kind Animal Initiative raised $128,252. Abilene Education Foundation raised $80,150. Big Country CASA Inc. raised $73,840. Youth Voice raised $72,870.
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1 week ago | 
reporternews.com | Lani Sneed
The Abilene City Council will discuss appointing a new city manager at their regular meeting at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Abilene City Hall, 555 Walnut St.According to interim City Manager Mindy Patterson, an outside company has been helping conduct the search to fill the city manager position. The firm has been looking since before former City Manager Robert Hanna left, Patterson said during the Monday morning media briefing.
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2 weeks ago | 
reporternews.com | Lani Sneed
HTeaO is opening its second Abilene location this weekend and celebrating with free tea. The iced tea franchise is opening its second location at 4308 Buffalo Gap Road on Saturday. The location will be open 7 a.m.-8:05 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-8:05 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-8:05 p.m. Sunday. Beginning May 1, HTeaO will be open until 9:05 p.m. from May through August. “We’re excited to bring a second HTeaO to the Abilene community,” Shane Clark, chief development officer, said in a press release.
