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Farmers across the Big Country see record wheat crops Jerry Early cuts wheat in one of his fields north of Abilene on Tuesday afternoon.

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“The foreclosure rate in Abilene is almost nonexistent compared to the rest of the country. Foreclosures for the first three months of the year were only 54.”

Taxing entity 2007 2008 Percentage change Taylor County $5.763 $6.262 8.66 City of Abilene $4.387 $4.747 8.21 Abilene ISD $3.538 $3.774 6.67 Wylie ISD $1.084 $1.215 12.08 Figures not available for Trent, ... via Abilene Reporter-News

“The reunion was held in July until about four years ago”

The Big Country Old Settlers Reunion was held at the Old Settlers Grounds in Buffalo Gap Saturday -- the site where many Taylor County old settlers and their descendants have met since the early 1920s. via Abilene Reporter-News

“Now we'll have a place to go to buy whatever we need besides milk and bread. We desperately need it.”

Super S Foods will be opening a full-line grocery store here in May across from Jim Ned High School. via Abilene Reporter-News

“We are not going to have a sagging pants task force, but we are going to be vigilant on enforcing it.”

' Police Chief Rickey Collins says the day of reckoning is coming soon for those who violate Pine Lawn's ban on sagging pants. via St. Louis CofCC Blog

Firefighters responded to a huge grass fire earlier yesterday, approximately three miles south of Coleman, on the Shield's Highway. via KTAB KRBC TV

Several Abilene schools are being recognized as some of the best public schools around the state. via KTAB KRBC TV

By Carl Kieke Friday, November 16, 2007 4-H'ers in Jones County have been involved in two community projects over the past few weeks. via Report news

On three proposed constitutional amendments on the Nov. 6 ballot, the subject is taxes. via Waco Tribune-Herald

A piece of American history will be moving into Brown County on Wednesday. The Vietnam Moving Wall will be in Brownwood and Early from October 17 through October 22. via KTAB KRBC TV

“Some of them weeds back there, they're pretty big. But we're gonna take them down”

The Kindness of Ector County Strangers 10/14/07 Melissa Correa CBS 7 News October 14, 2007 Ector County, TX- Last week, a number of West Texans saw the story about James Banks, an Ector County man too weak to ... via KOSA