Trent News

Y'know, me fondest memories of life at Smithersthwaites Boarding School for the Sons of Gentlemen were of the winter-times. I'll always remember the mystery of the missing hand - prepare yourself, dear reader, for a tale of grisly goings on.

Area firefighters responded to a grass fire on north Stink Creek Road in Nolan County Friday afternoon.

Big Country YAHOO! Big Country Districts take steps to curb virus' spread While schools in the Merkel and Trent districts have been closed, other districts in Abilene and the Big Country have restricted outside school activities in hopes of preventing further spread of the swine flu.

Years after Big Country laptop programs debut, are they working? By Emily A. Peters peterse@reporternews.com Sunday, April 26, 2009 Reporter-News photo by Nellie Doneva Damian Meze, front left, and his eighth-grade class study math for the TAKS test on their laptops on April 21.

Nova Anderson, 73, of Abilene, died April 10, 2009 at a local hospital. Chapel services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15th at Community Memorial Funeral Home, 1443 N. 2nd St.

OFFICE: SLS Houston Properties has purchased a five-property, 157,672-square-foot office portfolio in Houston from Brookfield Asset Management.

Several fire departments helped to contain a fire that began on the land of Bud and Karen Alldredge Saturday afternoon.

The proposed Tenaska coal fire plant would have adverse effects on Abilene's air quality and water quality.

Shown above is a Trent Volunteer Fire Department fire truck putting out a grass fire yesterday that reportedly started when a man was operating a piece of machinery.

More than 100 people gathered Thursday evening at the Trent School to voice concerns over a proposed coal-powered electric plant.

Reporter-News photo by Nellie Doneva Sierra Greenlee, 12, of Trent, brings in food for her two pigs while her mother, Lori Williams, shows her where to place it.

Concerns about a proposed coal-powered electric plant drew about 75 people to the Tara on the Square building Sunday.

After not having water at all for several days, then having to boil it once a blockage was discovered, water in Trent is safe for its 300 residents to drink, according to Mayor Leanna West.

Also participating in the event were the First Financial Bank branches in Roby, Trent and Merkel.