Trent News

As we told you earlier this week, College Station residents are getting the option to have some or all of their power come from wind energy.

A Merkel man shot his wife while she was in a car with another man -- and then drove her to get help, Fisher County Sheriff Mickey Counts said Sunday.

Written by Thomas Watson Saturday, 12 July 2008 Nolan County is seeing an economic windfall, according to results recently released from a field study that focused on the impact of wind energy companies ...

' Nolan County will reap nearly a third of a billion dollars this year from the direct and indirect effects of the booming wind energy industry centered in the county.

Reporter-News photo by Nellie Doneva Luis Lopez, left, and his colleagues from Thomas Hicks Construction install a steeple on top of Trent United Methodist Church.

The Jones County Appraisal District has received a number of frantic phone calls since property appraisals were mailed last week.

“It will be just like issuing a textbook, only its a $1,000 textbook. We will take all necessary precautions to make sure they're being taken care of.”

The Trent Independent School District announced this past Thursday that beginning in the fall, all students in grades K-12 will begin receiving Apple laptop computers for study and homework. via Sweetwater Reporter

Q. My fiancA© and I are looking to buy a house soon, but want to be sure we are in the Wylie school district. via Abilene Reporter-News

“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

“Today's honors may not be as fancy as receptions held in Washington, D.C., but it is very likely Lott is among more friends here.”

Famous racist Trent Lott is, more or less, a god. He may not be a senator anymore, and he may not like black people - I mean, HE REALLY HATES THEM ! - but he definitely was, you know, a legislator for many ... via Wonkette

“West Texas already ranks as the fifth largest 'nation' for wind energy operations, and Nolan County ranks as the seventh largest 'nation' by itself.”

Sweetwater Mayor Greg Wortham will be the keynote speaker at the Germany-USA wind energy conference scheduled for Feb. via Sweetwater Reporter

Last evening, an opening reception at The Grace Museum featured an exhibit created by the Alzheimers Art Quilt Initiative organization - " "Alzheimers: Forgetting Piece by Piece," which will hang until Feb. via Abilene Reporter-News

“That's pretty good for a little town of 313 people”

Groundbreaking is Sunday in Trent By Brian Bethel Friday, January 25, 2008 What you need to know Where: 226 N. Mesquite in Trent, 20 miles west of Abilene. via Abilene Reporter-News

“The straight-out lecturing -- that is a thing of the past”

By Kristi Hsu Tuesday, January 8, 2008 Distance learning professors look a lot better in Trent these days. via Abilene Reporter-News

“You can look back over here, and keep seein' 'em, another run and another run and another run”

TRENT, Texas West Texas is cowboy country. Here, scratching out a living is often dictated by what a cow can fetch, or what a barrel of oil brings. via WBZ-TV

“I would like to keep the tight unity going”

Sweetwater Airgas got a visit Tuesday from the Airgas "Old School" chopper, built by the Orange County Chopper team from the hit television series "American Chopper." The display of the chopper benefits the ... via Sweetwater Reporter

“We have been wondering about this project all this time and we are sure glad to see it will be moving forward”

Nolan County commissioners this week approved a consent to assign a tax abatement from AEP Wind Energy, LLC to South Trent Wind LLC. via Sweetwater Reporter