Taylor County News

Nearly 40 years after murdering a fifth-grader, a former Dyess Air Force Base airman is being reviewed for parole.

Book signing: M. Dennis will sign copies of his new book, "Dream Paladin," at 5 p.m. June 11 at Hastings in Abilene.

Plainview Church of Christ of Colorado City welcomes special speaker Dr. Larry Gill on Sunday.

Abilene and a few other Big Country cities are growing, some slowly, but growing none-the-less, the 2008 population estimate released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau shows.

Photo by Victor Cristales Patricia Mead, front, and Yvonne Mead tour the Buffalo Gap Historic Village on Sunday, June 1, 2008.

Abilene Firefighter John Gallgher drives the trail around Lake Abilene, offering cold water to particpants, and keeping an eye out for any medical emergencies, at the 2nd Annual Mayor's Hike.

Margie Williams and Lorraine Meja, from left, shop at Desires in the Mall of Abilene.

Where: Taylor County Expo Center Round Building and Outdoor Pavilion, 1700 Highway 36.

Taylor County Commissioner Stan Egger wants to spare county residents a shock when a new flood plain map becomes final next year.

Jefferson Middle School was a WPA project. Photo by Nellie DonevaReporter-News photo by Nellie Doneva Reporter-News photo by Nellie Doneva Overpass at 1200th block of N. 1st Steet Photo by Nellie DonevaReporter-News photo by Nellie Doneva Reporter-News photo by Nellie Doneva Franklin Middle School Scattered throughout Big Country are lingering ...

The Taylor County Expo Center will get 5 percent more of the city's venue tax, the board that administers the venue tax decided Thursday.

That's how Joshua Wilkinson's mother describes him. Wilkinson is accused of bigamy in Taylor County, Texas.

Hutchison Announces 'Texans for Kay' County Chairmen For the Greater Concho Valley, Big Country and Permian Basin 6/16/09 Kay for Governor News Release June 16, 2009 Austin-Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison announced Annette Hopkins and Janet Payne as two of the county chairmen for the Permian Basin, Big Country and Concho Valley regions.

Courtesy photo Chelsea Lind, Region 8. Reporter-News photo by Nellie Doneva Riggin Phillips competes in the bull riding event at the Texas High School Rodeo State Finals Sunday at the Taylor County Expo Center.

Nearly 800 boys and girls will compete in the 11 events of the rodeo. The THSRA is on the second year of a three-year contract that is up for renewal next year.

The Blues2Hope Festival will be held from 2 to 11 p.m. Saturday at Play Faire Park on N. 2nd Street in Abilene.

Bees are buzzing the Big Country, but area officials say the flitting flower-pollinators aren't doing anything other than what nature programs them to do.

Reporter-News Photo by Ronald W. Erdrich Family and friends of Abilene High graduates take pictures and video during Saturday's commencement ceremonies at the Taylor County Expo Center Coliseum June 6, 2009.

How's your shooting? Want to improve and enjoy some other fun events at the same time? The NRA Youth Sportsfest Camp will be held at Camp Tonkawa June 22-26. Participants can choose among rifle, shotgun or archery and can earn NRA recognitions as they improve.

It's June. Time for sun, fun and formulating those city, county and school budgets for the coming fiscal year.