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Abbott Newswire (Page 4)
Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Abbott, TX. (Page 4)
Results 61 - 80 of 2,003 in Abbott, TX
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Happy birthday, Willie Nelson
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... the early 1970s. He's still at it, raising money for the victims of the West, Texas, explosion. West is not far from Abbott, where Nelson was born. OK, Willie Nelson isn't without flaw. He's been arrested in connection with marijuana use on more ... 1 comment
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Musicians Perform to Benefit Texas Plant Victims
... and it was a benefit for the volunteer fire department in West, Texas, which is nearby where Nelson grew up in Abbott, Texas. A fertilizer plant exploded April 17 killing at least 14 people, including emergency responders, and hurting about 200 ... Comment?
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Texian Army Raises over $1500 for Abbott Fire Department
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... a final death count but 12 bodies have been recovered from the scene. 10 of those 12 people were first responders. Abbott Fire Department was one of the local area departments on the scene of the explosion. They lost three members while eleven more ... Comment?
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Willie Nelson still rockin' at 80
... Nelson, who turns 80 on Tuesday, and it was a benefit for the volunteer fire department in West, Texas, which is near Abbott, Texas, where Nelson grew up. A fertilizer plant exploded April 17, killing at least 14 people, including emergency ... Comment?
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Willie Nelson, still on the road at 80
Born in Abbott, Texas, on April 30, 1933, Willie Nelson, the original Red Headed Stranger, the father of Outlaw music, as American an icon as they come, turns 80 on Tuesday. Comment?
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Editorial: Ignorance by design in West explosion
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... Texas A&M AgriLife Research was trying to withhold. ( The News has appealed the decision to Attorney General Greg Abbott.) It's hard to read between the lines of a blank page, but Texas A&M AgriLife Research almost certainly wants to avoid guiding ... Comment?
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Country Musician Willie Nelson Turns 80: 'One Person Carrying a Message Can Change the World'
... by a fertilizer plant explosion that killed 14 people earlier this month. Nelson was born just a few miles away in Abbott, Texas, in 1933. In addition to being one of the most celebrated country musicians, Nelson has been politically active for ... Comment?
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Willie Nelson's 80th birthday bash benefits West victims
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... on April 17 killed 15 and wounded hundreds more, devastating much of the town. Nelson is from the neighboring town of Abbott, about a 10-minute drive from West. "We just really appreciate Willie remembering his hometown, and the folks around West ... Comment?
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... Most, if not all, of the member fire departments of the ESD had equipment and/or firefighters on the ground. For Abbott and Mertens, three men paid the ultimate sacrifice for their bravery in responding to the blaze. Abbott lost Cyrus Reed and Jerry ... Comment?
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Willie Nelson puts on concert for West firefighters
... ril 17 fertilizer plant explosion in West killed at least 14 people and left about 200 hurt. Nelson grew up in nearby Abbott. Comment?
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Willie's Roadhouse to air sold out 80th Birthday and Benefit Concert tonight
Update News: The Willie Nelson and Family 80th Birthday Benefit and Concert for the Volunteer Fire Department of West, Texas and the Volunteer Fire Department of Abbott, Texas tickets are now sold out. Comment?
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Nelson show to benefit decimated fire department
... ril 17 fertilizer plant explosion in West killed at least 14 people and left about 200 hurt. Nelson grew up in nearby Abbott. Comment?
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Ten days later, West blast victims return to devastation zone
... his sold-out 80th birthday celebration concert into a fundraiser to help the volunteer fire departments in West and Abbott. It's happening at The Backyard at Bee Cave, but donations can be made directly to the fire departments. Nelson turns 80 on ... Comment?
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Bells, videos honor West first responders
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... in last week's explosions in West on Thursday, April 25, 2013. (Star-Telegram/Joyce Marshall) First responders form Abbott proceed into the Ferrell Center in Waco for the memorial service for the firefighters and other first responders who were ... Comment?
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Gallery | Memorial honors West first-responders
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... in last week's explosions in West on Thursday, April 25, 2013. (Star-Telegram/Joyce Marshall) First responders form Abbott proceed into the Ferrell Center in Waco for the memorial service for the firefighters and other first responders who were ... Comment?
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Fathers, firefighters: Lives lost in West explosion
... obituary said. After working at different types of jobs, he discovered his passion when he became a member of the Abbott Volunteer Firefighters and started training to become an emergency medical technician. First responder almost done with EMT ... Comment?
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(related link)Trade group: Losses from West plant blast likely to hit $100 million
... the blaze at the West Fertilizer Co. even though he wasn't a volunteer for the West Fire Department. A visitation for Abbott volunteer firefighter Jerry Chapman, 26, will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Marshall & Marshall Funeral ... Comment?
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Thousands expected at public memorial for fallen West first responders
... Fifteen people died in the April 17 blast in West. Most were first responders, many of them members of the West and Abbott volunteer fire departments. Firefighters will march in a processional along University Parks Drive and up to the center. The ... Comment?
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A look at the victims in the Texas plant explosion
... "I hate to lose Buck; the community lost a great person," said Bill McKown a retired school superintendent from Abbott, Texas, a town six miles from West. Uptmor, 45, owned a fence-building business and was supposed to start a job in McKown's ranch ... Comment?
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Official: 12 bodies recovered after Texas blast
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... of what I would see, but what I saw went beyond my expectations in a bad way," said Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott after his visit. "It is very disturbing to see the site. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. Mourners attend a service at St. ... Comment?
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