Why 2 Never Advertise 4 Ever Unless You’re Always Up 4 the Down. By: Jack Walker Let me pump this dream through you, people of Abilene Texas and surrounding cities and towns—especially the spectacular arrangement of folks that have never seen a community newspaper before. Community newspapers are free.  They cost you nothing and the…

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GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–With the people of Texas facing mass power outages, freezing temperatures, and life-threatening conditions, CarParts.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRTS) (“CarParts.com“) announced today that it would donate one percent of revenue generated through the CarParts.com website today, through the end of February to relief and recovery efforts in the state. Understanding the urgent need,…

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STAFF REPORTS LIVE WIRE (StatePoint) Afterschool programs help students succeed in school and in life and provide invaluable support to communities. As we’ve seen this year, these programs play an especially important role when students, families, and communities are struggling. Programs across the country have stepped up in the pandemic, providing virtual educational activities, delivering…

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              Gail Jay, 2/17/2021 One cold day in Texas, while none were aware, North winds started blowing and freezing our air! Each town started freezing with cold, hard to bear! Homes without power–and then water, too! Unplanned, not expected! What were we to do? Not seen in my lifetime; not…

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The West Texas couples that have continued to go the distance

By: Floyd Miller Editor-In-Chief, West Texas Tribune We just thought we wanted to get away from 2020. The New Year gave us five days of hope and then January 6th came. It is another day that will live in Infamy. It is the day that President Trump orchestrated an insurrection from inside the Whitehouse. More…

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Shop beautiful, fresh flowers year-around with Baack’s  Flowers & More.  We passionately create and deliver flowers to your loved ones in the Abilene, TX area, daily. Please be aware there is a Minimum purchase of $45.00 for Delivery, before fees and delivery charges. Due to limited availability some flowers, plants or containers may be substituted…

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