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Jay Lester has long held one position as his dream job: Director of the World-Famous Cowboy Band at Hardin-Simmons University. So when the opportunity arose earlier this year, he ...

Dr. Cathy Ashby spent most of her adult life working in education, and until 2013 that’s how she thought she would spend the rest of her career. But circumstances changed and the ...

The Abilene ISD Board of Trustees announced Monday night that it has hired Dr. James M. Largent to serve as the district’s interim superintendent upon AISD Superintendent Dr. Da...

The Abilene ISD Board of Trustees has selected Dr. James M. Largent to serve as the district’s interim superintendent upon Dr. David Young’s transition to emeritus superintendency...

Abilene ISD has been named a District of Distinction by the Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) for a third consecutive year, placing AISD’s visual arts education program in th...

Abilene ISD recently applied for a state grant through the Texas Education Agency’s System of Great Schools program that might allow select campuses to plan and possibly implement...

The All-District 2-5A football teams in Division I and Division II were released earlier this week, and Abilene High and Cooper were well-represented on those teams. Abilene Hig...

Abilene High School head football coach Mike Fullen has grown accustomed to his team serving as the underdog throughout their Class 5A Division I playoff run. During a TV intervie...

The Abilene High and Cooper boys’ basketball teams are hosting the Raising Cane’s Key City Classic tournament this weekend at Eagle Gym and Cougar Gym. Both teams enter the to...

Tips and information from the student nutrition department. November 2023 Nutrition News

A QUICK REMINDER THAT TODAY IS THE FINAL DAY OF CLASSES AND WORK BEFORE NEXT WEEK’S THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY BREAK. EVERYONE WILL RETURN TO WORK AND SCHOOL ON MONDAY, NOV. 27. WE HOPE...

Abi Pena-Perez remembers the day she noticed her hair was falling out. She remembers the first time anyone said anything to her about it. She remembers what it was like when peopl...

Anytime more than 1,100 second-grade students gather, keeping their attention is going to be difficult. Add in the presence of a fire truck, an ambulance, a police cruiser, a tras...

Situated in the middle of Abilene on East South 11th, just off South Treadaway Blvd., Jay Stearns’ little barbecue joint has made a big name for itself by doing the little things ...

The United Way of Abilene, in partnership with Christmas Décor by Lone Star Electric, is bringing the Winter Lightfest back to Abilene and the Big Country for a fifth year. The Wi...

The Abilene High and Cooper football teams are back in action this weekend in the Class 5A state playoffs with Abilene High playing in Crowley and Cooper in Mansfield. The Eagles...

Abilene ISD Superintendent Dr. David Young announced Thursday that Lacy Bruce has been selected to serve as principal at Austin Elementary School beginning in January 2024. Bruce ...

Abilene ISD Superintendent Dr. David Young announced Thursday that Clay Johnson will serve as the district’s new Executive Director of Fine Arts. Johnson has completed 20 years o...

The Abilene High Eagles had no trouble with their bi-district opponent Thursday night as they blistered the El Paso Hanks Knights, 84-14, on a cold, rainy evening at Shotwell St...

This year’s annual Abilene ISD trip to the Abilene Philharmonic took students from every elementary school in the district back to Russia in the early part of the 20th Century. Wi...