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A “Praise, Worship and Prayer” event will be held Friday, Aug. 7, at 6 p.m. at New Light Baptist Church at 518 N. 6th St. in advance of the Black Faith Coalition’s Abilene Regional Gathering on Saturday. The organizers of Friday’s event invite attendees to fellowship and worship to welcome the Black Faith Coalition to…
Abilene families can join others around the state in saving some money this weekend, which has been designated as a “sales tax holiday,” meaning shoppers do not have to pay sales tax on many school-related items. Texas Comptroller Don Huffines has announced that Texas families are expected to save an estimated $142.5 million in state…
By Brooke Berrie/West Texas Tribune The Abilene Parks and Recreation Board tabled a motion to rename the Sears Park Recreation Center at their July 21 meeting. The board opted to conduct further research into candidate names provided by the public and to revisit the issue at the August meeting. Earlier this year, the city…
By Makalah Wright/West Texas Tribune At the Abilene City Council meeting on July 23, the council kicked things off by recognizing two Dyess Air Force Base airmen — Senior Airman Jacob Gomez and Airman 1st Class Lamberto Arrez Sanchez — for their service and commendation for Dyess Fire Captain Lawson Stuart for entering an unstable…
By Gormen Bellepu/Craig Middle School Independence Day is on July 4 every year. It is important because it is the day America became its own country. Before that, the 13 colonies were ruled by Great Britain. The people wanted freedom and wanted to make their own laws. In 1776, they signed the Declaration of Independence.…
By Alana Alvarado/Wiley East Intermediate School I am excited to go into 6th grade. Middle school, here I come. I think it will be fun, but I am a little nervous, too. I know the work will be harder than 5th grade, but I will try my best. I want to learn new things and get…
By Ezekiel Newby/ATEMS High School Every year in mid-August, summer break ends, and school begins. In my family, we get ready for school by getting back on our sleep schedule, going to the store, finishing summer work, buying school supplies and new shoes or school clothes if needed, and meeting the teachers. Once we meet…
By Sebastian King/ATEMS High School I have just finished reading the book “Infinite Jest,” and I’m sure that’ll be a re-read later. But it did make me think. The book talks about substance abuse among other things. There are a few things I learned from the book, and I’d like to talk about them here.…
By Anajah Woah/Abilene High School A fire blazes on the stove in your house, and you have two options. You can extinguish the fire or you could walk out the house avoiding the fire entirely, but with the ending result being that the fire swallows your home leaving nothing but ash as evidence of its…
Henry Holdman passed away on July 17, 2026, in Amarillo, Texas, surrounded by his loving family. Henry was born on August 2, 1939, to Davis and Edna Holdman in El Paso, Texas. He grew up in Fabens, Texas, on the family pecan farm and graduated from Fabens High School. He then went on to attend…
