Taylor County Republicans held local seats while watching statewide results turn against their party on election night.

PickleTex Abilene opened Oct. 16 at 1190 Ruswood Drive, adding to Abilene's growing list of recreational and entertainment ...

Democrat Pierce LoPachin was unsuccessful in his bid to unseat the Taylor County treasurer, Republican Becky Freeman.

Republican Jay Hardaway and Democrat Diana Luna give their thoughts on their race. Hardaway was declared the winner later ...

As the 2026 fall high school sports season ramps up, the Abilene Reporter-News will continue accepting nominations for City National Bank Athlete of the Week throughout the year. Plenty outstanding ...

Check out the upcoming schedule plus score updates from every game featuring Big Country area teams during the area round of the 2026 UIL Texas high school volleyball playoffs.

After three months of highly-competitive regular season action, the best teams in the Big Country are ready to compete in the 2026 Texas high school volleyball playoffs. The Lone Star State’s best ...

AISD's payroll tops $103 million. Here's how salary dollars are distributed among teachers, administrators and support staff.

In total, 5,707 more voters cast a ballot in this year's midterm early voting cycle than they did in 2022. Overall, the Taylor County Elections Office reported 30,657 voters cast in-person early votes ...

Athletes from Abilene High, Stephenville, Abilene Cooper, Brownwood, Abilene Wylie, Big Spring, Coahoma and Comanche are up for this week's AOTW honors.

Taylor County voters can cast ballots at any of these polling locations Tuesday on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

See where the ACU Wildcats landed in the latest edition of the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 rankings after starting United ...