Tenaska has caused quite the debate in the past few months. The independent energy company recently announced it is a step closer to becoming a reality. The Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings has given some demands, but ultimately has recommended the plant for final approval for an air quality permit. With a closer look at the ... [Read More…]
City affords multiple Halloween opportunities
With each Halloween season begins the search for a great costume and a good scare. This year, Abilene offers many different ways to celebrate, both fun and frightful. Students have several options when searching for Halloween activities on campus and around town. Frater Sodalis will conduct the club's 25th annual haunted house at Play Faire Park ... [Read More…]
A Night Out With Neighborhood Watch
As the holiday season approaches, eager shoppers begin the mad gift dash. This means cars and homes filled with goodies. What people forget is that this also means more incidents of thefts. Fortunately, the City of Abilene is taking extra precautions to keep it's citizens safe. The recent neighborhood watch night out event gave Abilenians a ... [Read More…]
City University
Complaints about all levels of bureaucracy are prevalent in our society, even in West Texas. Here in Abilene the city is taking extra measures to keep their citizens active and informed in the daily workings of the local government. For a closer look into the city of Abilene, here is KACU's Meagan Hernandez. KACU News Reporter: Meagan ... [Read More…]
ACU choral groups to entertain at homecoming concert
The A Cappella Chorus and the University Chorale will perform at a Homecoming concert at 11:45 a.m. Saturday in the Williams Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. Dr. Sean Pullen, assistant director of music and director of the choral division, said the concert list includes many formal songs, as well as folk songs and spiritual songs. "The ... [Read More…]
Outdoor enthusiasts let the red dirt fly during challenge
The Red Dirt Adventure Challenge, organized by the ACU Outdoor Club, brought the outdoor enthusiasts of Abilene together for a biking and running duathlon Saturday. "The event went really well. It was very chill," said Jarrod Bray, junior outdoor studies major from Abilene and the ACU Outdoor Club's event director. Jonathan Martin, freshman ... [Read More…]
Outdoor Club challenges students
Outdoor enthusiasts are anticipating bicycling, running and surprise challenges around every bend as they gear up for the fifth annual Red Dirt Adventure Challenge duathlon. The Red Dirt Adventure Challenge, organized by the ACU Outdoor Club, will begin at 10 a.m on Saturday at Lake Abilene in the Abilene State Park. Check-in will begin at 9 ... [Read More…]
Professor collaborates with Eternal Threads
A partnership between ACU's Department of Art and Design and the nonprofit organization Eternal Threads will bring hope to many young Afghan women seeking an education. Despite the threats and dangers posed by the ongoing Taliban presence in Afghanistan, Afghan women continue to fight for an education. "These girls are willing to defy death to ... [Read More…]
Abilene women come together and dream to “bee”
Yellow and black will swarm the Abilene Civic Center on Thursday for The Alliance for Women and Children's "Dream to Bee" luncheon. The Alliance, one of Abilene's oldest women's organizations, will host the annual luncheon as a fundraiser to raise money for its activities and programs. "We are a wonderful organization that exists to empower women ... [Read More…]
Students team up for Abilene Memory Walk
At the end of the month, students, faculty and staff can participate in the Abilene Memory Walk to raise awareness for a deadly disease. The walk will help raise funds for the Alzheimer's Association "Alzheimer's disease is the epidemic of the 21st century," said Libby Connally, regional director of the North-Central Texas chapter of the ... [Read More…]
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