By Kelline Linton, Chief Copy Editor Nestled in a small shopping strip with stores like Kat's Kleaners and Chic's Hair Salon, Georganne's Barber Shop, 1217 Mockingbird Lane, makes an impression. Red-and-white striped barber poles are painted on its one window, while the plain glass door welcomes all "walk-ins." Three brown wooden cabinets line ... [Read More…]

By Hannah Barnes, Student Reporter Anyone walking through the large wooden doors of First Baptist Church Tuesday night was immediately immersed in the Christmas spirit created by the extravagant Christmas Vespers performance sponsored by the ACU Music Department. The actual concert began at 8:15 p.m., but a musical prelude began at 8 o'clock. ... [Read More…]

By Kelline Linton, Chief Copy Editor When Stephen Powell handed his ID card to an employee at the "World Famous Bean," she did a suspicious double take. The longhaired, thick-bearded man in the picture did not look like the clean-shaven student. Powell and Andrew Conway received strange looks, laughs and reactions of astonishment at their hairy ... [Read More…]

By Colter Hettich, Features Editor Linda Claunch came home one day to find her beloved piano on its way out the front door. As she tells the story, her husband, Ken, grins like a boy guilty of a practical joke gone awry. Evidently, a woman told Ken she was in the market for a certain piano that the Claunches just happened to own - Linda's ... [Read More…]

By Colter Hettich, Features Editor While school campuses in Abilene sit lifeless on Sunday afternoons, Mann Middle School transforms into a battleground. Across the street a white, church steeple stands just higher than the mesquite treetops. Weathered homes with toy-littered lawns line the bordering streets to the north and west. A few steps ... [Read More…]

By Kelline Linton, Staff Writer A couple entwined arms under the shade of soft-yellowed stone and smiled for the camera, while a small girl climbed playfully around a bubbling baptismal pool, away from her mother's watching eyes. Across the path, a group of visiting parents gazed up at the metal ladder with angels and snapped their photos. They ... [Read More…]

By Colter Hettich, Features Editor For those who think the dance scene in Abilene is non-existent, think again. Audiences poured into the Paramount Theatre on Friday and Saturday night for Dance Discovery Studios' annual jazz show. The theme of Kairos came from one of countless suggestions Teri Wilkerson - founder and director of Dance Discovery ... [Read More…]

By Colter Hettich, Features Editor Time has a tendency to change things - sports included. But the men of the Buffalo Gap Vintage Base Ball Club (BGVGGC) do not want people to forget the history of what America has traditionally called its favorite pasttime. Jeff Batsche attends McMurry university, and though he only recently discovered the ... [Read More…]

By Jared Fields, Editor in Chief Spending the previous two years in comfortable retirement, Abe Brown thought he left coaching track and field for good, enjoying his hobbies and helping coach former athletes who asked for his help. "I just thought that I'd given a lot to the sport, and the sport had given a lot to me," Brown said. "High-powered ... [Read More…]

By Colter Hettich, Features Editor "Take your time, sit back and recline, relax your mind and order whenever you're ready. This is Taco Bell. You may think outside the bun." This original jingle might be new to some, but for anyone who frequents Taco Bell on South 14th Street, it may ring a bell. Donnie Lamar Harden, Taco Bell employee for more ... [Read More…]